Impact Investing
What’s New In Impact Investing? October Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through investments made into […]
Oct 26, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Catalog of Economically Targeted Investments by Pension Funds
In October of 2015, the Department of Labor released new guidance on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). This reaffirmed that pension funds — holders of $20+ trillion in capital — could pursue economically-targeted investments (ETIs). These kinds of investments let pension funds put their capital to work in ways that not only generate […]
Oct 21, 2016 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? September Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through investments made into […]
Sep 28, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? August Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through investments made into […]
Sep 02, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? July Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through investments made into […]
Aug 01, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
California Organized Investment Network Report
Despite the increasing size and sophistication of community financial development institutions (CDFIs) like PCV — as well as the broader impact investing industry — accessing capital from institutional investors like insurance companies remains exceptionally difficult for most CDFIs and other investors seeking financial returns in addition to positive social or environmental impact. Raising institutional capital can be challenging […]
Jul 06, 2016 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
What’s New In Impact Investing? June Roundup
Impact investing is about using markets and money for social good. Impact investing is built on the belief that private capital can play a powerful role in solving the massive global challenges of our day, and that capital markets should work for good as well as profit. This vision is realized through investments made into […]
Jun 29, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
The Social and Economic Impacts of California FreshWorks
Lack of access to fresh, healthy food is a pressing issue for the 18 million Americans who live in food deserts. In California alone, nearly 1 million residents, 45 percent of whom are low-income, live in areas without supermarkets or large grocery stores nearby. In addition to providing access to healthy food, grocery stores and […]
Jun 15, 2016 – Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
Examining the Development and Implementation of California FreshWorks
This case study examines the development and implementation of the California FreshWorks program, a $273 million healthy food financing initiative launched in July 2011 by a broad coalition of public and private partners led by the California Endowment. As part of an evaluation team commissioned by the California Endowment, PCV InSight and the Sarah Samuels […]
Jun 15, 2016 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
California FreshWorks Food Access Report
This report evaluates the changes in community food access as a result of the California FreshWorks program, a $273 million healthy food financing initiative launched in July 2011 by a broad coalition of public and private partners led by the California Endowment. The report examines three FreshWorks-funded Northgate González grocery stores that received New Markets […]
Jun 15, 2016 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
The Social and Economic Impacts of California FreshWorks
This report examines the social and economic impacts of the California FreshWorks program, a $273 million healthy food financing initiative launched in July 2011 by a broad coalition of public and private partners led by the California Endowment. The evaluation of social and economic impacts focuses on three FreshWorks-funded Northgate González grocery stores that received […]
Jun 15, 2016 – Blog and News • Impact Consulting • Impact Investing •
California Initiative 2015 Report
The eleventh annual report examining CalPERS’ California Initiative, a $1 billion private equity, economically targeted investment (ETI). The California Initiative seeks to invest in companies located in traditionally underserved markets, primarily, but not exclusively, located in California. The California Initiative’s primary objective is to generate attractive financial returns, meeting or exceeding private equity benchmarks. As an […]