A powerhouse coalition of impact investors hopes to build out the field through a donor collaborative launched last week with an initial $12.5 million in commitments. The mission of the new Tipping Point Fund (TPF) is creating and scaling a high-functioning market that operates with integrity. The U.S. Impact Investing Alliance will manage the work. Fran Seegull, its...Read More

  Tesla Model S lithium-ion battery pack in rolling chassis Although electric cars haven’t quite taken off in the 2010s the way some had anticipated, sheer economics are pointing to the 2020s as the time when EVs will find that market fever pitch. From 2010 to 2019, lithium-ion battery prices (when looking at the battery...Read More

  The VMD tiny home is an eco-conscious dwelling that is built using shipping-containers Mexican architectural studios Studioroca and Taller Escape have recently joined forces to create a prefabricated housing model that is move-in ready in just 99 days from ordering. Dubbed VMD, the 30-sq-m (323-sq-ft) tiny home is an eco-conscious dwelling that is built...Read More

“The next 10 years could be the best 10 years we’ve ever seen or the worst decade, and that depends less on the technology and more on the choices we make.” That observation, from Erik Brynjolfsson, director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, feels particularly prescient as we take stock of the 2010s...Read More

Abhijit remembers walking into a meeting at the EU headquarters and immediately noticing that this was very different from the ones he was used to. No suits, no ties, no high heels; lined faces, scruffy winter jackets, and also an eagerness he associated with college freshmen in their first week. These were people, he was...Read More

The idea of applying ESG criteria to the investment process is increasingly gaining momentum among HNW investors, according to Cerulli Associates. In its latest report, the Boston-based research firm reveals that the demand for investments that consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is gaining traction with HNW investors. Related articles In particular, it reports...Read More

As the planet warms due to excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, a solution for drawing down that carbon — or at least a major part of it — lies silently below us. Soil organic matter — made of decomposing plant, animal and microbial tissue — is what distinguishes healthy, vibrant soil from just plain...Read More

The latest example of building momentum for greater investing in companies with strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices was provided this week in the form of new research from Edelman. An overwhelming majority of investors now expect companies to implement effective ESG practices, according to Edelman’s survey of 600 institutional investors in six countries...Read More

The impact investing movement is gaining momentum at a time when the world is facing unprecedented challenges Now is the time for an urgent alliance of capital and communities for the future of the country, says environmental activist David Ritter. In an impassioned plea at the Impact Investment Summit Asia Pacific, the Greenpeace CEO joined...Read More

A less error-prone DNA editing method could correct many more harmful mutations than was previously possible. A new method, called “prime editing,” could, in principle, correct around 89 percent of the mutations that cause inherited human disease. ILLUSTRATION: CASEY CHIN Andrew Anzalone was restless. It was late fall of 2017. The year was winding down,...Read More