ReFED
ReFED is a national nonprofit dedicated to ending food loss and waste across the U.S. food system through data-driven solutions and strategic capital. Founded in 2015 by a coalition of industry, government, and philanthropic leaders, ReFED produced the first national economic roadmap for reducing food waste, and its data and methodologies have since been adopted […]
Lynne Twist
Lynne Twist is a recognized global visionary who has spent more than 40 years committed to alleviating poverty, ending world hunger, empowering women and girls, and supporting social justice and environmental sustainability. The breadth of her work ranges from working with Mother Teresa in Calcutta to guiding refugees in Ethiopian camps to protecting threatened Amazon […]
Domini: Insights
Founded by Amy Domini—widely recognized as one of the pioneers who proved that values-aligned investing could deliver competitive financial returns—this blog-style insights hub tracks the ongoing work of Domini Impact Investments across climate, community investing, ecological sustainability, human dignity, and corporate accountability. Domini began her career as a stockbroker in the 1970s and 80s, became […]
The Clean Money Revolution
Part memoir, part insider’s guide, and part manifesto for anyone ready to ask where their money spends the night, this book by Joel Solomon with Tyee Bridge traces Solomon’s own journey from the son of a shopping mall developer in Tennessee to a pioneering impact investor who has backed more than 100 early-stage companies focused […]
Blue Forest
Blue Forest is a nonprofit conservation finance organization that brings people, finance, and science together to restore and protect forests, watersheds, ecosystems, and communities. The organization builds partnerships with investors, land managers, nonprofits, Native Nations, private companies, and the public sector to catalyze the funds and partners needed to make restoration projects happen. Blue Forest […]
Regenerative Economics
Regenerative Economics by John Fullerton transforms how we see the economy—and what’s possible—offering a science-based, hopeful path beyond crisis thinking with a regenerative model that works like a living system. Fullerton, an unconventional economist and founder of the Capital Institute who left a 20-year career as Managing Director at JPMorgan in search of deeper answers, […]
Principles for Responsible Investment
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is an investor initiative in partnership with UNEP FI and the UN Global Compact, founded in 2006 and supported by the United Nations to become the leading network for investors demonstrating their commitment to responsible ownership and long-term, sustainable returns. The PRI network comprises pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign/development […]
Global Impact Investing Network
The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) is the global champion of impact investing, dedicated to increasing the scale and effectiveness of impact investing around the world. Impact investments are investments made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return, made in both emerging […]
Kiva
By connecting people through crowdfunded loans, Kiva puts the power of financial inclusion in all our hands. It began in March 2005 when the first loan on kiva.org was funded to Elizabeth, a woman in Uganda, who used her $500 Kiva loan to expand her fish-mongering business, traveling to purchase fish by the basket to […]
Grameen Foundation
Founded in 1997, Grameen Foundation was established to end poverty by turning Professor Muhammad Yunus’ vision of microfinance into a globally recognized concept, partnering with local organizations to lead programs in 78 countries. Grameen Foundation has harnessed technology to amplify impact and broadened its mission to include ending hunger through its merger with Freedom from […]
Women’s World Banking
Women’s World Banking operates as both an NGO partnering with financial institutions and policymakers to design gender-intentional solutions facilitating systemic change, and as an investor through Women’s World Banking Asset Management (WAM) advancing women through direct equity to bring financial security, prosperity, and independence. Founded in 1979 by Michaela Walsh, Esther Ocloo, Ela Bhatt, and […]
Accion Opportunity Fund
Accion Opportunity Fund (AOF) is a leading national non-profit small business lender providing access to affordable loans, free business advising, educational resources, and support networks to fuel long-term success for small business owners ready to grow, thrive, and build a better future. AOF expands access to economic opportunity by creating pathways to financial and knowledge […]
Cerise+SPTF
Cerise+SPTF is a joint initiative between two global leaders in social and environmental performance management. Founded in 2005, the Social Performance Task Force (SPTF) developed and regularly updates the Universal Standards for Social and Environmental Performance Management, first issued in 2012, which guide impact-driven financial service providers in making finance safer and more beneficial for […]
Ceres
Ceres works to accelerate the transition to a cleaner, more just, and resilient world by making the business case for action on the most pressing sustainability challenges: climate change, water scarcity and pollution, and nature and biodiversity loss. With data-driven research and expert analysis, Ceres inspires investors and companies to act on these global challenges […]
As You Sow
As You Sow is the nation’s non-profit leader in shareholder advocacy, founded in 1992 to harness shareholder power to create lasting change and align investments with values. As You Sow’s mission is to promote environmental and social corporate responsibility through shareholder advocacy, coalition building, and innovative legal strategies, with a vision of a safe, just, […]
Institutional Shareholder Services
Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) empowers investors and companies to build for long-term and sustainable growth by providing high-quality data, analytics, and insight. Founded in 1985 and majority owned by Deutsche Börse Group along with ISS management, ISS is a leading provider of corporate governance and responsible investment solutions, market intelligence, fund services, and events and […]