The Impact Newsfeed

Daily news digest from the world of affordable housing and impact investing

Emissions keep rising among world's biggest meat and dairy producers

Urgent policy is needed to combat this trend, according to an analysis led by the FAIRR investor network.

Why leading VCs are rethinking their food investments

Funding for innovation in food and agriculture systems is due for a reality check after years of startup overvaluation.

Finding the right message for taking the sustainability movement mainstream

How to use the power of advertising for the fight against climate change.

Impact accelerators in Europe: three trends to watch for 2024

Research by Impact Shakers suggests the number of European startup accelerators that are focused on impact has doubled in just a few years. While they're diverse in geography and focus, three common themes have emerged.

Checklist: Preparing for the SEC Climate Disclosure Rules

The highly anticipated climate disclosure requirements proposed by the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) pose complex challenges for both public enterprises and the private companies that sell to them. While the rules haven't been finalized, the new requirements are said to deliver an enhancement and standardization of climate-related disclosures, shifting climate reporting from a primarily

Filling this 'forgotten element of the energy transition is critical to net zero

The pipeline of investable renewable energy and low carbon infrastructure projects in developing nations needs to be up to nine times larger, warns the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change.

How Unilever uses AI to cut petrochemicals out of laundry soap

Unilever used AI to identify replacement ingredients for its laundry and cleaning products five times faster than previously possible.

Diversity-centered funding initiatives face legal challenges

A discrimination lawsuit challenging a grant program focused on Black-owned businesses has far-reaching implications for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Digitizing the path to decarbonization

Sponsored: To drive climate action, we must move fast and move together — and we can do so by combining the real and the digital worlds.

VC investment into impact startups plummets worldwide in 2023 – Dealroom research

Latest figures launched at ImpactFest show downward trend in impact venture capital funding continues to gather pace since 2021’s high point.

Listen up, utilities: The EV industry is telling you what it needs

Utility queuing challenges, standardizing charging equipment and improving financing mechanisms are driving the conversation on EVs.

Boosting the Power of Corporate Investment in the Fight Against Climate Change

The American Forest Foundation’s new report, Boosting the Power of Corporate Investment in the Fight Against Climate Change, explores how investment in forests, specifically family-owned forests in the United States, is a critical yet underutilized tool in the fight against climate change—and how innovative programs and financing models are essential for building and scaling a

Financing the end of plastic pollution

Sponsored: The Global Plastics Treaty must include a financing plan that supports the countries most impacted by plastic pollution and least equipped to deal with it.

Opinion: Innovations for disaster resilience exist – now we must help them scale up

Crisis response and preparedness has come a long way – but to manage future disasters, we need to support a marketplace for tried-and-tested innovations – and to learn from experience in countries like India.

Why Unilever’s downshift on sustainability is good news

Environmental and social commitments are aligning more closely with tangible financial goals, a sign of sustainability’s maturity in business.