

This Week in Impact
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Your weekly roundup of the news and features from this week in ImpactAlpha
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Feb 11, 2022 • 14min
Carbon crypto, carbon markets and carbon quantitative easing
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.

Feb 4, 2022 • 16min
The rising price of carbon and Kim Folsom of Founders First
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).
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https://impactalpha.com/founders-first-scores-9-million-to-deploy-revenue-based-finance-to-diverse-founders/
https://impactalpha.com/kim-folsom-founders-first/
https://impactalpha.com/impact-investors-turn-to-revenue-based-financing-to-bridge-capital-gaps-for-founders-of-color/
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Jan 28, 2022 • 21min
Mixed signals in ESG and impact, climate meets crypto, and impact management and measurement tech take off
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.
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Jan 21, 2022 • 19min
Larry Fink’s letter, BlocPower’s expansion, and Just Capital CEO Martin Whittaker
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.”
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Jan 14, 2022 • 26min
The Roundtable looks ahead to 2022
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)
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Dec 17, 2021 • 21min
December 17th: Diversity in Asset Management
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.

Dec 10, 2021 • 8min
December 10: The Reconstruction This Time
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.

Dec 3, 2021 • 24min
December 3rd: Stakeholder Activism and ReNewCos
Host Brian Walsh and roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank take up the corporate trend du jour: spinning off high-flying green business units, or ReNewCos, from legacy dirty assets, and chew over prospects for a “multi-movement engine” for corporate accountability.

Nov 19, 2021 • 28min
November 19th: 4 Takeaways from COP26 with Stephan Nicoleau
On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken gets an investor’s takeaways from the Glasgow climate summit from FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau. Plus, the headlines.

Nov 12, 2021 • 21min
November 12th: The Marks, the Gretas, and Inflation -- Oh, My!
Host Brian Walsh is back from Glasgow and joined for an institutional impact roundtable by Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank. They sort out the Marks and the Gretas at COP26 and chew on inflation’s impact on… impact. Plus, the headlines


