#SXSW 2026 kicks off today. Check out this guide to the top 25 sessions that matter most for social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and sustainability-focused professionals.

Read our guide: https://ow.ly/WLIK50YsS8q

Watch live sessions: https://ow.ly/YKCF50YsS8s

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The #IA50 2026 Impact Fund Manager Showcase is live! bit.ly/IA502026

This year marks 15 years of the IA 50 as the definitive guide to impact fund managers globally. The 193 firms on this year's list reflect the growth, maturity and innovation in the #impinv landscape. Press release: buff.ly/s4JHKhh

Reimagining Impact Investing for Small Businesses in the Age of AI | Milken Institute Small businesses are responsible for nearly half of all private-sector jobs and economic growth. They, along with startups, serve as the dual engines driving bo

Milken Institute releases new report encouraging impact investors to support the small business and #startup ecosystem by investing in #AI solutions. Download here: https://ow.ly/1hOu50YqaWE #ImpactInvesting #ImpInv #Socent

SXSW EDU Conference & Festival The SXSW EDU Conference & Festival cultivates and empowers a community of engaged stakeholders to advance teaching and learning.

#SXSWEDU kicks off next Monday with numerous #AIforGood sessions and a crossover day with #SWSW. Follow along for our #socent #impinv #philanthropy coverage
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Vanguard Settles Case Claiming It Tried to Kill the Coal Industry

An unfortunate step backward by Vanguard. BlackRock and State Street should stand firm against this ideological attack on ESG investing by climate-denialist Republican AGs carrying water for the coal industry.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/c...

#ClimateChange #ClimateRisk #ESG #SRI #ImpInv #SustInv

Why do people impact invest? Many things motivate a lender to participate in a crowd-funded loan.

Why do people impact invest? #impactinvestment #impinv #socialenterprise

Exclusive | Goldman Sachs Plans to Scrap DEI Criteria for Its Board Race, sexual orientation and other types of DEI factors will no longer be taken into account when the board’s governance committee identifies new potential directors.

Goldman Sachs has caved to conservative pressure to scrap diversity criteria for board candidates — even after shareholders soundly defeated a wave of anti-DEI proxy proposals last year at GS and dozens of other Wall St companies.

www.wsj.com/finance/gold...

#ProxyVoting #DEI #ESG #SRI #ImpInv

AT&T, NYC pension funds reach settlement in lawsuit, allowing shareholder proposal to proceed AT&T will include a previously rejected shareholder proposal around workforce diversity in the proxy materials for its upcoming annual meeting, according to a court filing.

"A shareholder proposal on workforce diversity will proceed to AT&T’s annual meeting after four NYC pension funds and the telecom giant settled a legal dispute that put new SEC guidance for proxy season in the crosshairs."
www.pionline.com/institutiona...
#ProxyVoting #DEI #ESG #ImpInv

Jesse Jackson: A Pioneer for Corporate Accountability Jesse Jackson was a visionary who understood, decades before it became mainstream practice, that the boardroom was a battleground for justice just as surely as the courthouse or the ballot box.

Jesse Jackson was a hero in the responsible investment community. From the South Africa divestiture movement in the 1980s to calling on Silicon Valley to respect worker's rights, he was a pioneer of shareholder democracy.

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#JesseJackson #ESG #SRI #ImpInv #SustInv

Capital in Motion: Black Investors Driving Venture and Impact Across the Globe, from Venture Catalyst, LLC's The Impact Olympics. Features an image of Black investors speaking on a aBLCK VC panel.

Check out the latest from The Impact Olympics! "Capital in Motion: Black Investors Driving Venture and #Impact Across the Globe." #investment #VC #VentureCapital #BHM #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #ImpactInvesting #impinv
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a16z partner Kofi Ampadu to leave firm after TxO program pause | TechCrunch Ampadu's departure perhaps signals the end of the TxO chapter. The fund and program focused on supporting underserved founders by providing access to tech networks and investment capital through a don...

Partner Kofi Ampadu's departure from a16z signals death knell for paused Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund. #impinv #investment #startups #VC #VentureCapital
techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/a...

Sustainable Finance in 2026: 6 Opportunities to Move Beyond the Headwinds Despite headwinds, commitments to sustainable finance are growing. 2026 is about translating this momentum into action and impact. We lay out six opportunities.

World Resources Institute lays out a practical 2026 playbook for #SustainableFinance w\ 6 opportunities for public + private #impinv to scale climate, nature, and livelihood outcomes.

https://ow.ly/yZ4550YcyxE

Breaking into impact investing: Mapping student pathways and experiences How do students break into impact investing? New survey insights from ICM's Mosaic Fellows reveal career pathways, skills, fellowships, and advice for landing roles in impact finance.

@harvard.edu researchers surveyed Impact Capital Managers' Mosaic fellows about their #impinv career pathways.

Shawn Cole and Jonah Zahnd identify the books and experiences survey participants noted as being partly behind their success.

impactalpha.com/breaking-int...

Opinion | How the Capitalists Broke Capitalism

Excellent piece by Oren Cass. “The next step is for universities, large nonprofit foundations, and union and public-sector pensions, to put their assets where their values are, redirecting their savings and endowments toward real investment consistent with their own professed priorities.“ #impinv

2025 Annual Highlights — U.S. Impact Investing Alliance Annual Highlights

2025 demanded focus, agility, and commitment to protecting and advancing the field and practice of impact investing. Read our reflections on the year in the @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social 2025 Annual Highlights: impinvalliance.org/2025-annual-... #impinv

SOCAP26. October 12-14, 2026, Chicago. Save $800! Limited Quantity Available.

Tickets for #SOCAP26 are now on sale! Secure your spot at the Early Bird price (limited quantity available!) to save $800 and join the impact community in Chicago from October 12 to 14. 🏙️🌟 socapglobal.com/event-socap-...

#ImpInv #SocEnt #ImpactCommunity @socapglobal.bsky.social

Fact-filled ImpactAlpha article by Schuyler (Sky) Lance of SustainVC explains why size does not necessarily equal success for #impinv outcomes: impactalpha.com/why-early-stage-capital-...

#ImpInv headlines have been noisy lately. PitchBook’s “2025 Impact Investing Update” cuts through the chatter with something practitioners actually need: clear definitions, comparable data, and a pragmatic read on where capital is really moving. Free download: https://ow.ly/R7qJ50Y5tI1

New white paper: When Investment Is Good Medicine. The Role of Healthcare in Expanding and Diversifying Impact Investments.

We are pleased to share the new white paper, "When Investment Is Good Medicine," co-authored by Jim Sorenson (Sorenson Impact), Andy McMahon (Health Management Associates), and Nina Tschinkel (Catalyst Opportunity Funds). 💡📑 online.fliphtml5.com/pqqqv/ixwv/#...

#ImpactInvesting #ImpInv #Healthcare

#WEF26 recap by ImpactAlpha highlights key #impinv announcements from Reckitt, Canopy, IRC, OpenAI & Gates Foundation: impactalpha.com/uncertainty-reigns-impac...

IRC Launches Airbel Ventures, Impact Investing Fund to Drive Humanitarian Breakthroughs | The IRC The International Rescue Committee (IRC) today announced the launch of Airbel Ventures, a new humanitarian impact investing fund designed to accelerate the entry and scale of breakthrough technologies in crisis-affected communities. The fund will invest in companies whose innovations have the potential to transform humanitarian response—from digital infrastructure for frontline health systems to climate-resilient agriculture. .

International Rescue Committee launches #impinv fund Airbel Ventures at #WEF26 #AIforGood
www.rescue.org/press-release/irc-launch...

Catch up on #WEF26 #impinv #ClimateFinance #philanthropy conversations with our session recaps: medium.com/startingupgood/11-respon...

SOCAP26: Our First Flagship Event in Chicago! - SOCAP Global The SOCAP team shares their vision for bringing the largest event for the impact investing community to the Midwest to celebrate innovation, community connection, and deepening our work together.

In the latest episode of the #MoneyAndMeaning podcast, members of the SOCAP Global team discuss the vision for bringing the largest event for the impact investing community to the Midwest to celebrate innovation, community connection, and deepening our work together. Tune in!

#SOCAP26 #ImpInv

Grateful to @financialtimes.com for highlighting a major shift in corporate governance, citing weakening shareholder oversight and growing corporate power. In my letter to the editor, I warn that corporate “management primacy” threatens transparency, accountability and healthy markets. #impinv

What does it take to build markets that don’t exist yet? This #WEF26 panel offered a practical answer - fund for the long term, engineer demand through procurement, and build ecosystems that make inclusion economically viable.

#impinv #socent #innovation

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Starting now at #WEF26: Schwab Foundation Awards 2026
#SocialImpact #Socent #Impinv #innovation

Watch live: https://ow.ly/Va7t50Y088C

Find #WEF26 conversation on #GlobalGoals #ImpInv #Sustdev #AIforGood & more

How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change

Anatomy of a backlash. We went from “transforming finance” to now actively ignoring financially material impact factors. Doing so will lead to long-term underperformance and underfunded pension fund liabilities. #impinv

Eight US policy battles that will shape impact investing in 2026 Uncover the key developments in impact investing policy that will shape economic and climate action in 2026.

Check out great insights from @franseegull.bsky.social @usimpinvalliance.bsky.social and sourcing from @impactalpha.com on #impinv in 2026 impactalpha.com/eight-us-pol...

ICYMI: Our December newsletter is here! This edition is packed with actionable insights and resources for the impact community. Explore it here: us11.campaign-archive.com?e=f5e1281f41...

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