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Arctaris Impact Fund, LP (“Fund”), the flagship debt fund of Arctaris Impact Investors, LLC (“Arctaris”), has obtained a new $10 million warehouse line of credit (LOC) with KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment (CDLI) through its Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Group. KeyBank CDFI’s LOC will help Arctaris bridge the timing between when investments are made, and Impact Notes are secured for long-term permanent financing. This LOC also enables speed in execution,
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Jim Schacht to succeed Chandler as Vice President – Corporate Responsibility and Community Relations and CEO of the Cummins Foundation
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More than $50,000 was awarded in the 20th Annual Michael A. DeMayo Scholarship Program
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Climate impacts that challenge California and the world require a new solution: a culturally diversified network of FirstFoodResponders
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The Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing unveils its largest and most diverse class of research fellows
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C-suite executives at Verizon, Target, Salesforce; Harvard Business School professors; and social sector activists among those chosen for top honor.
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Jackie Glenn brings 25+ years of experience creating inclusive corporate cultures to help SmartBear retain top talent globally as company continues to scale for growth
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Tune into our chat with George Serafeim, Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of Purpose + Profit.
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Signature “Purpose Charter” to be introduced to ultimately outline a shared roadmap for companies to execute to become a purpose-centered organization
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Roster of 22 players champion variety of philanthropic endeavors across U.S.
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CSRHub Adds Data-Driven ESG Signals From GaiaLens Thu, 09/08/2022 - 11:30 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body CSRHub has recently added data from GaiaLens—a fintech platform that integrates ESG information from both structured and unstructured sources. GaiaLens produces real-time ESG signals on 17,000 public companies to support investment decision-making. Its data complements and helps complete CSRHub’s consensus ESG performance signal—which is used by corporate managers, investors
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Great States: Great Companies and ESG Practices Wed, 08/31/2022 - 12:00 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body As previously seen on Skytop Strategies and published with permission. Company Sustainability and Company Location We first asked this question back in 2013. Back then, we had ratings on 1,453 US companies. We showed that crime rates and divorce rates seemed lower for the “good” states. It was hard to do much more with so little information. Since then, our US coverage has gro
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Arctaris became the largest impact-focused Opportunity Zone firm in 2021, continuing to create quality jobs, build affordable housing, and develop both broadband and clean energy infrastructure in underserved communities
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Samantha Attwood and Art Levitt have officially joined the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Board of Directors.
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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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Tim Tebow: These college football players ‘represent the true heart of our sport’
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Two Socials in ESG: They Don't Jive Inside S" Metric Than On "Outside S" Metric" title="Companies Have Scored Better on CSRHub's "Inside S" Metric Than On "Outside S" Metric" typeof="foaf:Image" />Tue, 07/12/2022 - 12:55 Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body As previously seen on Skytop Strategies and published with permission. Hidden in the Letter “S”The abbreviation “ESG Data” is widely used these days. It refers to information on the Environment, Social, and Governance performan
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Databento and Domeyard founder Christina Qi is featured on the Impact Podcast with John Shegerian this week.
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Michelle Greene Joins Board of Trustees of Blackstone Credit BDCs Tue, 05/03/2022 - 15:10 Type of Content Press Release Layout Standard Format Body NEW YORK, May 3, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Blackstone Private Credit Fund (BCRED) and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL), Blackstone Credit’s business development companies (BDCs), today announced the appointment of Michelle Greene, a leader in ESG, stakeholder capitalism and strategic sustainability implementation, to their Boards of Trustees, effectiv
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Philanthropic grants will fund 28 fellows conducting scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities.
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Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Simply Healthcare Seek to Improve Health Equity by Strengthening Access to Safe, Affordable Housing
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Spirits veteran returns home to Canada and to Bacardi to lead the business SOURCE: Bacardi Limited DESCRIPTION:TORONTO, April 19, 2022 /3BL Media/ – Bacardi Canada, Inc., welcomes back long-time Bacardi leader Jeff Branson as Vice President General Manager for Canada. With 20 years of beverage industry experience, 16+ of those at Bacardi, Jeff returns to the company after two years working at Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits (SGWS) as SVP of Sales for the division dedicated to Bacardi portfolio
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Diversity HR Disruptor Names Best Companies for Diverse Employees
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Agape’s annual spring fundraiser will celebrate 25 years of empowerment and inspiration
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Newton School Superintendent to run Region’s Largest Provider of Workforce Development Services
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Byron Johnson, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences at Baylor University, will join the Pepperdine School of Public Policy (SPP) faculty as Distinguished Visiting Professor of Religious Studies and the Common Good as of April 1, 2022. Johnson is the founding director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion and a faculty affiliate of the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University. He is a faculty scholar in the Center for Spirituality, Theology, and Health at Duke Universit
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$4 Million in New Funding Advancing Knowledge
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Advancing Racial Equity Through Your Investments Tue, 03/01/2022 - 10:00 Subheader Investors now have a variety of intentional investing approaches to pursue a more inclusive society, as well as their financial goals. Type of Content Article Layout Featured Media Body Building a truly inclusive society will require concerted action across governments, nonprofits, corporations and investors. We increasingly understand the benefits of advancing racial equity, but aren’t necessarily aware of the av
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UKG announces sponsorship of veteran and adaptive athlete Dan Cnossen, the most-decorated U.S. male athlete from the 2018 Paralympic games.
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The Net Zero Company Ltd. (“NZC”), a specialized emissions reduction and offsetting company, is pleased to announce that it has rebranded as Invert Inc., while welcoming an expanded leadership team of seasoned entrepreneurs. Invert will continue to work with corporate clients to help them reduce their carbon footprint via comprehensive emissions reduction strategies, while facilitating the offset of hard-to-abate emissions through the purchase of high quality carbon offset credits. Additionally,
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Competing by Connecting Thu, 01/20/2022 - 09:00 Subheader How a culture of inclusion fuels strong performance Type of Content Blog Layout Media Gallery Body By Lisa Fawcett, Vice President Marketing, Communications ESG at CooperCompanies Ever since The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, businesses have had to figure out new ways of working. For most, this has meant developing new playbooks to cope with radically altered playing fields. In turn, these pla
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Investment Spurs Economic Development in Underserved Communities East of the Anacostia River
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The Rutgers Institute for the Study of Employee Ownership and Profit Sharing unveils its most global class of research fellows ever.
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Sustainability Efforts Create Key Benefits Including Reduced Energy Costs for Greater Efficiency, Increased Customer and Employee Loyalty and Improved Community Relations
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Former Uber executive joins TCP to help the technology non-profit organization rapidly scale its platforms and services
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TCP is building a global trust platform to scale applications in health and beyond, including verifiable health data to enable safe border reopening around the world
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TCP’s independent, neutral structure was established to fill the void between tech companies and governments to build and operate digital services for the common good
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Over 30 CEOs and Leaders from Leading Tech Companies Pledge to Take Action and Drive Change
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SOURCE: CSRHub DESCRIPTION:As previously seen on Skytop and published with permission. Many of us have recently pondered the question: which vaccine is better—Pfizer, Moderna, or JJ? Those of us interested in sustainability may also want to know which of these companies has the best ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) performance? CSRHub’s ESG ratings service tracks all three companies (we currently track more than 45,000 entities). All three companies have above average ratings. All Three Comp
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Using breakthrough advances in CRISPR genetic engineering, a new wave of thoughtful disruptive conservation and restorative biology aims to rewild degraded ecosystems to help combat the effects of climate change and loss of biodiversity
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Amanda Gorman Named Global Changemaker and Curator of New “WRITING CHANGE” Literacy Initiative for The Estée Lauder Companies
The Estée Lauder Companies will contribute $3M over three years to this inaugural literacy initiative
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Fifty Students from 19 States and the District of Columbia Will Receive Scholarships and Invitation to Join Visa Full-Time After Graduation
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WomenExecs on Boards, Wharton Alumni for Boards and Stanford Women on Boards join global network of more than 50 organizations improving diversity within executive teams
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Collaboration aims to fill director seats with openly LGBTQ+ executives, who currently represent less than one percent of leaders in the Fortune 500
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SOURCE: CSRHub DESCRIPTION:Those interested in sustainability should be interested in a different way of comparing the major vaccines. Vaccine-producing companies have made huge contributions to fighting the COVID plague. They have spent millions of dollars developing and manufacturing products that have only moderate financial benefit, but deliver big social value. Working with Skytop Strategies, CSRHub took a look at the ESG data on three major vaccine manufactures. Our article digs below the t
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George Atallah, Marcia Dyson, Jeff Gray, Faith Leach, Carmen Perez, Mary Pryor and Angela Rye to work directly with The Parent Company’s management team to ensure maximum impact for all investments
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$5.2 million in philanthropic support for significant scholarly research in the social sciences and humanities
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Recognized Champion in Human Services Industry Brings Expertise and Passion to Expand and Scale Social Good Across Nonprofit Sector
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A team of investigators led by CHLA’s Bradley Peterson, MD, plan a foundational study into treatment of childhood anxiety.
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Celebrating Women in Sustainability Tue, 03/16/2021 - 13:00 Subheader By Sheila Bonini, Senior Vice President, Private Sector Engagement, World Wildlife Fund Type of Content Blog Layout Standard Format Body In March 1911, more than one million women and men took to the streets to campaign for women’s rights to work, vote, be trained, hold public office, and end discrimination. Last week, we marked the 110th anniversary of International Women’s Day, celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and
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Relaunched program will raise awareness and funds for empowerment program
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In partnership with The Colorado Health Foundation and the Finance Authority of Maine, Arctaris will deploy Opportunity Zone capital to deliver affordable broadband access to underserved communities.