InvestHER Ventures, partnered by Gerri Kahnweiler is an early stage investment firm that partners with and invests in women entrepreneurs. The community and Greenprint developed green stormwater infrastructure that offered the neighborhood access to healthy, local produce, new career training opportunities, a safe community gathering space and most importantly, Peoria is working with the EPA to eliminate these combined sewer overflows, and hopes to be the first city to do so with 100% green stormwater infrastructure. In a city of 116,000 people situated on the banks of the Illinois river, Peoria has had a long history of sewer system overflows polluting the river. The Well Farm at Voris Field project in Peoria, Illinois is an excellent example of partnered impact. Their community-first commitment means that they co-design each project with residents to revitalize neighborhoods, increase public health and safety, and create new job opportunities. Greenprint Partners, led by Nicole Chavas is a green infrastructure delivery partner that helps cities achieve high-impact, community-driven stormwater solutions at scale. is $864 and the Routledge Handbook of Poverty in the United States estimates that 100 million Americans live at or near the national poverty level. The national average for a one bedroom apartment in the U.S. Affordable housing is a leading issue in America. The foundation invested $4.5 million in Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) in 2003 and today they have 8,500 apartments in more than 70 developments spanning 9 states and D.C. She wishes that investments would be more agnostic, faster and easier because she knows how powerful local investment can be. The MacArthur Foundation, a pioneer in impact investing, has dedicated more than $500M of it’s assets to ESG and Debra Schwartz leads the way. These were six women I had researched extensively, respected deeply and enjoyed immensely as our conversation centered more on our humanity and the challenges we face in this world, together. The evening’s panel included Debra Schwartz, Managing Director, Impact Investing at MacArthur Foundation, Emily Lawrence, VP Senior Product ESG Specialist at Northern Trust, Gerri Kahnweiler, Founder and Partner at InvestHER, Nicole Chavas, CEO at Greenprint Partners, Purva Patel, SVP at Nuveen Asset Management (a bond specialist), and Tyra Jeffries, Founder and CEO at CreativeCap Advisors. This presented a unique challenge for me as the moderator because moderating a panel of six can be difficult, but moderating this impressive panel of women, working impact from both profit and non profit as well as public and private perspectives could have been been a train wreck, but it was magical and had a profound impact on me.
To put the numbers in perspective, from 1995 until now, ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing has grown from $639 million to $8.7 billion, tackling issues like climate change, sustainability, education, healthcare, affordable housing, government effectiveness, economic empowerment and beyond.īackstop intentionally and wisely, selected a diverse group of leaders in Impact Investing who are working on the private equity, venture capital, bond and foundation side of investment. Consumers are also more informed and demanding better from the companies they purchase from and the funds they invest in.Ī 2015 analysis by the University of Oxford and Arabesque Management found that 72% of S&P 500 companies are reporting on sustainability and companies with superior standards improve their access to capital. Investors are flocking to financial products that assess the ethics, social responsibility, corporate governance and environmental records of the companies they invest in. This year’s topic was “The Impact of Impact Investing: How Diversity & Inclusion Have Bolstered Performance. Last week, I had the honor of moderating the Backstop Solutions Group Women & Gender Minorities In Technology (Wit) panel discussion for 2018 at the Loews Chicago.
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