This Week in Impact

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Generation Investment Management seeks to stamp AI with a mandate for sustainability; how closing the gender gap could ease skill shortages in Latin America's mobile workforce; and the California pension fund behind Inox Clean Energy’s ambitious rollup of solar manufacturing and generating assets.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. ⁠RSVP for next week's Call⁠.This week's stories: “⁠Generation Investment Management seeks to stamp AI with a mandate for sustainability⁠,” by Amy Cortese“⁠Amid trillion-dollar IPOs, impact investors seek pathways to steer technology towards shared prosperity⁠,” by Antony Bugg-Levine“⁠Human agency is the next frontier for impact investing⁠,” by Florian Kemmerich and Randall Zindler“⁠Closing the gender gap to ease skill shortages in Latin America's mobile workforce⁠,” by Erik Stein"⁠CalPERS-backed Inox Clean Energy gets funding from Indian family office to ramp up renewables development⁠," by Jessica Pothering

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Four Agents of Impact offer thoughts on the promise of the American experiment and the role for impact investing in it, ahead of the country’s 250th birthday; a look at Next 50’s strategy for financing GPs and companies that are valuing aging; and how Gaussion is speeding battery charging and boosting performance.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.This week’s stories:“⁠Following in the footsteps of America’s founding financier⁠,” by Antony Bugg-Levine“⁠Investing in the American Dream as a long-term play to strengthen democracy⁠,” by Napoleon Wallace“⁠The accounting reform that could strengthen American capitalism⁠,” by Stacey Faella“⁠Life, liberty and a share of the upside⁠,” by Santhosh Ramdoss“⁠Next50 is cutting checks to GPs seeking alpha in aging across energy, housing and infrastructure⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus and David Bank“⁠Gaussion lands $28 million to speed battery charging and boost performance⁠,” by Lucy Ngige

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: How a new playbook for shared prosperity is being written in Zambia, where attempts are being made to redirect its mineral wealth toward local small and growing businesses; what SpaceX and other IPOs mean for Impact LPs and the field of impact investing; and this week’s deal spotlight shines a light on investors designing nature-based investments around natural cycles.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.This week's stories:"⁠Zambia centers small businesses in its bid for a more inclusive economy⁠," by Lucy Ngige"⁠SpaceX, Anthropic IPOs set to unlock billions in liquidity for impact LPs⁠," by Amy Cortese"⁠Investors learn to design nature-based investments around natural cycles⁠," by Erik Stein“⁠Danone-backed Livelihoods lands €124 million for its fourth nature-based fund⁠,” by Lucy Ngige

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: At SuperReturn in Berlin, asset-light is out, HALO is in as private equity titans focus on AI, energy and defense; a look at public and private approaches to sharing the AI wealth; and, Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories:“⁠At SuperReturn in Berlin, asset-light is out, HALO is in as private equity titans focus on AI, energy and defense⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Danielle Rossingh.“⁠Designing broad-based ownership of AI to share power along with wealth⁠,” by Delilah Rothenberg of The Predistribution Initiative"⁠Realize Capital Partners’ fund-of-funds secures $277 million for Canada’s impact fund managers⁠," by Roodgally Senatus⁠Realize's ImpactSpace profile⁠.

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why battery makers and investors are pivoting from EVs to grid storage for renewable energy in Europe; a look at Lukas Walton-backed S2G investments following its $1 billion; and, the reasons that the world cup is a sportswashing bonanza.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.This week's stories:“⁠Battery makers and investors pivot from EVs to grid storage for renewable energy in Europe⁠,” by Danielle Rossingh.“⁠G is for growth after $1 billion raise for Lukas Walton-backed S2G Investments⁠,” by Erik Stein“⁠A ‘sportswashing’ bonanza, brought to you by Saudi Aramco⁠,” by Dmitriy Ioselevich

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?; how Fervo Energy pulled off the biggest clean energy IPO in Wall Street history; and, Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories:“Is Altérra’s ambitious effort to mobilize climate finance for the Global South working?,” by Erik Stein, Amy Cortese and David Bank“Fervo’s IPO recipe includes a dash of federal funding and a scoop of catalytic capital,” by Antony Bugg-Levine"Working Capital Fund secures $31 million for its third supply chain resilience fund," by Amy Cortese

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese. Up this week: Two different approaches that impact investors are taking to address Big Tech’s AI data center buildout; who wins when access to private equity is opened up to American retirees; and, how 2x is spurring a global race to the top in gender-lens investing.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. This week's stories:“⁠Investors must push for transparency on AI’s water risks⁠,” by Ceres’ Kirsten James."⁠Elemental Impact teams with hyperscalers to deploy clean tech solutions⁠," by Amy Cortese.“⁠In the name of ‘democratization,’ private equity firms eye US retirement savings⁠,” by Isaac Silk and Amy CorteseSubscribe to Impact(ed) on ⁠Spotify⁠, ⁠Apple⁠ or wherever you listen.“⁠Spurring a global race to the top in gender-lens investing⁠,” by David Bank

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with Lucy Ngige and Amy Cortese. Up this week: The first edition of ImpactAlpha Africa explores new ways capital is being mobilized for impact on the continent; a spotlight on two African funds investing in human capital and creating high productivity jobs; and, how some LPs are stepping up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠.This week's stories:“⁠Seeding impact investing ecosystems in Senegal, Zambia, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire⁠,” by Lucy Ngige“⁠(Some) LPs step up to help emerging managers cross the chasm to their next fund⁠,” by Amy Cortese with Roodgally Senatus

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How Los Angeles is working to lower the cost and complexity of capital for affordable housing; the Southern Poverty Law Center controversy, and who really controls the funds in Donor Advised Funds; and, a closer look at a $140 million deal to build a sustainable aviation fuel plant in Egypt.This week's stories:“⁠Los Angeles tries to show how affordable housing can be built more quickly and cheaply⁠,” by David Bank“⁠Choose wisely: Big DAF platforms drop Southern Poverty Law Center⁠,” by Candide Group's Morgan Simon“⁠Jewish investors are calling on PayPal to provide services in Palestine⁠,” by Chicory Wealth’s ari rosenberg and Mission Driven Finance board member Dorianna Blitt"⁠Ninety One arranges $143 million for sustainable jet fuel production in Egypt,⁠" by Lucy Ngige⁠

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Navigating the fear and frenzy at Milken’s annual gathering of global capital players; how the war with Iran is a boon for renewable energy and the private equity that invests in it; and the strange bedfellows backing a company building floating data centers in the ocean.To try ImpactAlpha Edge, ⁠⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Story links:"⁠Renewable energy gains steam despite headwinds, as energy demand surges⁠,” by Amy Cortese and Erik Stein."⁠Climate investors team with Peter Thiel to back ocean power startup Panthalassa⁠," by Amy Cortese

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editors Jessican Pothering and David Bank. Up this week: The latest in Africa’s carbon markets, from nature-based solutions to clean cooking; which wealthy athletes are getting into the impact investing game; and debriefing this week’s Mission Investors Exchange conference.To try ImpactAlpha Edge for yourself, ⁠⁠⁠click here⁠⁠⁠."⁠Outcomes and offtakes spur a 250,000-acre restoration project in South Africa⁠," by Jessica Pothering."⁠Why has it been so hard to crack the code on clean cooking solutions⁠," by Jessica Pothering.“⁠Wealthy athletes are getting into the impact investing game⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus.“⁠Agents of Impact share new narratives and continued resolve at Mission Investors Exchange⁠,” by David Bank and Dennis Price

Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: ⁠⁠⁠Why certain Venture Capitalists are embracing Kamala Harris’s campaign vision⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠How three Africa-led blended finance models are mobilizing billions for development ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Why microfinance pioneer Muhmmad Yunus is stepping in to lead Bangladesh during a political crisis⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠RSVP⁠⁠⁠ for next week's Call!