This Week in Impact

Spring Point Partners’ Margot Kane joins host Monique Aiken to talk family offices, emerging managers and catalytic capital. Plus, the headlines.

Roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join Brian Walsh to  draw a  line from the massive fees in asset management to the recent raft of  radical decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court.

ImpactAlpha’s Jessica Pothering joins Monique Aiken to share the work of equity and debt capital providers in emerging markets, whom she met with last week in Dar es Salaam at the Collaborative for Frontier Finance's annual convening. www.impactalpha.com/subscribe

David  Bank joins host Brian Walsh to discuss parallels between the LGBTQ+  community and the impact investing community. We also hear from Megan  Kashner of the Kellogg School of Management about the genesis of  Colorful Capital, the new LGBTQ+ focused venture capital firm that she  has started with TIIP’s Bill Burckart. Plus the headlines.

FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau deconstructs the climate conversation at the recent Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum with host Monique Aiken , and points to some surprising opportunities for climate investors. Plus the headlines.

CEO and Founder of VC Include, Bahiyah Robinson joins host Monique Aiken to talk about the social venture project's mission to increase the number of diverse-led climate funds 10-fold by 2030. Plus, the headlines. 

David Bank joins Monique Aiken to discuss the politics of ESG and the importance of flexible financing for startups and small businesses. Plus, the headlines. https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/

ImpactAlpha’s David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to preview next week’s Agents of Impact call (3:45) . And Bank checks in with Kevin Jones from the Neighborhood Economics gathering in Indianapolis (7:00) . Jones is this week’s Agent of Impact. Plus, the headlines. impactalpha.com/subscribe

Monique Aiken is joined by Jessica Pothering to explore the, yes, social impact  of private investment trends on the African continent. Plus, the headlines. impactalpha.com/subscribe

Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to decide which type of “activist investor” Carl Icahn is – and what that makes Elon Musk. We also hear from Jah Koh of Lightsmith Group and Benjamin Njenga of Apollo Agriculture, both of whom were guests on this week’s Agents of Impact Call. Plus, the headlines. https://www.impactalpha.com/subscribe

David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to preview next week’s call on catalyzing capital for climate adaptation. And we hear from Jonathan Phillips of the Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke University. Plus, the headlines. Next week's call: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/313635681767 SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR OUR BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR: HALF OFF. https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/ and use code ANNUAL50.

Roodgally Senatus joins host Brian Walsh to discuss his story – and photos! – from the frontlines of BlocPower efforts to train a civilian climate corps in the Bronx. Dennis Price checks in with Wefunder’s Jonny Price and Fanbase’s Ramiro Canovas to learn why startups are turning their fans and customers into investors. Plus, the headlines. Roody's piece: https://impactalpha.com/inside-blocpo...

David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to recap this week’s call on how  impact investors are approaching political risk and conflict in Eastern  Europe and beyond, with call highlights from Jessica Bleyzer of  SigmaBleyzer, Media Development Investment Fund’s Harlan Mandel, Daniel  Kozlov of Global Venture Alliance and Open Road Alliance’s Caroline  Bressan (3:20). And, TIIP...

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to discuss the surprising breakthrough in the SEC’s new rules on corporate climate disclosure and preview next week’s Agents of Impact call on political and country risk. We also hear from Stanford’s Alicia Seiger , who has a contrarian take on the hot issue of Scope 3 accounting. Plus, the headlines. Next week's call: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/298268478047 Sub...

Monique Aiken is joined by Dana Lanza of Confluence Philanthropy to hear about their annual gathering, and to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, climate change, racial justice and more. Plus, the headlines.

Host Brian Walsh catches up with ImpactAlpha’s Jessica Pothering from Cape Town, South Africa to talk about women driving alpha in emerging markets. And we hear  from Harlan Mandel of Media Development Investment Fund on investing in a free press in countries that need it most. Plus, the headlines.

David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to share a conversation with Jon Lukomnik of Sinclair Capital about the swift fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the weaponization of finance and the Green Way Forward. And we get a preview of next week’s call from Duke’s Cathy Clark. Plus, the headlines. For all the headlines and more: impactalpha.com RSVP to The Call Jon's podcast: https://podcasts.app...

Host Monique Aiken and ImpactAlpha’s David Bank tee up impact investing’s policy agenda (and next week’s Agents of Impact Call), with comments from Satyam Khanna, ex- of the SEC, Cambria Allen Ratzlaff of the Human Capital Management Coalition – and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen (2:50) . And Dennis Price introduces Bosco and Maya Kante and the innovative ‘impact note’ with which they financ...

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh with updates from the carbon beat  and highlights from this week’s Agents of Impact Call. Plus, the  headlines.

Host Monique Aiken is joined by David Bank to preview next week’s call on the real world effects of a rising price of carbon (3:15). And, Dennis Price speaks with Kim Folsom of Founders First about flexible  business financing to create jobs and wealth (5:15). Plus, the headlines (0:30). Next week's Agents of Impact Call registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/255708540127 More on Kim Fols...

Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars David Bank and Imogen Rose-Smith to make sense of the mixed signals in impact investing and the broader economy (5:50). Dennis Price shares a story on impact-management tech (2:55). Plus, the headlines. --> impactalpha.com/subscribe --> Imogen's latest column --> Dennis' story on Impact Measurement and Management

Monique Aiken and David Bank react to Larry Fink’s annual letter,  BlocPower’s expansion and systemic approaches to income inequality. And,  at (5:30), David catches up with Martin Whittaker about Just Capital’s  “Just 100” rankings, stakeholder primacy and “Davos Man.” https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/

Host Brian Walsh brings back roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith  and David Bank to take up private equity scandals, impending  regulations, the tech reckoning, battling billionaires and, of course,  “Don’t Look Up.” Plus, the headlines. Headlines: (0:30)   Roundtable discussion: (2:45) For daily coverage of impact investing and beyond, head on over to impactalpha.com

Roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join host Brian Walsh to talk about Imogen's Institutional Shift column, and Resilience Capital’s Gillian Marcelle and 1863 Ventures’ Melissa Bradley challenge impact investors to walk the talk. Plus, the headlines .

Host Monique Aiken takes a look back on a year of conversations on The  Reconstruction podcast with outtakes from Anne Price, Rodney Foxworth  and Nwamaka Agbo. Aiken also looks forward to next week’s Agents of Impact Call on the series and what’s next. Plus, the headlines.