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Senate must vote against roll back of BLM methane waste rule

Before we invest in a sector, we try to identify companies best positioned to deliver strong, stable financial returns. We are dedicated to our clients who trust us to manage their money for the long-term. We look at whether a company is efficient in its business practices, and whether it adheres to strong positive environmental and social policies, which may increase company profitability and give it a competitive edge.

Sonen Capital Closes on Sustainable Real Assets Fund

San Francisco-based impact investment management firm, Sonen Capital LLC, said Feb. 23 that it has closed on its first global sustainable "real assets" fund of funds, raising $75 million to invest in renewable energy, green real estate and sustainable agriculture.

Our Pursuit of Deeper Impact

In a recent report, In Pursuit of Deeper Impact, social impact advisor Katherine Pease of KP Advisors challenges the status quo of impact investing

Sonen Capital Closes Its First Global Sustainable Real Assets Fund at Over $75 Million

Sonen Capital announced the final close of its Global Sustainable Real Assets Fund, a $75 million private global real assets impact investment fund.

Next Up for Impact Investing: ‘Solve for Market Demand, Not Investor Preferences’

I did not attend the Global Impact Investing Network’s first global forum in 2013 in London. But from what I understand, that inaugural event was typical for the still-nascent field. There were lots of questions about how to proceed, how to develop products that ultimately benefit people and the planet, how to measure their impact and how to make some coin while doing it.

Impact Investing Deals Start to Flow in Central America and the Caribbean

Antigua, Guatemala was the place last month to take stock of the impact investing ecosystem in Central America and the Caribbean. More than 350 investors, entrepreneurs and other participants from 34 countries gathered at the Latin American Impact Investment Forum for Central America and the Caribbean.

Assessing the Impact of Social Enterprises Using the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals and IRIS

Social entrepreneurship is increasingly recognized as a means of addressing the world’s most pressing social and environmental problems. However, assessing the impact of social enterprises continues to be challenging. Part of the challenge is to find a shared language of impact in the myriad approaches used by social entrepreneurs, impact investors, and development agencies to code, classify, and interpret impact.

From Burning Man to Socap

We recently returned from a week in the desert at this year's Burning Man festival. It was a profound journey, something we will remember for the rest of our lives. Burning Man is a unique and fascinating place. The breadth and scale of it is quite extraordinary, something that can only be experienced to comprehend. We met many incredible people, experienced moving art projects, danced until the early morning, and genuinely had a really amazing time.

US Investors Ploughing Billions into Palm Oil, Claims Report

Some of the US’ leading institutional investors, including pension funds, are potentially fuelling environmental and social harm by ploughing billions of dollars into the palm oil industry through opaque financial arrangements, a new report claims.

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