Who pays? Only the rich? You think so? Think again. "Don’t tax me--tax that fellow behind the tree," lamented U.S. Senator Russel B. Long. “One of the biggest impacts of globalization has been the democratization of [...]
Hats off to Intel Corp. for funding work by the Greenbelt Land Trust in Oregon to restore a lake’s natural habitat. The recent work at Horseshoe Lake near Corvallis, a 236-acre property, re-opened water access to its [...]
We attended GIIN’s 2019 Investor Forum in Amsterdam last week with 1200 other impact investors and investment professionals. GIIN (the Global Impact Investing Network) produced two full days of panels, lectures and o [...]
The Center for Advancement of Social Entrepreneurship (CASE) at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business is a leader on research about impact investment. The October issue of Life Science Leader features CASE facul [...]
Congratulations to our colleagues at Tribe Impact Capital, who have declared a “Climate Emergency” as they deliver their first climate “Impact Report” as part of their annual business report. Last April Tribe cosigne [...]
What are the impacts in impact investing and how to do know when these impacts have been made? Most impact investors know this kind of analysis is a growing and still imperfect science. We can’t do without it, but we [...]
The world is under extremely high water stress. This interactive article by Somini Sengupta and Weiyi Cai, published in the New York Times on August 6, details with data just how dire the situation is: "Countries tha [...]
I sometimes get the feeling that the United Nations’ SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) are regarded in some quarters as a nice idea, or window dressing on global development inequities. But they’re actually more i [...]
As Christopher Gasson writes: "In the real world, World Water Week [25-30 August] exists because the ideas that come out of Stockholm and other meetings such as the World Water Forum [most recently in June 2019, in S [...]
Apollo Global Management evidently plans to establish an impact investing arm, anonymous sources told Bloomberg News this week. It’s great to see another major investment firm join the sustainable/make-a-difference c [...]
Considering getting involved? This is one of the better primers we've read. With data from GIIN (Global Impact Investing Network) to data from Morningstar, start here. [...]
It was a bikini-top and cut-offs kind of night in Las Vegas. My high school girlfriend and I made our way down The Strip to the 2-story Westward Ho motel. For $19 a night, including the use of pools and hot tubs, we [...]
A recent Rockefeller Foundation report says many investors consider their financial advisors to be roadblocks to finding impact investment opportunities. In particular, investors cite “difficulty sourcing credible in [...]
Capitalism isn’t going away anytime soon. I think I speak for most impact investors when I say we believe it’s a key part of the solutions our world desperately needs. We’re in good company this week, as Bank of Engl [...]
It's important who's at the table in #impactinvesting, #venturecapital investing and the companies we back. This is a great story in Forbes by entrepreneur and investor Ashley Merrill about key roles women play. [...]
As ESG Clarity says, "If fund managers needed a sign they should consider impact investing as a viable strategy – rather than just the latest fad – they may have just been handed it. Schroders, one of the UK’s larges [...]
Weather changes caused by climate change are wreaking havoc on property worldwide, threatening the insurance industry and the global financial system that depends on it. In a new article in Foreign Policy magazine, h [...]
The Mercury News, with its reporting on the pulse of Silicon Valley, talks with Oakland-based Kapor Capital about conscience-driven investing. Read the article here. [...]
As impact investors, DGI backs zNano WaterTech, a company that’s creating new types of nanofiltration membranes for use at industrial scale. Addressing water quality and access are key interests for other impact inve [...]
As the FT reports, "Money market funds that incorporate environmental, social and governance metrics are growing rapidly, with a spurt of activity by big asset managers such as State Street Global Advisors, BlackRock [...]
Nearly 1 in 10 people across the globe lack access to safe, clean drinking water, UNICEF says. Collectively they spend 200 million hours each day collecting water from various sources. Surely there must be an easier [...]
As Tim Gray writes in the business section of the New York Times, "Water is easy to take for granted. It falls from the sky, and, though it’s vital, we sometimes treat it as if it’s worthless. How often have you seen [...]
We can’t solve today’s challenges with yesterday’s thinking. Through TED Talk-style pitching and networking, learn how Oxford’s tech startup founders are helping to fight climate change, at "Climate Change + AI" on 1 [...]
Tania Carnegie, Leader and Chief Catalyst of Impact Ventures at KPMG in the U.S. talks about 'enlightened capital.' Read her thoughts here. [...]
Authors Abhilash Mudaliar, Rachel Bass, Hannah Dithrich and Noshin Nova summarize their much heralded report for Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN): "The 2019 Annual Impact Investor Survey demonstrates the increa [...]
I guess I’ve become a blogger. Never thought that would happen, primarily because I don’t have that much to say and what I do have is often offensive to some. So, read at your own peril. Full Disclosure (as the curre [...]
Headed to London? Keynote and speakers at the Impact Investing Summit include UBS, IFC, NESTA, Oxford University, Ethex, MoJ, Big Issue Invest, and Big Society Capital. [...]
Time is one of our least available resources. We hone in on people who deliver material and messaging that’s right up our alley. Find some favorites below. On Twitter? Follow some of our favorite impact investing tho [...]
John Muir said “the battle for conservation must go on endlessly. It is part of the universal warfare between right and wrong.” Impact investing is our way of recognizing that we have the power to do something about [...]
Diamond Gold Investors has been active for many years, but it took a team of talented people to help us communicate our work here. We’re happy to share contact information with any of our creative team for your mar [...]
