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This Week in Impact
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How many episodes does This Week in Impact have?
The podcast currently has 208 episodes available.
This Week in Impact episodes:
October 03, 2024Reimagining home insurance in the face of climate disasters + funding emerging managers Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: new insurance models that aim to climate proof homes and towns, enhanced efforts to support diverse emerging fund managers, and how private equity is quietly funding fossil fuel investments.
...more September 26, 2024Takeaways from Climate Week NYC Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank.
- The buzz around early stage climate startups and the continued need for scale — both bigger checks and bigger investable opportunities.
- Climate inflation affecting grocery store prices
- How carbon markets are financing sustainable development.
...more September 20, 2024Commercial capital is crowding into blended funds + the ownership economy arrives This Week in Impact: host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank.
- Blending billions Call roundup.
- Finding the alpha at climate week.
...more September 12, 2024A near climate-free debate + sustainable fashion week Host Brian Walsh takes up the top stories in impact with editorial director Amy Cortese. Up this week: Climate change and the Inflation Reduction Act’s minimal mentions in the presidential debate, a report from the sustainable side of fashion week in New York, and a look at the rising number of student-led impact funds.
...more September 06, 2024Policy planks for the ownership economy + African capital for African infrastructure Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week:
- A new report proposes seven bipartisan policy tweaks that could drive more private capital into financing worker ownership transitions.
- How USAID is banking commercial returns by working with local institutional capital providers in Africa to finance African infrastructure.
- Will companies that backpedal on their diversity commitments face legal risk from investors?
...more August 29, 2024Let the water (investment) flow, climate finance updates, and family office ImpInv in LatAm 🎧 This Week in Impact. Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Stories on this episode:
- Call replay and recap
- Climate investors rally behind Kamala Harris to protect policies – and portfolios
- The push and pull of impact investing for wealthy families in Latin America
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...more August 22, 2024Impact at the DNC, pro-ESG states outperform, and a solar boost in India Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with Amy Cortese. On today's episode:
- Beyond Chicago, Harris seeks to ride a revival in wages, entrepreneurship and ownership
- Talk of the Town: Live updates from outside the Democratic National Convention
- Pension funds in pro-ESG ‘blue’ states outperform those in anti-ESG ‘red’ ones — to the tune of $159 billion
- New wave of off-grid energy startups are climate-proofing India’s economic future
- India’s residential rooftops sprout solar panels with generous government subsidies
...more August 15, 2024Facing the new legal landscape for impact, how to measure & manage impact, and HBO takes on ESG Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank:
- Mapping an impact investing path through the new legal landscape
- Are fund managers ready to set targets to hold themselves accountable for impact?
- HBO brings a sleek, sexy and skeptical view of impact investing to a television audience.
...more August 09, 2024VC's for Kamala, blended finance in Africa, and Yunus returns 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
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...more August 08, 2024VC's for Kamala, blended finance in Africa, and Yunus returns 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!
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FAQs about This Week in Impact:
How many episodes does This Week in Impact have?
The podcast currently has 208 episodes available.
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