Energising Development (EnDev)’s Post

James McIntyre, our Chief Strategy Officer, and Matt Posner were recently featured in ImpactAlpha, highlighting the critical role municipal bonds can play in multiplying the historic $20 billion of Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds announced by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week. This will enable the scaling up of climate initiatives, especially in underserved communities and markets. Read the full article here and learn how and where public finance can support decarbonization: https://lnkd.in/eKGb6tSD #InclusiveProsperityCapital #GreenhouseGasReductionFund #GGRF #MunicipalBonds #Decarbonization 

🌿 Exciting News! 🌿 We are thrilled to announce that Project Apōpō, our property project management company based in Northland, New Zealand, has taken a significant step towards sustainability by becoming Sustainable Business Network (SBN) Impact Investors this week. At Project Apōpō, we are deeply committed to creating a positive impact not only in the property industry but also in our broader community and environment. As an Impact Investor of SBN, we are aligning ourselves with an organisation dedicated to accelerating the transition to an equitable and sustainable future. SBN's mission to change the systems that perpetuate an extractive, unfair, and unsustainable economic model resonates deeply with our values. Since 2014, SBN has been implementing the Big Shift approach, developed by Forum for the Future in the UK. This approach outlines a clear path towards system change in six essential steps, providing us with a framework to generate meaningful impact through our work. As Impact Investors, we are not only committing to sustainable practices within our own operations but also investing in initiatives and projects that drive positive change in our industry and beyond. We believe that by leveraging our resources and networks, we can make a tangible difference in building a more sustainable future for generations to come. We are incredibly proud to be part of the Sustainable Business Network and look forward to collaborating with like-minded businesses and individuals to create a brighter, greener, and more equitable world. #ProjectApopo #SustainableBusiness #ImpactInvesting #SustainableFuture #SystemChange #BigShift #SustainableBusinessNetwork

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My “BuzzFeed” list of “7 moments from Mindful Money's conference that will make you wish you attended”: 1. “Don’t call it ‘social housing’ - they’re homes, for people, end of.” Or at least this is my summary of the inimitable Jodi Hayward's take on things. 2. A house for the “average” New Zealander costs them 8x their annual income. EIGHT TIMES. And it’s not like much of that annual income can even go towards the purchase of a house - not with food, utilities, insurance etc. Unattainable? Understatement. 3. NZ is s*%t at providing interesting alternatives to home ownership to alleviate the above issue. Shout out to Simplicity for their ‘rent to own’ scheme. 4. Criticism of Kāinga Ora (regardless of whether it’s justified) perpetuates a culture of condemnation, stealing energy from where it could be better spent, on improvement and solutions. (Shamubeel Eaqub) 5. We talk a lot about renewable energy and its limitations (can it produce enough power?) but that’s not the right question, we should be asking ‘how can we moderate our consumption so we need less, making renewables more feasible.” (Bill Murphy). 6. Managers of capital need to stop excusing themselves from the responsibility of helping to improve our society - because what we feed, grows. 7. If more New Zealanders understood the power that their KiwiSaver’s wield, in terms of capital that could be invested into life/earth changing things, they would be incredibly excited. And they’d probably want their KiwiSaver to do more of it… Oh and Pathfinder won Best Ethical KiwiSaver Fund, Best Ethical Investor and the People’s Choice award because we “…continue to raise standards and lead the investment sector on ethical issues.” Thanks to our amazing team, our CEO John Berry for his foresight, intelligence, stubbornness and kindness and to all our members. P.s To my great table mates, I think our idea has serious legs. Steven Moe Richard Pinfold Bryony Greenhalgh Ana Dermer #mindfulmoneyawards #pathfinder

Throwback to when our Co-founder, Mobolaji S. shared some of the highlights of 2023 impacts by The 234 Project. No capping, The 234 Project is impact-driven💯💯 https://lnkd.in/dRZd2Uk4 #Impact #impactzone #impactdriven #YouthEmpowerment #the234project

Businesses responding to climate change are taking advantage of a $100 trillion opportunity. Learn more about NZ's leading climate venture capital series at this upcoming webinar (wholesale investors only).

Explore sustainable investing this #EarthMonth and #FinancialLiteracyMonth. Discover Aspiriant's philosophy and learn how investors can invest in causes they are passionate about while making a positive impact on the world. 🌎 👉 https://buff.ly/3xQ9J5K

Today we adopt the FCA SDR ‘Sustainability Impact’ label. Our FP WHEB Sustainability Fund will become the FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund and we have published our updated Prospectus and Consumer Facing Disclosure on our website: https://lnkd.in/eBywVZJk We are thrilled to have the label, but it will be a pyrrhic victory if the market as a whole does not embrace the new regime. It is for this reason that we are actively sharing our experiences with peers to support their ambitions to utilise the labels. 300 people registered for our SDR webinar yesterday with Seb Beloe and George Latham showing there is clearly still appetite in the market to make this regime a success and create meaningful change in sustainable investing that ultimately cements trust with investors. Our webinar will be available on demand next week, but please get in touch if you would like to discuss SDR with us further. #FCA #SDR #SustainabilityImpact #Impact #ImpactInvesting #Sustainability The value of units in FP WHEB Sustainability Impact Fund, WHEB Sustainable Impact Fund or WHEB Environmental Impact Fund may increase or decrease and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Past performance does not predict future returns. Your capital is at risk.

The 6 shifts needed to transform the Finance system;   ·      Scale up public investment for climate and nature   ·      Scale up private investment for climate and nature   ·      Eliminate harmful subsidies   ·      Extend economic and financial inclusion to underserved and marginalized groups   ·      Ensure that the financial system accounts for climate- and nature-related risks   ·      Price greenhouse gas emissions and other environmental harms   Sustainability is a driver of returns. We are a focused team managing investment portfolios that are well positioned to contribute to, and benefit from sustainability and the circular economy. It’s what we do, it’s all we do. https://lnkd.in/dvUz_y6f

I could not be more excited to spend 3 days this week in New York City at GreenFin 2024, one of the world's leading conferences on the circular economy. Attending will be more than 1,000 professionals across four key functions: institutional investors, corporate finance and sustainability executives, financial institutions and sustainable finance and investing policymakers.  In many respects these are my new buyers of professional services, emerging Board room decision makers and influencers of how location decision making will change with respect to ESG and Sustainability. I need to know this better to lead at the standard of quality required of me. I plan to be quite observant, with a focus on all the pros and cons and tradeoffs associated with financial reporting of organizations and what really matters, from GHG monitoring to climate change recognition to materiality frameworks that will impact location decision making and real estate portfolio management requirements. In particular, I see my client's mission and objective in SDG's and sustainability creeping into our criteria for site selection more frequently and must challenge myself and my team to consider this trend with proper balance and an objective, informed perspective. Here's hoping I will make some new and diverse friends from across the world also that I would normally not. Exciting...I love to learn! #ESG #sustainability #circulareconomy #carbonzero #nature #renewables #climatechange #financialreporting #materiality #siteselection #FDI #SDGs https://lnkd.in/gfVHk9Rs