Your weekly roundup of the news and features from this week in ImpactAlpha
The unfortunate growth market of investing in refugees + building portfolios that value aging
14 mins; March 13, 2026
Anthropicâs showdown with the Pentagon + How much value should private equity buyout funds share with workers
23 mins; March 06, 2026
States of the union take the lead + Mast Reforestation's new biomass burial carbon credit strategy
21 mins; February 27, 2026
Shaping the AI algorithm + innovative finance for local infrastructure projects
22 mins; February 20, 2026
How Africaâs mining industry is leveraging demand for critical minerals + Next steps for place based investing
28 mins; February 13, 2026
Patient capital drives India's affordable home lending market + Nippon's foray into system-level investing
20 mins; February 06, 2026
Going 'beyond the check' to help GPs survive the fundraising drought + US retail investors are backing emerging markets solar
19 mins; January 30, 2026
The real returns of impact first managers + permanent capital for affordable housing
22 mins; January 23, 2026
Novel strategies in an impact fundraising drought, staking workers to a share in the AI economy
23 mins; January 16, 2026
Latin American impact investors start to map a way forward + Working capital for emerging managers
19 mins; January 09, 2026
Why LP stands for leadership potential + building the playbook for shared prosperity
24 mins; December 19, 2025
Sierra Club Foundation's system-level strategy + 1803 Fund backs ownership opportunities in Portland
24 mins; December 12, 2025
Transforming oil revenues into renewable energy investments in New Mexico + cities and solar providers respond to a rollback of federal support
19 mins; December 05, 2025
Unlocking Indian solar power with catalytic capital + pensions eye responsible defense investments
16 mins; November 21, 2025
Alternatives to Trump's 50 year mortgage + $54 billion in DFI climate financing goes missing
24 mins; November 14, 2025
The state of climate blended finance + Private credit jitters put impact investors on edge
23 mins; November 07, 2025
Allocators, investors and entrepreneurs gather at SOCAP + A dual lens for AI diligence and impact
24 mins; October 31, 2025
A resurgence of impact-first investing + How impact lawyers are working to simplify transactions
15 mins; October 24, 2025
Trimtab goes all in on impact first + An affordable 'community of opportunity' in East Harlem
23 mins; October 16, 2025
Big plans for the US International Development Finance Corp. + Debt and equity âgrowth fundsâ in Africa
24 mins; October 10, 2025
Building shared prosperity with entrepreneurship through acquisition + GreenieRE's surety bonds for climate tech
22 mins; October 03, 2025
A vibe check at NY Climate Week, and how impact is driving alpha -- with or without the label
24 mins; September 26, 2025
Arguing for the freedom to give, speak and invest. Plus, looking ahead to Climate Week NYC
25 mins; September 19, 2025
Mobilizing Millions for Climate Tech and Sustainable Fashion
17 mins; September 12, 2025
Courts uphold GGRF freeze + the largest employee ownership deal yet
19 mins; September 05, 2025
Roots of Impact introduces Simple Agreements for Future Impact + Impact opportunities in Peru
21 mins; August 29, 2025
Wealthy donors are buying tons of carbon just to lock it away
19 mins; August 22, 2025
How to fix blended finance + Tsao family office expands impact strategy to Africa
21 mins; August 15, 2025
Capturing the market for carbon capture + Who gets jobs in impact?
23 mins; August 08, 2025
How $3 billion in GGRF funds escaped legal limbo + why biochar is having a moment
24 mins; July 18, 2025
The urgent need for climate adaptation, plus a growing role for community development financial institutions in Indian country
20 mins; July 11, 2025
Doing more with fewer development dollars, plus a tribute to Andrew Kassoy
20 mins; July 04, 2025
Catalytic climate capital in the Amazonian bio-economy
19 mins; June 27, 2025
Lessons from Apollo and Mastercard Foundation + The Reconstruction Won't Be Televised
24 mins; June 20, 2025
Mobilzing private capital for green lending + European investors still see materiality as material
19 mins; June 13, 2025
Dennis Price steps into new role as CEO of ImpactAlpha
16 mins; June 06, 2025
Risk misperceptions in climate and emerging markets
17 mins; May 30, 2025
Advice for the Gates Foundation spend-down + The state of blended finance
21 mins; May 23, 2025
Remedies for Impactâs original sins + Carbon removal's moment in the... dirt
19 mins; May 16, 2025
The buzz at Milken + Which impact archetype are you?
23 mins; May 09, 2025
Pages from the playbook for shared prosperity + a report card for pay-as-you-go solar
20 mins; May 02, 2025
Climate tech is weathering political turbulence.
16 mins; April 25, 2025
A call to action in response to US political risk
17 mins; April 18, 2025
A tarrifying week for investors + what's next for global AID
19 mins; April 11, 2025
Insurance incentives for wildfire prevention + smarter subsidies for agribusiness
17 mins; April 04, 2025
Proxy battles for universal owners & new models for employee ownership
20 mins; March 28, 2025
Bipartisan support for CDFIs under Trump, and Canada's first Employee Ownership Trusts
19 mins; March 21, 2025
A new era for climate leadership (in Canada, at least)
18 mins; March 14, 2025
Local institutional capital for small and medium sized businesses in Africa
24 mins; March 07, 2025
Seeing East African agri-food tech in action, plus the EU walks back sustainability disclosure
21 mins; February 28, 2025
Navigating the new era for emerging markets, climate and small business investing
18 mins; February 21, 2025
Building wealth through community investment trusts
21 mins; February 14, 2025
DFC faces Trump funding freeze fallout
26 mins; February 07, 2025
Mission driven funders react to feds funding freeze + responsible AI strategies.
19 mins; January 31, 2025
Trump's torrent of executive orders + OZ's get another look
25 mins; January 24, 2025
Insurance risk after the LA fires + de-extinction tech gets a raise
23 mins; January 17, 2025
Glimmers of hope for impact fundraising
20 mins; January 10, 2025
Looking ahead to 2025
18 mins; December 20, 2024
Policy-enhanced impact investing + community ownership models
22 mins; December 13, 2024
How much is enough in employee ownership?
20 mins; December 06, 2024
Agents of Impact articulate new narratives for a post-election reality
14 mins; November 21, 2024
The search is on for global climate leadership + hospitals investing in social determinants of health
17 mins; November 14, 2024
Impact investors take stock after the US election
23 mins; November 07, 2024
The vibe at this year's SOCAP + family offices lean towards climate
14 mins; October 31, 2024
1.5 trillion dollars of impact capital, from commercial to catalytic
20 mins; October 24, 2024
Strategies for housing affordability and ownership
20 mins; October 17, 2024
Another petrostate COP + new innovative financial models in emerging markets and the US
23 mins; October 10, 2024
Reimagining home insurance in the face of climate disasters + funding emerging managers
21 mins; October 03, 2024
Takeaways from Climate Week NYC
17 mins; September 26, 2024
Commercial capital is crowding into blended funds + the ownership economy arrives
18 mins; September 19, 2024
A near climate-free debate + sustainable fashion week
21 mins; September 12, 2024
Policy planks for the ownership economy + African capital for African infrastructure
20 mins; September 05, 2024
Let the water (investment) flow, climate finance updates, and family office ImpInv in LatAm
19 mins; August 29, 2024
Impact at the DNC, pro-ESG states outperform, and a solar boost in India
23 mins; August 22, 2024
Facing the new legal landscape for impact, how to measure & manage impact, and HBO takes on ESG
19 mins; August 15, 2024
VC's for Kamala, blended finance in Africa, and Yunus returns
20 mins; August 09, 2024
VC's for Kamala, blended finance in Africa, and Yunus returns
20 mins; August 08, 2024
Capitol Gains Ep2: Climate, insurance and risk management with Carolyn Kousky
36 mins; August 01, 2024
A political proxy battleâ for the soul of tech, youth-lens investing in Africa, and recycling is having a moment
21 mins; July 25, 2024
New strategies for refugee-lens investing, deadlines approach for the GGRF, and a preview of Capitol Gains
21 mins; July 18, 2024
Wait, there's good economic news? Plus, TPG's AI enabled, smart city play.
13 mins; July 11, 2024
The Supreme Court's impact, US political risk, and driving community homeownership without displacement
24 mins; July 04, 2024
How New Ventures is scaling up by going deep, Obran's plan to build a worker coop conglomerate, and why Surdna is doubling down on their impact strategy
18 mins; June 27, 2024
Roundtable: The backlash to the ESG backlash, who is colluding with whom?
24 mins; June 20, 2024
Impact funds steer capital towards debt, impact fails in Africa, and Sam Polk of Everytable
16 mins; June 13, 2024
Impact funds steer capital towards debt, impact fails in Africa, and Sam Polk of Everytable
24 mins; June 06, 2024
Climate on the ballot in Mexico, India and beyond; impact accounting standards; funding climate's missing middle
22 mins; May 30, 2024
New impact products, investing in 'entrepreneurial households in industrious communities,' and the rise of workers
20 mins; May 23, 2024
David's dispatch from MIE and Milken, and a call for sustainable mining
19 mins; May 09, 2024
The state of blended finance, restoring forests and carbon market credibility, and investing endowments for DEI
23 mins; May 02, 2024
Family offices target climate transition, foundations invest in AI for good, and a voluntary carbon credit brou-ha-ha
28 mins; April 25, 2024
Good economic news, the legacy of Participant Media, and a dispatch from the World Bank
22 mins; April 18, 2024
Reconnecting communities, impact investing in Puerto Rico, and how business owners are exiting to employees
24 mins; April 11, 2024
EPA (finally) announces who will distribute $20 billion fund, lessons from blended finance, and universal owners vote their proxy
20 mins; April 04, 2024
National green bank funding, basket bonds, and Brazil's burgeoning impact ecosystem
20 mins; March 28, 2024
How Texasâs anti ESG campaign is costing it money, cookstoves and carbon markets, and Vanguard gets punked
27 mins; March 21, 2024
Finding hidden impact and overlooked risks in municipal bonds
9 mins; December 15, 2023
A tale of two COPs with Marilyn Waite and Dawn Lippert
21 mins; December 08, 2023
All eyes on Dubai as COP 28 begins with Stephan Nicoleau
20 mins; December 01, 2023
Steering pension funds toward impact with Tara Mei Smith and Marcela Pinilla
