Best Andrew Tsao Podcasts (2025)

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How to fix blended finance + Tsao family office expands impact strategy to Africa 21:01

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Can open deal data and standardized reporting might help fix blended finance? How the Singapore-based Tsao family office deploys its capital towards impact (10:00). And, goodbye accelerators, hello venture studios – how emerging market investors are helping st…

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How to fix blended finance + Tsao family office expands impact strategy to Africa 21:01

5h ago21:01

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Can open deal data and standardized reporting might help fix blended finance? How the Singapore-based Tsao family office deploys its capital towards impact (10:00). And, goodbye accelerators, hello venture studios – how emerging market investors are helping st…

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Capturing the market for carbon capture + Who gets jobs in impact? 23:43

5d ago23:43

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How air capture aims to capture the market for carbon my cost effectively removing it from the air. How Boldline Capital seeks to meet the short term liquidity of impact and emerging fund managers (10:34). And, who actually lands a job in impact investing? Har…

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Capturing the market for carbon capture + Who gets jobs in impact? 23:43

6d ago23:43

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How air capture aims to capture the market for carbon my cost effectively removing it from the air. How Boldline Capital seeks to meet the short term liquidity of impact and emerging fund managers (10:34). And, who actually lands a job in impact investing? Har…

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Helping advisors meet the moment in impact investing with CapShift's Adam Rein 15:35

20d ago15:35

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In this Agents of Impact podcast David Bank speaks with CapShift CEO and co-founder Adam Rein ] about the growing demand for impact investing among high net worth individuals and how Capshift is addressing this need through its technology-enabled platform. ImpactAlpha and CapShift are launching Advisors' Corner, a new hub of practical resources to …

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How $3 billion in GGRF funds escaped legal limbo + why biochar is having a moment 24:41

26d ago24:41

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese and senior reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: How nearly $3 billion in Biden era climate financing, thought to be frozen in legal limbo, made it out to some private equity giants. Why biochar is having a moment (09:00). And, how global superstar Rihanna is investing in wome…

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How $3 billion in GGRF funds escaped legal limbo + why biochar is having a moment 24:41

26d ago24:41

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Amy Cortese and senior reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: How nearly $3 billion in Biden era climate financing, thought to be frozen in legal limbo, made it out to some private equity giants. Why biochar is having a moment (09:00). And, how global superstar Rihanna is investing in wome…

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The urgent need for climate adaptation, plus a growing role for community development financial institutions in Indian country 20:54

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: New urgency around investments in climate adaptation and resilience in the wake of the tragic flooding in Texas. How Community Development Financial Institutions in Indian country are positioned to step up – with or without promised federal funding (09:02). An…

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The urgent need for climate adaptation, plus a growing role for community development financial institutions in Indian country 20:54

1M ago20:54

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: New urgency around investments in climate adaptation and resilience in the wake of the tragic flooding in Texas. How Community Development Financial Institutions in Indian country are positioned to step up – with or without promised federal funding (09:02). An…

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Doing more with less development dollars, plus a tribute to Andrew Kassoy 20:59

1M ago20:59

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Doing more with less – the blended finance fallout from shrinking development aid and a shuttered USAID. A call for responsible investors to invest in… defence companies (09:30). And, remembering B Lab’s Andrew Kassoy, an Agent of Impact who launched a movemen…

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Doing more with fewer development dollars, plus a tribute to Andrew Kassoy 20:59

1M ago20:59

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Doing more with less – the blended finance fallout from shrinking development aid and a shuttered USAID. A call for responsible investors to invest in… defence companies (09:30). And, remembering B Lab’s Andrew Kassoy, an Agent of Impact who launched a movemen…

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Catalytic climate capital in the Amazonian bio-economy 19:08

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Teeing up November's Global Climate Summit COP 30 in Brazil with inclusive nature-based, Indigenous-led and catalytic climate capital. A new tool that helps direct scarce concessional capital for adaptation finance to where it's most needed (09:45). And…

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Catalytic climate capital in the Amazonian bio-economy 19:08

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Teeing up November's Global Climate Summit COP 30 in Brazil with inclusive nature-based, Indigenous-led and catalytic climate capital. A new tool that helps direct scarce concessional capital for adaptation finance to where it's most needed (09:45). And…

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Key to effective investments in youth mental health: Voices of young people 30:33

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Hopelab’s Margaret Laws and Amy Green join ’s David Bank on the latest episode of the Agents of Impact podcast. See all of ImpactAlpha's Healthy Youth coverage: https://impactalpha.com/browse/inclusion/healthy-youth/

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Lessons from Apollo and Mastercard Foundation + The Reconstruction Won't Be Televised 24:09

2M ago24:09

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: What the $785 billion private equity giant Apollo has learned in the five years since launching its $1 billion private impact fund; from MasterCard Foundation's Africa Growth Fund to local African funders, a look at the small business investing landscape on th…

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Lessons from Apollo and Mastercard Foundation + The Reconstruction Won't Be Televised 24:09

2M ago24:09

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: What the $785 billion private equity giant Apollo has learned in the five years since launching its $1 billion private impact fund; from MasterCard Foundation's Africa Growth Fund to local African funders, a look at the small business investing landscape on th…

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Mobilzing private capital for green lending + European investors still see materiality as material 19:47

2M ago19:47

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Turning the stranded pipeline of green loans into investable deal flow for private capital. Plus, for European investors, material risks are still… material (10:30). And, Taylor Swift, Ryan Coogler, and the emerging ownership economy in music and film (15:10).…

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Mobilizing private capital for green lending + European investors still see materiality as material 19:47

2M ago19:47

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Turning the stranded pipeline of green loans into investable deal flow for private capital. Plus, for European investors, material risks are still… material (10:30). And, Taylor Swift, Ryan Coogler, and the emerging ownership economy in music and film (15:10).…

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Dennis Price steps into new role as CEO of ImpactAlpha 16:29

2M ago16:29

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In this special episode of This Week in Impact, Brian Walsh discusses the evolution of ImpactAlpha with editor-in-chief David Bank and newly named CEO Dennis Price. The discussion centers on the leadership transition and the new teams and tools being developed at ImpactAlpha to support Agents of Impact. Read the full announcement.…

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Dennis Price steps into new role as CEO of ImpactAlpha 16:29

2M ago16:29

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In this special episode of This Week in Impact, Brian Walsh discusses the evolution of ImpactAlpha with editor-in-chief David Bank and newly named CEO Dennis Price. The discussion centers on the leadership transition and the new teams and tools being developed at ImpactAlpha to support Agents of Impact. ⁠Read the full announcement⁠.…

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Navajo Power’s six-year journey modelling a just climate transition 27:14

3M ago27:14

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David catches up with Navajo Power CEO Brett Isaac and COO Michael Cox to learn how the indigenous-owned company is building out utility-scale solar projects, not just in Navajo Nation but on tribal land across the country. Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Navajo Power and Its Mission 03:11 The Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy 05:45 Commu…

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Risk misperceptions in climate and emerging markets 17:35

3M ago17:35

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Pegasus Capital’s contrarian play for orphaned climate projects in emerging markets. How a Ugandan pension fund is creating its own new savers with investments in small business and agriculture (07:45). And, should impact have a veto in investment decisionmaki…

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Risk misperceptions in climate and emerging markets 17:35

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Pegasus Capital’s contrarian play for orphaned climate projects in emerging markets. How a Ugandan pension fund is creating its own new savers with investments in small business and agriculture (07:45). And, should impact have a veto in investment decisionmaki…

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Advice for the Gates Foundation spend-down + The state of blended finance 21:16

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Unsolicited advice for the Gates Foundation following the announcement that it would increase its giving and spend down its endowment by 2045; How California's massive public pension funds find alpha in emerging fund managers (09:45); And, glimmers of hope for…

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Advice for the Gates Foundation spend-down + The state of blended finance 21:16

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Unsolicited advice for the Gates Foundation following the announcement that it would increase its giving and spend down its endowment by 2045; How California's massive public pension funds find alpha in emerging fund managers (09:45); And, glimmers of hope for…

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Next50's Peter Kaldes on investing a $265 million endowment to value and support aging 23:46

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There are nearly as many people in the US over 65 years old as there are under 18, and we’re not getting any younger. “It's genuinely a mega trend that's going to impact every aspect of our economy,” Next50’s Peter Kaldes tells David Bank on this Agents of Impact podcast. “We would be missing out on a profound investment and impact opportunity if w…

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Remedies for Impact’s original sins + Carbon removal's moment in the... dirt 19:16

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Two views on the future of impact investing from Calvert Impact and Innovative Finance Initiative. Temasek makes the case for the private equity opportunity in climate adaptation and resilience (09:10). And, how Mati Carbon plans to leverage its $50 million X-…

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Remedies for Impact’s original sins + Carbon removal's moment in the... dirt 19:16

3M ago19:16

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Two views on the future of impact investing from Calvert Impact and Innovative Finance Initiative. Temasek makes the case for the private equity opportunity in climate adaptation and resilience (09:10). And, how Mati Carbon plans to leverage its $50 million X-…

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The buzz at Milken + Which impact archetype are you? 23:06

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: With US markets all over the place, investors at the Milken Global Conference shift their focus to ownership, AI, and the rest of the world. How impact investors are responding to proposed cuts to health and medical research (8:33). And, forget your ast…

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What’s the buzz at Milken + Which impact archetype are you? 23:06

3M ago23:06

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: With US markets all over the place, investors at the Milken Global Conference shift their focus to ownership, AI, and the rest of the world. How impact investors are responding to proposed cuts to health and medical research (8:33). And, forget your ast…

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How JFF Ventures is upskilling low-wage workers and enabling solopreneurs 18:38

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JFF Ventures’ Yigal Kerszenbaum joins David Bank on the latest Agents of Impact podcast. The venture capital fund is betting on a high-road vision of workforce innovation – and AI – to expand economic mobility for workers amid technological disruption and economic uncertainty. Read Kerszenbaum's op-ed on ImpactAlpha. Timecodes: 00:00 The Role of Im…

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Pages from the playbook for shared prosperity + a report card for pay-as-you-go solar 20:12

4M ago20:12

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Some initial entries into the playbook for shared prosperity. How inflation and economic instability is affecting pay-as-you-go financing in the off-grid solar market (08:40). And, why Tom Steyer see now as a buying opportunity for climate investors with dry p…

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Pages from the playbook for shared prosperity + a report card for pay-as-you-go solar 20:12

4M ago20:12

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Some initial entries into the playbook for shared prosperity. How inflation and economic instability is affecting pay-as-you-go financing in the off-grid solar market (08:40). And, why Tom Steyer see now as a buying opportunity for climate investors with dry p…

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For any fellow lone wolves (a voice memo) 4:56

4M ago4:56

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I recorded this straight from my apple watch after a meditation session in the park. I've been wanting to share more solo episodes of myself talking but somehow have felt blocked. Being able to speak directly into my watch, without the pressure of a microphone, camera, or even any text around seemed to allow my creativity to flow. And I always want…

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Climate tech is weathering political turbulence. 16:10

4M ago16:10

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How climate tech founders and funders are planning to ride out the political storm. What the lackluster fundraising totals for TPG NEXT means for emerging and diverse managers (07:00). Plus, five promising pages in the playbook for shared prosperity (11:56). R…

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Climate tech is weathering political turbulence. 16:10

4M ago16:10

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: How climate tech founders and funders are planning to ride out the political storm. What the lackluster fundraising totals for TPG NEXT means for emerging and diverse managers (07:00). Plus, five promising pages in the playbook for shared prosperity (11:56). R…

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A call to action in response to US political risk 17:00

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: A call to action from impact investors in response to the growing political risk in the US market. Plus, how the idea of employee ownership is bringing lawmakers together across the aisle (7:55). And the strategies and structures LPs are using to get their mon…

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A call to action in response to US political risk 17:00

4M ago17:00

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: A call to action from impact investors in response to the growing political risk in the US market. Plus, how the idea of employee ownership is bringing lawmakers together across the aisle (7:55). And the strategies and structures LPs are using to get their mon…

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A tarrifying week for investors + what's next for global AID 19:44

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank, live-ish from the Re:Construction road show. Up this week: How impact investors are reacting to a tariffying week for Wall Street and global trade. What comes next for foreign aid in the wake of the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID (7:10). And, why it’s critical …

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A tarrifying week for investors + what's next for global AID 19:44

4M ago19:44

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank, live-ish from the Re:Construction road show. Up this week: How impact investors are reacting to a tariffying week for Wall Street and global trade. What comes next for foreign aid in the wake of the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID (7:10). And, why it’s critical …

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Insurance incentives for wildfire prevention + smarter subsidies for agribusiness 17:30

5M ago17:30

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Climate insurance in California that incentivizes landowners to reduce wildfire risks. Plus, making subsidies smarter by targeting the operating needs of agriculture businesses and the funds that support them. Chapters (00:00) Innovative Climate Insuran…

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Insurance incentives for wildfire prevention + smarter subsidies for agribusiness 17:30

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor Jessica Pothering. Up this week: Climate insurance in California that incentivizes landowners to reduce wildfire risks. Plus, making subsidies smarter by targeting the operating needs of agriculture businesses and the funds that support them. Chapters (00:00) Innovative Climate Insuran…

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Proxy battles for universal owners & new models for employee ownership 20:09

5M ago20:09

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: With proxy season here, how shareholders can apply a system stewardship model for the companies they own; why strategies to share the wealth via employee ownership are attracting popular support, and a look at our spring “Re:construction” tour, which offers a …

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Proxy battles for universal owners & new models for employee ownership 20:09

5M ago20:09

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: With proxy season here, how shareholders can apply a system stewardship model for the companies they own; why strategies to share the wealth via employee ownership are attracting popular support, and a look at our spring “Re:construction” tour, which offers a …

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Bipartisan support for CDFIs under Trump, and Canada's first Employee Ownership Trusts 19:16

5M ago19:16

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🎧 This Week in Impact. Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why Trump's order to cut a Main Street lending program led to a rare GOP rebuke. How Canadian employee ownership trusts offer a path to shared prosperity along with protecting national sovereignty (06:17). And finally, as private equity …

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Bipartisan support for CDFIs under Trump, and Canada's first Employee Ownership Trusts 19:16

5M ago19:16

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🎧 This Week in Impact. Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: Why Trump's order to cut a Main Street lending program led to a rare GOP rebuke. How Canadian employee ownership trusts offer a path to shared prosperity along with protecting national sovereignty (06:17). And finally, as private equity …

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A new era for climate leadership (in Canada, at least) 18:38

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The significance of noted green banker Mark Carney’s new role as Canadian Prime Minister; what’s at stake as US climate policy heads to the courts (06:41); and, why one impact fund manager says low-income customers are more profitable – and has the data to pro…

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A new era for climate leadership (in Canada, at least) 18:38

5M ago18:38

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Host Brian Walsh takes up ImpactAlpha’s top stories with editor David Bank. Up this week: The significance of noted green banker Mark Carney’s new role as Canadian Prime Minister; what’s at stake as US climate policy heads to the courts (06:41); and, why one impact fund manager says low-income customers are more profitable – and has the data to pro…

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Local institutional capital for small and medium sized businesses in Africa 24:56

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Host Brian Walsh chats with ImpactAlpha’s emerging markets reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: Why the mood at two impact investing conferences in Nairobi was hopeful, despite the US foreign aid freeze. Plus, a roundup of some of the most interesting recent emerging markets deals. Check out all of the deals here: ⁠https://impactalpha.com/browse/beat…

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Local institutional capital for small and medium sized businesses in Africa 24:56

5M ago24:56

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Host Brian Walsh chats with ImpactAlpha’s emerging markets reporter Lucy Ngige. Up this week: Why the mood at two impact investing conferences in Nairobi was hopeful, despite the US foreign aid freeze. Plus, a roundup of some of the most interesting recent emerging markets deals. Check out all of the deals here: https://impactalpha.com/browse/beats…