The end of one year and the beginning of the next is naturally a time for reflection. And wow, did we have a lot to reflect on!
Impact Engine CEO Jessica Droste Yagan and Chief Investment Officer Priya Parrish write about how impact investing changed in 2023 and what we can expect in the year ahead.
Optimism is one of our values here at Impact Engine. It's time to share some of the reasons for our optimism with you, and support you to find your own. Read our 12 reasons to be optimistic in 2024.
IE CEO Jessica Droste Yagan was featured on the Real Leaders Podcast (listen on Spotify or Apple Podcasts). "How are we spending our money? How are we making decisions? Who are we voting for in terms of laws that need to change?" she asks. "As a consumer, as an investor, if I'm trying to be super conscious of who I'm supporting, what does that mean, that's the other way we can shift the system the way we want it to go."
We were also profiled by Gender Equality in Tech Cities and Phenix Capital Group's annual investor survey.
Carbon Direct's Chief Scientist Julio Friedmann was featured on the Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy podcast to talk about the future of carbon management. He introduced listeners to how companies are reducing greenhouse gas emissions, removing CO2 from the atmosphere, and even repurposing pollution byproducts into other useful commodities.
Measurabl, the real estate ESG platform, launched a monthly newsletter on LinkedIn called The Measurabl Minute. The series, which debuted in December, begins by examining how climate risks are reshaping the real estate industry’s approach to investment and asset management. Subscriptions are free and open to the public.
PadSplit, the house-hacking rental platform, was profiled by Nick Kristof of the New York Times, who devoted his entire column to outlining how "PadSplit is leading the way." Kristof writes, "Now operating in 18 cities, PadSplit provides an online platform for low-income workers to find furnished rooms [...] PadSplit hasn’t received direct public subsidies, and the model has room to scale up; census data suggests that there are tens of millions of bedrooms in America that no one sleeps in."
Vistria Group, a fund investment, won substantial investment commitments totaling $175 million from the State of New York Common Retirement Fund. The NY State fund is the third largest public pension plan in the United States, and one of the largest to express an interest in socially-responsible investments. The news comes fresh on the heels of Vistria opening a New York City office at 3 World Trade Center.