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Trevor Neilson is co-founder and CEO of i(x) investments, an entrepreneurial, multi-strategy impact investing holding company, a platform addressing areas of human need. Prior to launching i(x) investments, Trevor served as President of G2 Investment Group where he helped lead the firm’s initiatives in energy, real estate and security. Before his work with G2, he was co-founder of Global Philanthropy Group, an advisory firm that was sold to Todd Wagner and Charity Network in 2017. Prior to his leadership of the GBC, Trevor worked closely with Bill & Melinda Gates, both in their family office and as Director of Special Projects and as a founding member of the team that created and launched the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation where he served as the Director of Public Affairs. Please learn more about Trevor Neilson using the links provided at the end of the notes. Show Notes: What is Impact Investing? Creating a multi-strategy impact investing  company to create return for investors and help solve human needs. The opportunity and challenge of founding i(x) investments.  The i(x) investments model, the current areas of human need and the opportunities the company focuses on.  We need to get to action! We need personal commitments. We are running out of time! We have 415 parts per million of co2 in our atmosphere. The highest level of co2 that has been in our atmosphere in at least 800,000 years. The money being made on fossil fuels between JP Morgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup - funding US$2 Tn in new projects in the last 2 years - and Mitsubishi funding new coal plants. We need elected leaders to address climate emergency in an aggressive way. We don't need more deep thoughts about how to measure impact.  We need trillions of dollars of capital going into investments that address the biggest problems we have. Family offices control Trillions of dollars that we can point in this new directioN to have profound impact for the world. As consumers and investors we need to make the right choice to be part of the solution. We need to recognise that individuals decide that this is their problem and not someone else’s problem. We should be supporting activists such as Greta Thunberg, student strikes and Extinction Rebellion. Co-founder Howard W. Buffett and the impact rate of return methodology. Bill Gates on realising that he should be giving sooner rather than build a company and then be a philanthropist at the end of his life. What makes an admirable leader and how we create real impact in this world. Time Stamp: [01:40] Introduction: about Trevor Neilson  [04:19] What is impact investing? [06:07] About i(x) investments and their focus  [10:00] Carbon capture, addressing fossil fuel and the financial system  [14:06] The i(x) Investments’ model & Berkshire Hathaway‘ model  [17:42] About the platform(s) to invest in [20:05] The theory and getting the leading families on board  [23:10]  The biggest challenges, coming up with the idea and assembling the right team while offering the right incentives [26:40] Changing the message to speak to wealthy families [30:15] Measuring impact, Howard W. Buffett, the impact rate of return methodology and actions [34:42] The actions we can take to make a difference [38:48] We need personal commitments. No government is seriously addressing the climate emergency [40:41] About Trevor and what took him to creating “i(x) Investments” [43:00] Science | Capital = Energy | Making money  [44:56] Working with Bill Gates and some lessons  [46:25] Leadership = Real World Change: going to Davos vs. Using power as a leader to address the problems we face [47:38] Bringing people and teams together  Useful links: IX Investments (https://www.ix-investments.com/) Trevor Neilson summary Bio (https://www.ix-investments.com/trevor-neilson/) Trevor Neilson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevorneilson/) on LinkedIn Trevor Neilson on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trevor_Neilson) Christine Harada (https://www.ix-investments.com/christine-harada/)   Pär Lindstrom (https://www.ix-investments.com/par-lindstrom/) Howard W. Buffett (https://www.ix-investments.com/howard-buffett/) on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Warren_Buffett) Social Value Investing: A Management Framework for Effective Partnerships (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Social-Value-Investing-Management-Partnerships/dp/0231182902) New York Times Bestseller 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World (https://www.amazon.co.uk/40-Chances-Finding-Hungry-World/dp/1451687869) Steve Oyer (https://www.ix-investments.com/steve-oyer/) News about the launch of i(x) Investments on the NY Times: “Buffett’s Grandson Seeks Own Investment Route: Social Change (https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/20/business/dealbook/buffetts-grandson-seeks-own-investment-route-social-change.html) ” Berkshire Hathaway (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/) Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (https://www.gatesfoundation.org/) Inside Bill’s Brain (https://www.netflix.com/title/80184771?s=i&trkid=13752289) Documentary on Netflix Jeff Bezos announcement (https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/19/20873834/amazon-sustainability-jeff-bezos-climate-change-pledge-emissions-paris-accord) and amazon’s climate pledge (https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/sustainable-operations/amazon-co-founds-the-climate-pledge-setting-goal-to-meet-the-paris-agreement-10-years-early) Extinction Rebellion (https://rebellion.earth/) Greta Thunberg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greta_Thunberg) Global Philanthropy Group (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Philanthropy_Group) Connect with JP Dallmann on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jp-dallmann/) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/JPDallmann) , or Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/inspiredbyjp/) . Contact us to help you transition into Sustainable & Impact Investing - ILA & Partners (https://www.linkedin.com/company/impact-leaders-advisors) How to incorporate SDGs into your business - Fast Forward 2030 (http://fastforward2030.com/) Find talent and careers with impact - Realchangers (https://www.realchangers.com/) Impact Leaders is produced by Podcast Publishing (http://podcastpublishing.help/)

Dr. Jason de Koff is an Associate Professor and Extension Specialist at Tennessee State University. He holds a Ph.D in agronomy from Purdue University and has received numerous awards including the NACAA Achievement Award and the TAAA&S Communications Award (Learning Module Southeast Region) in 2016. Dr. de Koff joins me on today’s episode to discuss how cooperative extension programs are helping to spread unbiased information throughout the agriculture industry to help improve the future of agriculture. He also explains how cooperative extensions are encouraging the future of careers in agriculture, how they are helping new farmers get started in the agriculture industry, and how drones can be used in agricultural production.   “Cooperative extension agents are really the unsung heroes of the extension program.” - Dr. Jason de Koff   This Week on the Future of Agriculture Podcast: The history of cooperative extension programs and how the organization was funded. The importance of the cooperative extension providing an unbiased voice in the agriculture community. Who the cooperative extension programs help on a day-to-day basis. Project examples of how the cooperative extension programs work. What are “needs assessments” and how they help cooperative extensions decide which projects to focus on next. How cooperative extensions work with private industries. How they are helping new farmers learn valuable skills in the agriculture industry. How they are educating farmers and children to use drones in agriculture. Evaluating project effectiveness for the USDA and stakeholders. How to learn more about cooperative extension programs in your local area.   Resources Mentioned: 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World book by Howard G. Buffett New Farmer Academy   Connect with Dr. Jason de Koff: Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Twitter  

On the opening weekend of the Newseum’s newest exhibit “40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World – The Photography of Howard G. Buffett,” Emmy award-winning journalist Ann Curry moderates a panel of photo and video journalists who discuss how their work brings a sharpened focus on critical development issues.

Three generations of philanthropists sit down to discuss business, charity, farming, and their 40 Chances in life, moderated by Tom Brokaw. If you had the resources to accomplish something great in the world, what would you do? That's the question legendary investor Warren Buffett posed to his son in 2006, when he announced he was leaving the bulk of his fortune to philanthropy. Howard G. Buffett set out to help the most vulnerable people on earth—nearly a billion individuals who lack basic food security. And Howard has given himself a deadline: 40 years to put more than $3 billion to work on this challenge. 40 Chances: Finding Hope in a Hungry World captures Howard's journey to make a difference in the world, and the lessons learned along the way. Warren joins his son and grandson, Howard W. Buffett, to celebrate the accomplishments so far, and embrace the new challenges ahead.