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TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.In this segment of FINTECH.TV’s TheIMPACT, our host Eileen Wu is joined by Dr. Ossama Hassanein, Chairman of Rising Tide.Ossama has co-managed over $1 billion of international technology funds in diverse leadership roles including EVP of Berkeley International in San Francisco, Chairman of Technocom Ventures in Paris, President of Newbridge Networks Holding in Canada, Senior Managing Director of Newbury Ventures, and Chairman of the Rising Tide Fund in Silicon Valley. In the eighties, Ossama had the opportunity to co-lead the mezzanine financing of 80+ Silicon Valley based IT companies that became spectacular successes, including: Adaptec, Cirrus Logic, Atmel, PMC-Sierra, LSI Logic, Linear Technologies, and Oracle. Their combined market value today exceeds $200 billion. On the social entrepreneurship side, he is a charter member of the C100, a Silicon-Valley based association dedicated to mentoring and angel financing Canadian entrepreneurs.Watch the full video to see how impact plays a role in Rising Tide's investment thesis. Learn more about the companies and breakthrough technologies that they believe will address the challenges and opportunities in the Post-COVID world. Their upcoming International Electric Vehicle Expo – Silicon Valley Business Forum started with a focus on electric vehicles, then expanded to include clean energy, smart cities, sustainable agriculture and safety. Rising Tide hopes that building bridges between Korea and Silicon Valley will result in innovations and positive human impact that will significantly accelerate in the next decade. To learn more about the International Electric Vehicle Expo or register for the event: http://sustainrt.wpengine.com/ To learn more about Rising Tide: https://rtf.vc/

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Read Time: 1 minute, 17 secondsOn this segment of FINTECH.TV's TheIMPACT, our host from New York City, Jeffery Gitterman, is joined by the good doctor, Ph.D. Director of Investor Relations at Edgewood Capital, Bruce Kahn, where they discuss what real estate looks like in a post-COVID world. Ranging from the retail, hospital, restaurants, rental housing, industrial, and additional asset classes, the illiquid real estate industry that is also the world's largest - valued around $220T before the start of COVID. This is an interview for industry veterans gearing up on how best to allocate, deploy, and balance exposure among their portfolio holdings.Where there is a Great Reset, there exists an unprecedented and once-of-a-lifetime opportunity. Jeff and our guest, Bruce Kahn, unpack the particulars and explore states from North Carolina to Colorado to New York that are purpose-built, address climate change and augment IRR all at the same time! Energy use consumption, water consumption, and additional considerations allow you to make smart decisions, incorporate physical risks, and engineer specific models that take renovation, new construction, and other strategies into account. These data-driven approaches use highly sophisticated modeling that is discussed further in the interview.Bruce breaks-down the differential analysis on how climate and real estate investing work, how impact is measured, and the realities of causality as asymmetrical events occur. This interview is an exposure exercise in long-tail risk classification, measurement, and hedging strategies for New World ESG investors. Bruce and Jeff had a great time on this exclusive interview on FINTECH.TV and we hope you will enjoy it just as much, learning how real estate rescue capital from Edgewood Capital Advisors will impact the next round of refinancing permanent capital after COVID. Visit Edgewood Capital Advisors on the Web:  https://www.edgewoodcapital.com/ Follow Edgewood on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/edgewood-capital-advisors/

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.In this segment of FINTECH.TV's TheIMPACT, our host and founder, Vince Molinari, is joined by the distinguished CEO of Oceana, Andy Sharpless. The thankless team at Oceana has taken on the vital job of protecting the world's oceans to the next level with Andy's background in media, messaging, and convening the world to save our oceans. After unbearable frustration, five foundations created Oceana approximately 20 years ago to address policy victories for marine life and habitats worldwide. From protecting sea turtles to commercial fishing gear, Oceana is the beacon of hope for the future of our world's oceans.Andy shares their approach to attracting the best talent on the team, benefactors supporting Oceana to the tune of tens of millions of dollars, and how the world should expect to adapt to post-COVID practices that are fully sustainable. From celebrities to humans that are excited about everything Oceana is doing, Andy and Oceana understand the biodiversity role the ocean plays in addressing the SDGs - food to freshwater to climate change. Everything is connected!FINTECH.TV is proud to support the mission of Oceana and emplores you to do the same. To learn more about how you can get involved, help support these incredible people, and influence political action to save our planet, please visit the links below. Andy and his team consider that roughly ten countries can impact over 50% of the oceans by adopting, addressing, and implementing many of the initiatives Oceana is leading. It really is a multiplier effect, as our host, Vince Molinari describes in his discussion with Mr. Sharpless. This information research in mutual funds, credit funds, and ETF areas indicate that over six areas of measurement that the universe became 977 sustainable different sustainable mutual funds. ESG investing growth continues as substantial forms as funds rebrand - such as 47 funds have done in various types and fashion as these experts discuss. To learn more about how this has contributed to the growth, please join our team of expert wonks that share how sustainable investing really works. The essence of cohesiveness and collaboration is the opportunity here through the incredible robustness of the ocean, its species and the little bit of help needed to have the impact necessary for our biodiversity recovery. These experts break down the math of what food is, how it works, and how the oceans are so critical to our imminent food crisis as humanity grows exponentially. Oceana continues to innovate, throw the best parties to convene those most excited about these issues, and influence the most important legislation with global stakeholders to achieve policy outcomes. You are invited!   To Learn More Oceana: https://oceana.org/ Follow Andy Sharpless on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oceana_andy

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Join our host, Jeff Gitterman, on TheIMPACT with Sam Adams, Co-founder & CEO of Vert Asset Management. Sam Adams is an environmentalist and a capitalist (yes, it is possible to be both at the same time!). Sam is passionate about nature, enjoys spending time outdoors, and believes in defending it - whatever it takes. As an investment professional, he is a believer in markets' power and ability to solve problems when provided with the right information. He founded Vert Asset Management to enable investors to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable investment future.To address climate change, we must understand that real estate is a significant driver of our professional lives that map into the higher system at large. As we look at specific considerations in ESG real estate strategies, we must consider the data: 40% of energy comes from buildings/offices; Typical Americans spend 90% of their life indoors; 33% of all greenhouse gas emissions come from real estate. Sam launched the ESG Real Estate Strategy about three years ago, which resulted in detailed data maps, layering, and capabilities that amplified their exponential approach alining principles with assets. By looking at, for example, previous rainfall and future assumptions, along with frequencies of flooding events and similar "force majeure" style events, the approach granularity follows. From the recent acquisition of 427 by Moody's to companies Vert Asset Management works with to understand real insurance risk, value at risk (VAR), and other metrics, it is clear the advantage lies with those that are ESG focused!Jeff states that with the matriculation of risk in the marketplace, the investor can de-risk their portfolios against climate exposure. Sam agrees there exists a clear differential of information that some investors are paying attention to, while others are not at all whatsoever to their eventual peril. It's the ultimate arbitrage on knowing what datasets are even available, what should be used, and then the real standards of the future driven by exponential leaders such as Sam and his team at Vert. To learn more about Sam Adams, Vert Asset Management, and how they are changing the real estate investing game with data-driven ESG modeling, watch the interview exclusively on FINTECH.TV. To Learn More About Vert Asset Management: http://vertasset.com/ To Learn More About Vert Fund: http://vertfunds.com/

Investing for the Next 100 Years -  COVID-19 has been a trying yet revealing time for many people around the world. It has shown the fragility in our current system, and how we have become comfortable with some not-so-sustainable consumer practices that have put a heavy strain on small businesses. With this strain has come an awakening of sorts that our global community hasn’t seen in over a hundred years. This awakening has caused a surge of attention and support for small businesses, with more attention going towards the idea of an impact economy and investing our money where there is the most value - rather than where there is the most convenience and profitability.  Environmentally conscious investing, sustainable capital markets practices, and impact theory are gaining steam and are slowly becoming the new status quo for customers, corporations, and investors.   Why It Matters Where You Spend Your Money -  When you buy groceries, technology, services, or products of any kind, this money should be thought of as an investment in the overall impact of the good or service. While this may seem a little overboard, it actually goes a long way to determine how sustainable and disaster-proof an economy can be.  Some of the most potent examples of these types of businesses include those who are concerned with sustainable development goals and the real, tangible value and impact they will have on their customers as well as the planet. Many of these companies can be found right in your backyard, with these types of goals being very present in many local small businesses. These businesses, dealing on a smaller scale, must put their resources where the intent is in order to maintain the small-yet-loyal support system they have all worked so tirelessly to create.  Back to the Basics of Community -  Smaller businesses have had to dial services back and ensure safety and value over cost-effectiveness in many cases. This complete shift has cost many businesses their livelihood and forced innovation. Consumers have begun noticing this, though, and the new trends are showing that support for businesses who have survived this shift is increasing. These businesses are providing valuable services in a safe and sustainable manner, even if it costs them more in the long run. This has shown consumers that extra effort towards sustainability and value does not come easy and merits reward and support.  COVID has created an urgency in local communities that hinges on a give and take support system that thrives on trust and transparency. Even larger companies such as Amazon are showing their support for this initiative by demonstrating to the world that they have these UN-guided steps in mind in the way that they operate as well as how they provide their services to the world. Desperate times have shown us that creating a better, safer world can go a long way in determining value.  The Power of Conscious Consumer Spending -  Since the COVID crisis has taught the world how much power they have with where they spend their money, there has been a renewed focus on supporting small businesses and considering the mission and impact of the companies where consumers regularly spend and invest their money. According to Harvard Business Journal, the trends are showing us that people are much more concerned about the impact of companies on society over the immediate convenience many big corporations are striving to provide.  The cracks in the armor stem from the fact that many big corporations are not putting their resources where their intent is. This trend is fading away, and COVID-19 has caused consumers to proclaim that they are no longer swayed by low low prices and convenience anymore.  Consumers are realizing the power in their hard-earned money, and that they can actually show their support for a wide array of companies. Investors and consumers alike are participating in this trend, with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) practices becoming the new status quo.  To build an impact economy, we need to ensure that everyone understands that every action has consequences and produces impact - good or bad. The decision is up to us. In the absence of impact theory, we are creating the illusion that most commercial activities might have no impact and that impact is irrelevant when it comes to an individual’s choice of where to work, what to consume, and how to invest. COVID-19 has taught us that every dollar counts and that during hard and uncertain times it won’t be corporations there to bail you out, it will be your fellow citizens.  The Future Revolves Around Transparency -  With this increased demand for companies to disclose their mission and overall impact on society, there will need to be trusted sources of information that justify investments and consumer spending on new products entering the market. This shows high potential for blockchain technology to help provide protected proofs of a companies information, as well as a trusted source of information that investors should have access to.  Businesses moving forward will be more successful with increased transparency.  Will we see blockchain-powered investment applications that weigh the impact on society using artificial intelligence or machine learning? Are sustainable companies the future of our economy? The only way we will know for sure is if we loosen the grip that only a handful of major companies have on the world and narrow the wealth gap they have created. Impact theory is gaining steam due to the profound effect that COVID has had on small businesses and the everyday lives of people across the world, and it will only continue to grow if we keep in mind the importance of conscious consumer spending.

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Read Time: 59 secondsOn our first segment of FINTECH.TV's India Edition, our host, Kavita Gupta, is joined by the visionary Chairman of Aavishkaar Group, Vineet Rai, to discuss Impact Investment in India. Aavishkaar is currently managing $1 billion in impact assets and creating 250,000 jobs.Vineet's father was in the service, living in the forest at the age of 21, he came to the reality of poverty, what rich means, and steps to get there. "To be rich, you must be associated with a business." At the age of 26, he started a fund with the idea of taking capital that will influence young entrepreneurs to work through their business with poor people. At the same time, he started a company called Intellecap to get to young people fascinated by the challenge of solving a social problem and helping others become rich. "Rich means reaching your basic needs."Nepra Resource is dedicated to building an organized supply chain for dry waste recyclable materials. It helps connect waste generators and collectors to recycling industries. AgroStar is a tech platform that provides a combination of agronomy advice coupled with service and agriculture input products that enable farmers to improve their productivity and income significantly. Visit Aavishkaar Capital: https://www.aavishkaarcapital.in/ Learn more about Nepra Resource:  https://www.nepra.co.in/ Learn more about AgroStar:  https://www.corporate.agrostar.in/ Learn Impact Investing in London with Sir. Ronal Cohen, Founder of Apex Partner: https://fintech.tv/impact-investing-is-going-mainstream-in-a-post-covid-world/

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.On this FINTECH.TV Edition of Celebration of Inspiration with Dr. Jane Thomason under our TheIMPACT series, Banke Alawaye joins our host to discuss how the country of Nigeria is on track to be the THIRD largest economy by 2030. Nigeria has massive digital talent, coders, and ambitious young people that will not accept anything less than realizing their respective dreams. These incredible humans are setting the bar for the digital economy as Africa leapfrogs the dogmatic barriers of the past by adopting capabilities of the New World in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.Banke and her team understand that technology is the future, people must be tech-savvy, and local solutions to local problems is how community reemerges in new multidimensional ways for humanity to evolve to the next level. While work is still in progress for Code Lagos in Nigeria, Banke Alawaye has stories that include security guards, young ones, and everything in-between. Hundreds of thousands of trained coders soon to be turned into millions is genuinely a celebration of inspiration.Banke is inspired by impact, making the world a better place and giving back by paying it forward to ensure her country, humanity, and the world has the best of the best possible. This is the beauty of genuine inspiration - Banke, we salute you. To learn more about this new way of thinking that Banke and additional exponential leaders bring to the largest economy in Africa, watch this exclusive interview only on FINTECH.TV with Dr. Jane Thomason. To Learn More About aCubed Limited : https://acubed.net/

TheIMPACT focuses on ESG, Impact Investing, and advancing the 17 United Nations-supported Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The show profiles people and companies committed to changing lives and creating a sustainable world.Join our host, Jeff Gitterman, on TheIMPACT with Michael Cosack, Principal of ImpactWise and Henry Shilling, Director of Research of SustainableInvesting.Michael is an independent consultant who brings over twenty years of business leadership experience, including the qualitative and quantitative analytical skills needed to implement programs and people in a meaningful, measurable, and impactful way. His role at ImpactWise is to help institutional money managers, consultants, and trustees explore, create, and implement innovative impact investment strategies and solutions.Henry most recently coordinated the Moody's investors services worldwide efforts to transparently reflect the integration of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in research, ratings, and analysis. As well, he developed and launched Moody's green bond assessment and published extensive research on this and related topics. Henry is the author of The International Guide to Securities Market Indices, which was published in 1996 by International Publishing Corp., Chicago, Illinois. He is a contributor to Money Market Funds in the EU and the US, published in 2014 by Oxford University Press.Herny and Michael wrote a paper about the rapid growth that are seen in sustainable investment space.  At the beginning of 2018, GSAI reported that $31 trillion was invested globally in sustainable investment.  At the same time, USCIF Foundation reported that $12 trillion was invested in United Stated sustainable investment.  This information research in mutual funds, credit funds, and ETF areas indicate that over six areas of measurement that the universe became 977 sustainable different sustainable mutual funds. ESG investing growth continues as substantial forms as funds rebrand - such as 47 funds have done in various types and fashion as these experts discuss. To learn more about how this has contributed to the growth, please join our team of expert wonks that share how sustainable investing really works.  To Learn More their report: https://impactwise.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ESG-Fund-Standards.pdf To Learn More About ImpactWise: https://impactwise.us/ To Learn More About Sustainable Research & Analysis: https://www.sustainableinvest.com/

Terry Tamminen - President, 7th Generation Advisors -  On this segment of TheIMPACT on FINTECH.TV, our host, Vince Molinari, talks sustainability, investment, and how the right perception is essential to overcome challenging situations with Terry Tamminen, President of 7th Generation Advisors. Terry was appointed as the Secretary of Governor Schwarzenegger's administration at the California Environmental Protection Agency - where they launch a 1M solar roof initiative, global warming solutions act, and a variety of other sustainable measures. In 2008, he founded 7th Generation Advisors as a non-profit advisory firm to help states, cities, foundations, and companies do what was accomplished in California. Some of the companies they work with are Walmart, Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation, Earth Alliance, and many others.  By connecting the work that they do with policy, technology, and finance, they become unstoppable and make anything possible. Bottom-Up Approach -  The bottom-up approached started in the early 2000s. Whereas, the current administration is not very progressive on environmental or climate issues. They found the opportunity to work with states and cities in the US that were interested in taking meaningful action and enjoying the economic benefits. Renewable Resouces -  After achieving their goal of diverting 50% of waste and setting up their new target of 75%, they understood that the convergence of technology and finance was essential for the dream to manifest a more sustainable reality of the future.  For example, they managed to create an incentive program for electronic recycling. 7th Generation Advisors created a new California industry - by bringing investors to invest in those new companies and new industries where the incentive is no longer needed. Green Climate Fund -  Green Climate Fund is a multi-billion-dollar investment fund set up in 2009 to help underdeveloped countries with sustainable and low-carbon development. Book recommendations from Matt for newbies on the regulated / climate markets – Lives per Gallon Cracking the Carbon Code Watercolors Visit 7th Generation Advisors on the Web: https://7thgenerationadvisors.org

George Taylor, CEO & President of TRU Colors, along with Khalilah Olokunola and Ant Brumm, join TheIMPACT host, Jeff Gitterman, to discuss what happened to George that drove him to create TRU Colors that also can be watched in the recent documentary. Simply, by being aware, we can open up conversations and dialogue to understand why gangs were created, why they continue to be a foundation for low-income socioeconomic communities, and how best to utilize the "banger" skill-set in sales, business development, and general entrepreneurship. Khalilah leads human resources as Executive Vice President, managing compliance and promoting the general culture of TRU Colors while Ant leads community development. Khalilah was arrested, charged and served four-years in prison. Having received multiple certifications and higher-education degrees, her "street education" was what really prepared her for the current role as EVP of HR at TRU Colors. The desire to see change, help those that need a hand from a friend, and bring the level of professionalism that helps drive self-determination, she and her team at TRU Colors apply "real world" out-of-the-box thinking that touches all aspects of society in order to change perception as empathy is achieved. Ant Brumm was hire by Khalilah as a Community Ambassador - described as bold and really wanting to give back. He has completed multiple programs in TRU Colors, born and raised in Newark, New Jersey his mother passed at the young age of two. Having then grown up in foster homes, meeting his "homies" on the street made him feel at home, which then led him to prison. During his tenure behind bars, he learned about TRU Colors and used this time as an opportunity which has led him to his current path as the "feet on the street" bridging gaps, working with his community and engaging directly with gangs crossing "tracks" that others have never crossed. Ant is the perfect example of someone taking responsibility for their own determination by finding his tribe at TRU Colors. As he states, "Everyone deserves to be treated like a human being" which is the ultimate thread as Black Lives Matter protests are on-going in cities throughout America and the world. Lastly, the distinguished group discusses white privilege and how we need to amplify this important discussion for a top-of-mind solution. To learn more about TRU Colors, please visit TRUColors.co

Sir Ronald Cohen - Co-founder of Apax Partners; Chairman Steering Group for Impact Invest; and Chairman of The Portland Trust and Bridges Ventures - joins FINTECH.TV Co-founder and host, Vincent Molinari, to discuss "Ronnie's" journey. Ronnie's adventure began when he left Egypt at the age of 11, fleeing to the United Kingdom and being accepted as a fellow human of life - where he attended Oxford and then continued his studies at Harvard Business School. Receiving the help he did, that made profound differences in his life, illustrated how important it was for Ronnie to give back in the ways he knows best by "innovating, agitating and orchestrating the advance of impact investments and impact economies around the world." In his new book, Sir Ronald Cohen has painted the symbol of capital in the forms of empathy, altruism and Adam Smith's invisible hand as directly implicated in social impact and sustainable investing...the ability to think differently for humanity with love as the anchor. In looking today at ESG, the numbers now exceed $30 trillion. The trends are the trends, says Ronnie, with the numbers speaking for themselves. The preferences of consumers, companies and governments are shifting exponentially with a need for transparency to catalyze the shift to measuring impact as a primary pillar of capitalism. COVID-19 puts everything back to the basics, into perspective and illustrates the lack of transparency to measure and manage impact. Data and technology now make it possible to do this, as referenced by a recent Harvard Business School study Sir Ronald discusses with Vincent Molinari that creates an end-to-end relationship. To learn more about Apax Partners, please visit: https://www.apax.com/contact-us/offices/london/sir-ronald-cohen/ Watch the legend, Sir Ronald Cohen, in action via: https://sirronaldcohen.org/

Bonnie Lyn De Bartok, Founder & CEO at S-Factor, joins our host, Jeff Gitterman, on TheIMPACT to discuss the importance of sustainability, vis-a-vis the "S", in ESG/SDG as she uses her 25+ years of experience to measure "saving the world" beyond "one project at a time." Specifically, Bonnie understood the need to focus on capital formation, access to funding and the framework of how social management integrates empirically into investment business cases. Today, S-Factor has evolved into a subject matter firm for artificial intelligence (AI), big data, and deep technology to understand behaviors, outcomes and financial correlations, thereof. The team at S-Factor tackles problems such as a community impact for mining projects, measuring jobs creation and how government programs can enhance or not through a real net-benefit standards of measurement. Understanding what happens when anchor businesses for micro economies have profound impact on the future of communities, macro implications and how to position sustainability as a primary pillar for investments. The impact on humanity is directly influenced through sustainable investment strategies, tactical implementations and empirical measurement of qualitative, quantitative and potent indicators as exponential change occurs. As global capital is invested locally around the world, the lens of sustainability is important for balancing investment funding and growing industries - especially mining, oil, gas, and similar businesses that are indirectly exposed. Measuring social impact is general across industries, businesses and communities with local considerations that include ethics, employee population, supply chain, and additional factors. Bonnie has seen an increase in demand for the data sets her firm produces at S-Factor, along with companies that have incorporated "S" into their investment strategies, asset allocation and overall exposure doing the best as we battle through COVID to a post-COVID world calibrated for humanity in the New World. In the many discussions on-going, from mission driven to reduction of carbon output, the "S" as a Layer 1 lens is quickly being adopted as the net bottom-line financial impacts have become clear from investors to those within communities, end-to-end. To learn more thesfactor.co