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Blog Archives: June 2023

Confluence Pilots a Biodiversity Investors’ Peer Group

June 26, 2023
Stacey Faella, The Woodcock Foundation
Our planet is losing its biodiversity at an alarming rate. In the 2020 Living Planet Report, The World Wildlife Fund estimates that regional biodiversity loss ranged from an alarming 33% in North America to a whopping 94% in Latin America and the Caribbean since 1970. Unsustainable agriculture and logging were key drivers. The report emphasizes the relationship between people and biodiversity: “…humanity’s increasing destruction of nature is having catastrophic impacts not only on wildlife populations but also on human health and all ...

Supercharging the Energy Transition

June 20, 2023
Omar Blayton, Sunwealth Power
We are in a period of unprecedented tailwinds for renewable energy. Federal incentives created under the new Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provide material opportunities not just for an accelerated energy transition, but a more equitable one as well. Items such as tax credits and funds that target underserved communities will no doubt significantly contribute to supercharging the energy transition. But will they be enough? While participating on a panel at the recent Confluence Climate Solutions Summit, I had the opportunity to discuss with ...

Six Investor Networks Commit to Advancing Racial Equity Lens Investing

June 15, 2023
The Racial Equity Investing Collaborative Partners
Six investor networks join forces to advance industry innovation during their first Racial Equity Investing Leadership Summit New York, New York – May 11, 2023 – American Sustainable Business Network, Confluence Philanthropy, The ImPact, Impact Capital Managers, Intentional Endowments Network, and Toniic convened a group of 60 members and board leadership from across their networks to discuss racial equity lens investing. The six networks together represent a global community of private, public, and community foundations, family offices, ...

Rethinking How we Invest with a Racial Equity Lens

June 14, 2023
Amy Brakeman, Catherine Burnett, and Smitha Das
This blog is part of a series stemming from the Racial Equity Investing Collaborative’s Leadership Summit, which was co-organized by six investor networks in May 2023: American Sustainable Business Network, Confluence Philanthropy, The ImPact, Impact Capital Managers, Intentional Endowments Network, and Toniic.   At the Racial Equity Investing Summit, Toniic led a session about putting racial equity investing into action. Three co-leaders of Toniic’s Gender and Racial Equity Working Group – Amy Brakeman, regenerative investor, Catherine ...

Private Capital’s Role in Reparations

June 13, 2023
Enith Williams, Reparations Finance Lab
This blog is part of a series stemming from the Racial Equity Investing Collaborative’s Leadership Summit, which was co-organized by six investor networks in May 2023: American Sustainable Business Network, Confluence Philanthropy, The ImPact, Impact Capital Managers, Intentional Endowments Network, and Toniic. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, private foundations and companies pledged more than $200 billion to support racial justice initiatives. However, a Washington Post analysis found over 90 percent of that amount was ...

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