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We manage dozens of indexes that integrate ESG criteria into the index methodology. We achieve this in a variety of ways, with some indexes designed purely as ESG and others designed with ESG criteria as an overlay to a broader investment thesis.
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Fifth Star Funds, a Chicago-based venture philanthropy fund focused on investing in Black tech founders at the earliest stage of funding, released a report today highlighting their recent findings on the least-researched stage of startup funding: the Friends & Family (F&F) round. Fifth Star Funds has been working closely with industry thought leader Professor Lynnise E. Pantin of Columbia Law and prominent organizations, such as 1871 and Winston & Strawn, to develop a new statistic,
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Partnership will immerse minority and underrepresented students in health care finance operations, improving diversity, equity and inclusion in the entrepreneurial ecosystem
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RBCx and RippleX launch a joint program to provide education, mentorship, and career paths to young entrepreneurs
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KKR 2021 Sustainability Report: Driving Value Creation Thu, 09/22/2022 - 11:00 Subheader We strive to collaborate with companies, bringing operational expertise to enable our shared success. Type of Content Article Layout Standard Format Body OUR APPROACHWhen we are invested in a company, we leverage our investment model and our focus on operational and strategic improvements to drive value creation on ESG issues across our investments, where relevant. This includes ad hoc engagement as well as
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A Q With KKR's Sustainability Expert Advisory Council A Q With KKR's Sustainability Expert Advisory Council"" typeof="foaf:Image" />Mon, 08/22/2022 - 10:15 Subheader By Alison Fenton-Willock | Director, Sustainable Investing Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body At the end of last year, KKR announced the formation of our Sustainability Expert Advisory Council (SEAC), a six-member independent council that aims to bolster KKR’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) expertise and
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Cadre, the leading technology-enabled real estate investment platform, today announced an acquisition together with the BlackRock Impact Opportunities Fund. The Harvest at Marmalade apartments, a 252-unit multifamily asset Cadre acquired in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah, represents the firm’s latest commitment to supporting diverse-owned and led managers focused on creating and preserving affordable multifamily housing across the country. The acquisition aligns with Cadre and BlackRock’s mutual
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For every home Houwzer helps its clients buy or sell, Houwzer donates $100 to the RiseUp Fund with 100% of those funds supporting eligible families with first-time homebuyer grants and programs
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Shannon Whitmore is a Real Time Revolutionary who has been driving the field of scientific computing ever since developing a tool for visualizing the secondary structure of rRNA for her master's thesis.
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BFM’s accessible venture-capital investing model is disrupting historical practices of pattern-recognition and benchmarking in venture capital startup evaluation
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Community-centric vision and mission has led to the fund’s inclusion in high-profile startup rounds like Allyson Felix’s company, Saysh, and co-investments with Serena Williams and Issa Rae
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All BIPOC and queer management team blazes new investment strategies to ensure inclusion of the under-capitalized Black startup ecosystem
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Climate Finance: Moving Forward After COP26 Thu, 04/14/2022 - 13:15 Type of Content Blog Layout Featured Media Body By William Hepworth and Arya Rudra Funding Climate Action: The Need for Private Sector Leadership From rising sea levels to the acidification of ocean water, from deforestation to the introduction of invasive species in ecosystems, the global effects of climate change are expanding in scope and scale. Financing, both from private and governmental sources, is required to drive tech
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Austin’s Tallest Office Property Now Stands Among the World’s Most Sustainable Buildings
** Ranking Second Largest LEED v4 Core & Shell in the U.S. and Fifth Largest in the World **
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OHUB Hosts Juneteenth Celebration in New Orleans, Announces OHUB x NOLA Innovation & Equity District, Equity District Podcast & Investment Syndicate.
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Battelle is expanding its long-standing commitment to increasing diversity and fostering inclusion within Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) careers by investing $200,000 over two years to provide students from Bowie State University and Morgan State University research opportunities as they progress from the classroom to employment. It is the first phase of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Consortium, a Battelle program established to build meaningful, long
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Powered by HyperX and Allied Esports, 1,000 Dreams Fund Names 10 Women Into 2021 BroadcastHER Academy Fellowship
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ImpactWayv, Inc. has concluded the beta test of its pioneering social impact media and technology platform that will launch publicly this spring.
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Internationally diverse group includes academic, political and financial leaders
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TriLinc Global Impact Fund announced today that it has approved an
additional $15.3 million in term loans and trade finance facilities to
companies operating in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast
Asia, bringing total financing commitments as of May 31, 2018 to $438.2
million for business expansion and socioeconomic development through its
holdings in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and
Emerging Europe.
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On Tuesday, March 21, students from 21st Century Fox partner Ghetto Film School and South London creative non-profit Bold Tendencies held a special screening in London for Ghetto Film School’s 2016 Thesis Films, Ghost of a Chance and Genesis. The short films are the product of almost a year of cross-country and international collaboration between students in Los Angeles, New York, and London. The event brought out the good and the great from London’s film industry, including Academy Award-winning
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This year's class of Ghetto Film School Fellows recently screened the family drama they shot on location in Spain, \"El Coche Rojo,\" at a Paley Center for Media event in New York sponsored by 21st Century Fox. GFS teaches filmmaking to young people from communities traditionally underrepresented in Hollywood, and its Fellows Program gives the students the chance to create an entirely original short film. 21CF is a longtime supporter of Ghetto Film School and works hand-in-hand with the organizat
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Jim Gianopulos, 20th Century Fox Chairman and CEO, along with Academy Award-nominated director David O. Russell, hosted a special screening at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on October 26 for Demon's Gate, the thesis film from the first class of student fellows at Ghetto Film School LA. The MacArthur Park-based nonprofit teaches filmmaking to young people from traditionally underserved neighborhoods and was co-founded by 21st Century Fox in 2014, bringing the acclaimed Ghetto Film School curric