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Here's what he first looks for when hiring in the fast-evolving impact investment space.
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On this week's episode, we feature the voices of green finance experts including Mark Carney, Sarah Bloom Raskin, Wendy Cromwell, Ron O'Hanley and more.
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New software breaks down the performance of financial investments in environmental conservation.
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From the Pope's climate encyclical to big sustainability breakthroughs in finance, transportation and food, 2015 was full of major environmental milestones.
by Joel Makower
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The former Greenpeace organizer and co-founder of Sungevity will become the new head of California clean tech fund CalCEF.
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A new study on Wall Street points to deeply-ingrained governance issues that undermine the pursuit of truly sustainable business.
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To invest in climate-related innovations, you'll need a stomach for risk -- and other key takeaways from the Climate Investment Funds meetings.
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Effort part of strategy aimed at boosting greater investor access to environmental, social and corporate governance factors.
by Robert Kropp
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Once leaders in sustainable investment and shareowner advocacy, college and university endowments now lag behind many mainstream institutions in the uptake of environmental, social and corporate governance investment criteria.
by Robert Kropp
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The Internet, shale gas technologies and Google search engine all had their origins in research funded by the U.S. government. These are just a few examples, and show why now is exactly the wrong time to stop supporting cleantech innovation.
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Los Angeles leads the nation on green jobs creation; Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal released list of Top 25 Environmental Firms, Auto industry enjoys green jobs growth, and more.
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A new study finds that the president's plan to make existing buildings more energy efficient could also create more than 100,000 green jobs at the same time.
by Meg Waltner
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Over the past two weeks, the Obama Administration has unveiled policy proposals affecting green real estate that have left me cheering in one case and gravely concerned in another.
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New rules require federal agencies to sign leases only in energy efficient buildings, which is good news for landlords at green properties, companies that specialize in energy efficiency improvements and the green job market.
by Andrew Burr
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Green stimulus investments are among the most cost-effective ways to spend the Recovery Act dollars and create jobs.
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Although economists and the media tend to pick big, bold numbers like job creation to measure the state of the economy, there are more telling indicators -- and what they're telling us isn't good.
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Investors and U.S. policymakers face a historic choice: Invest in energy infrastructure now or wait for economic recovery. Certainly, the world faces serious challenges to both capital markets and the global economy as the effects of the financial crisis unfold, but this is not an “either/or” issue. Investing in clean energy infrastructure is a business and environmental necessity that we cannot afford to postpone.
by Jigar Shah
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Research suggests even more can be done to stimulate investment in Los Angeles startups, with one area -- cleantech -- poised to lead the way if spurred by entrepreneurial drive and public policy.
by John Paglia
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Amid fanfare at Sunnyvale green building firm Serious Materials, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced on the eve of Earth Day that he signed legislation to establish a statewide program for the popular retrofit loan option known as PACE.
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Banks and other financial institutions could refurbish their tarnished reputations by using their smarts to innovate new financial products that actually help average Americans while addressing some of the nation's greatest challenges: unemployment, economic competitiveness, national security and climate change.
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The Chicago area has seen growth in its green economy and exciting action around services for new and small businesses, but hurdles still remain as companies, non-profits and other groups look for resources and funds.<br />
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Did the stimulus package jump-start the economy? Will climate regulation create jobs? Are clean energy subsidies an efficient way to curb pollution? Is healthcare spending worth it? And how worried, really, should we be about budget deficits?
by Marc Gunther
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Why is wind-power behemoth GE bothering to invest a relatively tiny amount of money in a small company that makes backyard wind turbines?
by Marc Gunther
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Financing is the most significant hurdle to getting a green idea off the ground. Venture capitalist Bryan Korba offers an insider’s perspective on what VCs are looking for, how not to look like an amateur, and what to do with the money when you get it.
by Anna Clark