(Picture: unsplash.com) At the 75th United Nations (UN) General Assembly held in September 2020, China pledged to reach CO2 emissions peak […]
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The Circular Economy
(Picture: unsplash.com) A little history The linear model of production and consumption has been the status quo for the last 150 […]
Mental Health and Impact Investing
(Picture: unsplash.com) As we briefly mentioned in a recent post, climate change can impact people’s lives in many different ways, including […]
做好事，赚大钱？ “影响力”会如何影响投资界？
(照片: 墙裂坦) 墙裂坛是一家文化内容公司。 我们力求制作优质的视频、音频、以及文字内容，打通金融与其他学科的界限。 Our founder Catherine Chen was invited to talk about impact investing at the following hour-long engaging […]
IoT, smart cities, and impact investing
(Picture: unsplash.com) The topic of Internet of Things (IoT) has been around for many years, but what is it exactly and […]
Achieving an agreement – insight on the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement and COP-21 are arguably the most important symbolic milestones achieved in the fight against climate change. They […]
Let’s talk additionality
(Picture: unsplash.com) Last week we talked about intentionality, and how the concept is linked to design thinking and the theory of […]
Intentionality, design thinking, and theory of change
(Picture: unsplash.com) “An investor’s intention to have a positive social or environmental impact through investments is essential to impact investing”. […]
Performing due diligence in times of Covid-19
At AvantFaire we value long-term relationships and forward-thinking business planning, and we therefore believe in keeping in touch with our […]
The size of the impact investing market
Last week’s post provided some guidance to navigate the sometimes confusing terminology of sustainable finance. Some of the terms referred […]