Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: ​​ How green lenders are scrambling to salvage investable deals as a federal appeals court maintains a Trump freeze on billions of dollars from the greenhouse gas reduction fund. Employee ownership takes a big leap forward as a company with 100,000 employees sells a 30% equity stake to an employee ownership trust (07:15). And, a look at fusion nuclear energy, a sector receiving the attention and billions of dollars of investments from family offices among other very patient investors (14:15).

Story links:

• “⁠⁠In-home caregivers get a stake in Consumer Direct Care Network as bigger companies discover employee ownership trusts⁠⁠,” by Roodgally Senatus

• “⁠Green lenders scramble to salvage deals as appeals court OKs freeze on accounts⁠,” by David Bank and Amy Cortese

• “⁠As fusion energy advances, so does its capital stack⁠,” by Amy Cortese.