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Blog Archives: June 2022

The Challenges and Opportunities of ESG

June 23, 2022
Jesse Simmons, CapShift
Over the past decade, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has crossed the chasm from a niche asset management strategy to a mainstream investment. In fact, over the past 8 years, products bearing the ESG label have more than tripled and are expected to exceed $41 trillion globally in 2022. It’s clear that ESG investment approaches and products are here to stay and represent an enormous opportunity to put capital to work addressing our social and environmental problems. That said, ESG investing is not without its challenges....

Tackling Demand and Driving Disruption: Exploring Climate Futures with an Interactive Simulator

June 17, 2022
Andrew Jones, Climate Interactive
Drew Jones, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Climate Interactive, joined this year’s Climate Solutions Summit to demonstrate EN-ROADS, an emissions reductions simulator used within the UNFCC to model global temperature target setting. EN-ROADS is an interactive tool that enables users to explore the impact of roughly 30 policies/initiatives—such as electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and improving agricultural practices—on hundreds of factors like energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise. “Climate solutions are not ...

The Newest ESG Frontier: Reproductive Rights at the Corporate Level

June 16, 2022
Shelley Alpern, Rhia Ventures
In a world crowded with ESG issues competing for investors’ attention, many are only beginning to contemplate the implications of the imminent Supreme Court decision that is likely to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized abortion. Confluence’s 5th Annual Advisors Forum featured the panel, “The Newest ESG Frontier: Reproductive Rights at the Corporate Level,” to explore the relevance of the ruling to corporations and investors. The panel was organized with Trillium Asset Management and The Educational Foundation of America ...

Disruption Is Key on the Path to Climate Justice

June 15, 2022
Justine Lucas, Clara Lionel Foundation
I recently had the opportunity to attend Confluence Philanthropy’s Climate Solutions Summit in New York. I, along with Clara Lionel Foundation Board Member Tamara Larsen, had an in-depth discussion on a panel titled Poised for Disruption: Catalyzing Markets for Justice. Now, you may be asking yourself, what does market disruption have to do with justice? The answer is everything. BIPOC communities and island nations are facing countless injustices, including the disproportionate effects of climate change. At the Clara Lionel Foundation ...

Growing Natural Solutions

June 14, 2022
Tammy Newmark, EcoEnterprises Fund
The interconnectivity between climate change, ecology, and social equity means natural solutions are an essential component to creating an ethical, sustainable future. Led by Stacey Faella, Executive Director, Woodcock Foundation, and Confluence Board member, the session Growing Natural Solutions was a compelling look at the importance of place-based catalytic capital to restore and preserve natural ecosystems while generating economic opportunities for the communities that rely on them. Sarah Marchant, Chief of Staff, New Hampshire ...

Confluence Philanthropy Launches Emerging Managers Program with Selection of Six Fund Managers

June 07, 2022
Confluence Philanthropy
We are pleased to announce a new pilot program for Emerging Fund Managers here at Confluence Philanthropy. This season we welcome six promising funds to the membership as a cohort.  As many of you know, Emerging Managers are new funds with short track records, new teams, and lower AUM’s. However, they promise break through ideas, fresh leadership, exciting new portfolio companies, and disruptive business models. This sort of pioneering approach can be particularly powerful in the areas of climate solutions and racial equity lens investing ...

Call to Action! Confluence Members Meeting Net Zero

June 02, 2022
Confluence Philanthropy
This week Confluence launches the next phase in our call to action to support the Paris Agreement’s 1.5oC goal by celebrating and making public a list of those of our Members that have already made public commitments to achieve Net Zero. This list will be updated monthly. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports are clear – we are running out of time to avoid the very worst impacts of climate change. According to Yale Climate Connections, 2021 saw $343 billion in weather disasters displacing a reported 55 million people ...

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