The Impact Newsfeed

Daily news digest from the world of affordable housing and impact investing

Embedding ESG into high-growth business strategy

Young, companies thrive by embracing sustainability. Here's where to start.

The time to act for the built environment is now

World Green Building Council beefs up 2030 net zero challenge to industry to take account of embodied CO2 and lifecycle impacts of construction materials.

Can employees lead the charge on climate action?

A new guidebook aims to help employees become climate activists. Can it work?

6 ways to prevent greenwashing and other trade association risks

Make sure associations are working for your company, not against it.

Ideas for boosting private-sector investments for nature

Just 14 percent of funding nature-based solutions is supplied by the private sector. That needs to change.

Breaker one-nine, we’ve got a low-CO2 Convoy

Climate investors from Bono and Gates to Bezos and Gore give this startup a big 10-4.

As climate emergency first responders, care workers are demanding federal support

Home care workers rarely get the recognition or resources they deserve for their labor and efforts.

Investing in nature gives industry a competitive advantage

Industry leaders need to change the measures of growth, bring the true value of nature into market pricing and ensure demands on nature do not exceed the ability to supply.

8 Climate Week developments that can help 'get it done'

Of the dozens of declarations and commitments that landed in our inbox last week, some stood out.

Walmart digs into regenerative agriculture

The giant global retailer has a long supply chain that it needs to decarbonize.

Is the gentrification of resale upon us?

While peer-to-peer resale sites may have envisioned users to be individuals seeking to sustainably sell their own pre-loved clothes, a growing class of entrepreneurs are driving their growth.

Three Principles to Equitably and Efficiently Implement New COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance

$25 billion is not nearly enough to cover all renters’ needs and keep them protected from housing instability and eviction. That’s why effectively targeting this funding will be critical.

Five Housing Outcomes That Could Promote Long-Term Recovery from the COVID-19 Pandemic

How can households advance beyond the inequitable, prepandemic status quo?

Three Steps to Improving Data to Help Combat the Public Health Emergency of Structural Racism

To disrupt structural oppression, disaggregate data by race and ethnicity.

Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Deserve a Chance to Thrive

Encouraging experimentation with new forms of work-based learning will lead to a more robust apprenticeship system.