Impact Investment News and Ideas

Selected impact investing information from around the Web.

The Rise of Green Bonds: A Small Revolution in Sustainable Finance

If you're looking for a safe way to invest in the world's burgeoning "green" debt market, National Bank of Canada has just the thing: green bonds. The bank is offering investors a chance to take...more

Nuveen Raises $170m for Impact Credit Strategy

Asset manager Nuveen says it has raised $170m for a new fund that aims to make a positive impact on the world, the Guardian reports. The fund, called the Nuveen Climate and Social Credit Fund,...more

UK Government Highlights Impact Investment's Role in Tackling Housing Crisis

Britain's newly elected Labour government is looking to the financial world for help dealing with the country's housing crisis, the Guardian reports. According to the Telegraph, affordable...more

Blue Revolution Fund Exceeds Target, Raising $93 Million to Invest in Aquaculture Ventures

The Blue Revolution Fund has wrapped up its $93 million round of investments, and it's putting its money where its mouth is. The fund, a collaboration between the Nature Conservancy and Hatch...more

Financial Experts Advise Smes, Startups to Seek Sustainable and Flexible Financing Solutions

"Women innovators and researchers are often disenfranchised from accessing funds for their research and innovations, and in most cases, they do not have the opportunities that are available on the...more

Blue Revolution Fund Raises $93 Million for Aquaculture Investment

The Blue Revolution Fund has closed its $93 million round of funding, which will allow it to invest in more than a dozen early-stage aquaculture ventures that aim to improve ocean health, address...more

Mills County Childcare Projects, Switch Receive Women'S Fund Grants

The Community Foundation for Western Iowa announced Monday that the Women's Fund of Southwest Iowa's latest grant cycle has awarded $100,000 in project funding to nine organizations, including three...more

Climate Finance

Climate change is already having a big impact on real estate prices, and it's only going to get worse, according to researchers at the University of California-Santa Barbara. In a paper published...more

Pattern to Host Second Creative Economy Summit

"Everything is becoming more automated," says Polina Osherov, executive director of Indiana nonprofit PATTERN, which is hosting its second Indiana Creative Economy Summit on Oct. 9 in...more

Deborah La Franchi

If you're looking for a way to give back to your community, there's a new investment vehicle out there that's more than willing to do just that. It's called the Social Impact Fund, and it's the...more




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