Impact investing is an exciting and quickly evolving space — but reporting impact in a way that satisfies investors and regulators can be a challenge. In collaboration with Howard W. Buffett and his advisory firm, Global Impact LLC, we have become leaders in impact reporting and compliance. If you’re looking to maximize your fund’s impact and take market share in this growing segment, check out our latest impact investing blog posts!
New Challenges and Opportunities in EB-5, OZ, and more Two findings from our forthcoming Impact investing survey – to be released in full next month – encapsulate the complex year ahead for ESG and Impact investing: First, investor perceptions towards ESG and Impact investing are overwhelmingly positive – a notion supported by another recent report, [...]
How OPAL Fund’s commercial real estate projects are creating an impact-generating ecosystem in Alabama. The JTC Americas Impact Medallion Program recognizes impact fund managers and industry stakeholders who embrace best practices in security, transparency, and compliance. In this series, we’ll showcase Impact Medallion recipients and how they’re leading the way on Impact. The Opportunity Zones [...]
How local knowledge, OZ tax incentives, and a commitment to its core principles have helped LandFund Partners create jobs and promote biodiversity through strategic investments. The JTC Americas Impact Medallion Program recognizes impact fund managers and industry stakeholders who embrace best practices in security, transparency, and compliance. In this series, we’ll showcase Impact Medallion recipients [...]
Urban Catalyst’s Erik Hayden discusses what he’s learned from five years of Opportunity Zones and what the future may hold for the program. The JTC Americas Impact Medallion Program recognizes impact fund managers and industry stakeholders who embrace best practices in security, transparency, and compliance. In this series, we’ll showcase Impact Medallion recipients and how [...]
When addressing climate change and other impact targets, how you define and measure success can make all the difference. The acceptance of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria has grown rapidly in recent years, with the number of S&P 500 companies that publish sustainability reports increasing from 20% in 2011 to 90% in 2019. 91 [...]
How LCR has become a trusted name in the EB-5 industry thanks to its in-depth understanding of the challenges facing immigrant investors. The JTC Americas Impact Medallion Program recognizes impact fund managers and industry stakeholders who embrace best practices in security, transparency, and compliance. In this series, we’ll showcase Impact Medallion recipients and how they’re [...]
How Arctaris’ experience investing in operating businesses provided an advantage in the OZ space The JTC Americas Impact Medallion Program recognizes impact fund managers and industry stakeholders who embrace best practices in security, transparency, and compliance. In this series, we’ll showcase Impact Medallion recipients and how they’re leading the way on Impact. While Opportunity Zones [...]
Ellavoz’s Robert Hutchins discusses Opportunity Zones, impact investing, and why home ownership is the key to generational wealth. The JTC Americas Impact Medallion Program recognizes impact fund managers and industry stakeholders who embrace best practices in security, transparency, and compliance. In this series, we’ll showcase Impact Medallion recipients and how they’re leading the way on [...]
A new report on global ESG trends signals that US funds who lead on disclosures may find themselves ahead of the pack. With all the hype around impact investing and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) criteria, it can be tough to know how much of this attention is warranted and how much is just talk. [...]
There’s a reason that a new effort from MIT aimed at better appraising ESG is called the Aggregate Confusion Project: the breadth of different methodologies, reporting standards, and datasets make measuring ESG, well, confusing. As the Project’s directors write, “the correlation among prominent agencies’ ESG ratings was on average 0.61; by comparison, credit ratings from [...]