Swift Endorses Investor Report on Fracking
In January 2012, Swift Foundation joined more than 40 organizations representing over $55 billion in assets to support a new report on corporate responsibility in fracking. The report written by the...
View ArticleSwift Joins Institutional Investors for Disclosure of Lobbying
Shareholder resolutions were filed with more than 50 companies by more than 65 institutional and individual investors for 2013. Swift Foundation counts as one of eighteen foundations on record with...
View ArticleA Good Buzz & A Good Company
Check out this two-minute video on a good buzz from the great company Guayaki Sustainable Rainforest Products! Their business model makes a difference by providing income to local residents and...
View ArticleUnleashing the Potential of US Foundation Endowments
A new report from The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment is now available. The report is for foundation staff and trustees who want to employ investment and shareowner strategies across...
View ArticleNew Impact Investing Report
Impact investing 2.0: The Way Forward – Insight from 12 Outstanding Funds This report studies 12 funds with diverse objectives and geography to understand how they became successful in terms of...
View ArticleIntroduction to Transformative Finance
Transform Finance is a committed community of investors, entrepreneurs and social leaders that seek to place communities back at the core of impact investing and that support community-led models of...
View ArticleLending to Poor Farmers: Seeding the Market
Root Capital has been featured in the latest print issue of The Economist. This article explores Root Capital’s 15-year track record, their impact to date, and their aspirations for the future....
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GreenBiz Interview on Values Driven Investing
This column is about the people of sustainability. What makes them tick? What’s their unique way to create impact? What have they learned that works? This time the column features, Tim Smith, director...
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From Grantmaker to Financial Activist
“For the first time I connected the dots…the companies in which we invested were engaged in industries such as mining, agribusiness and oil & gas that were undermining the well being &...
View ArticleInvesting in Food Systems: Gaps in Capital, Analysis and Leadership
Foundations are missing a critical opportunity in food systems funding. As they increasingly make grants in food and agriculture, few invest their endowment assets in farmers, cooperatives, businesses...
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