Sustainable & Impact Finance at Berkeley Haas

Watch Anne Simpson, the Global Head of Sustainability at Franklin Templeton and one of our Haas Sustainable Investment Fund instructors, in a compelling discussion with Mona Naqvi, the Global Head of Sustainable Capital Markets at S&P Global on the latest episode of Sustainability Matters. #sustainability #esgdata

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Calling all angel investors, venture capital firms, evergreen investors, revolving loan fund managers, community development financial institutions, nonprofit lenders, and intermediaries who are interested in regenerative farming. The University of California, Merced, Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED) invites expressions of interest from investment capital firms and investor groups to participate in the development and support of regenerative agriculture initiatives. These initiatives may include grants, recoverable grants, debt, revenue-based financing, and equity, especially within the Central Valley. They are particularly interested in exploring innovative financial models which prioritize positive regenerative farming outcomes (e.g., addressing the needs of farmers, farmworker safety, soil health, biodiversity, etc.) over traditional financial returns. Their aim is to catalyze economic development through high-quality job creation in regenerative agriculture, leveraging practices that restore and enhance the ecological health of the region. https://lnkd.in/gnnM9pGx

Calling early-stage companies! Berkeley SkyDeck has opened their application for Batch 19. Startups selected for SkyDeck’s Cohort program will receive a $200,000 investment (for 7.5% equity), access to a network of 500+ advisors/mentors, and the opportunity to pitch to a network of investors on Demo Day. https://lnkd.in/gTgaajCg

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It's the third and final week of the National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute 2024. Tomorrow at 8am ET there will be a discussion of the cost of regulatory compliance in the United States with Adair Morse and Francesco Trebbi of University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business and Miao Ben Zhang of USC Marshall School of Business and Michael Simkovic of USC Gould School of Law. https://lnkd.in/geMUkZfA

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Have you watched the Financial Times film "Who Killed the ESG Party?" Asset managers have transitioned from greenwashing to greenhushing, with investing through an ESG lens entering the culture wars. The film delves into the suspects: Vladimir Putin, Tucker Carlson, Desiree Fixler, and Stuart Kirk.

Are you at the National Bureau of Economic Research Summer Institute in Cambridge, MA? Join our Co-Faculty Director Adair Morse of University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business who co-organized the Household Finance session with Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham from Yale School of Management and Stephen Zeldes from Columbia Business School. https://lnkd.in/gFyhe-WC