Crisis and opportunity have an interesting partnership. They don’t always go together, but when they do, they can catalyze powerful change in individuals, countries, and human civilization. Many forces converged in 2020 to create such a dynamic—a global pandemic, heightened attention to racism, extreme weather events and accompanying natural disasters, the disruption of democratic norms […]
Despite the massive economic and social disruption wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, governments and investors continued to buoy the capital markets. Conscientious investors saw the opportunity to channel their money into funds supporting families and small businesses in crisis. Last year, Natural Investments and our clients held $785M in responsibly managed assets, representing
Natural Investments plays a proactive role within our industry by facilitating positive economic, social, and environmental change. One of the ways we push for the transformation we want to see is through shareholder engagement with companies, as well as advocacy with elected officials and federal agency commissioners on matters of public policy.
Natural Investments has regenerative investments with forty-nine companies and funds that create social and environmental benefits in response to some of our society’s most pressing challenges. Regenerative, in this context, refers to private equity and debt investment opportunities with an explicit mission for positive societal and environmental impact. As of 2020, Natural Investment clients devoted
Kachuwa Impact Fund is an investment cooperative and public benefit corporation focused on owning and operating “impact real estate” and investing in privately held “impact companies.” As a cooperative, Kachuwa is democratically owned and controlled by its members. Brady Quirk- Garvan of Natural Investments recently met with Blake Jones, founder of Kachuwa Impact Fund, to
One of the primary challenges facing investors seeking to make market-rate, high impact investments outside public markets is that most private investment structures have high minimum-investment requirements, often above $1,000,000 per investment, that put this type of investing out of reach for many investors. To address this barrier, New Summit pioneered a private high-impact “fund
RUNWAY was founded in 2017 by leaders in the women of color entrepreneurship ecosystem to help provide “friends and family”- style capital, expertise, and mentorship to Black businesses who are vitally important to the communities they serve yet continue to face many barriers to building their businesses. Since launching its first pilot program in partnership
Download a full PDF copy of our 2019 Social Impact Report Intentional Growth, Deeper Commitment by Michael Kramer 2019 Overall SRI Impact 2019 Shareholder Advocacy Review 2019 Regenerative Investments Progress on Private Prison Divestment by Kirbie Crowe Divest, Then Reinvest by Scott Secrest Spotlight: First Nations Oweesta by James Frazier Spotlight: The Ujima Fund by
A Year of Emerging Leadership: 2018 Reflections, by Michael Kramer 2018 Notable Highlights 2018 ESG & Advocacy Carbon Offsets: Making a Positive Climate Impact, by Christopher Peck Profile: Green Century Capital Management, by Brady Quirk-Garvan Profile: American Homeowners Preservation Fund, by Amy Pender Profile: Blue Hub Capital, by James Frazier Profile: Calvert Impact Capital, by