W4: Impact Knowledge Base
🛎 Weekly Summary
Welcome to our fourth week. By now, I hope you are starting to get your feet under you. It’s time for us to get up to speed and really start asking deep questions about your work, yourself, and the wider industry. So far, we have been introduced to the space, had the chance to meet each other, understood our goals for the program, and explored the many resources available to learn.
Last week, you had the chance to investigate what your questions were and what you were curious to develop in your skills. Did you write down your goals?
This week, we provide you with some resources and starting points to deepen and develop your knowledge of impact investing. You’ll start to understand the key details of the topic and what you need to improve if you want to work with and in this space.
Week 4: Impact Investing Knowledge Base
What You Need to Do:
We invite you to pause for a moment, take a breath, & think about what you’ve learned over the past 3 weeks. How did what you’ve heard touch your everyday life? What was new? What makes you curious for more? What else are you looking for? We’d be so happy to hear from you! Feel free to share your reflections & feedback with us.
Review Upcoming Events
We're going to start hosting some times for you to connect with each other and stay up to date with what's happening in our program. You get to meet some other Fellows; we get to deepen our relationship with you. So come get some time to talk and explore whatever is on our minds or hearts.
NEIII Fellowship Social Time #2 Fri, Feb 28·7:00 – 8:00am, 1:00pm CET https://calendar.app.google/T3onh1S5t8S2LXMw5
Catch Up on Recommended Resources
In the weeks so far we’ve tried to organize some resources for you to help you go deeper in each part of the program. This might be in getting to know each other, networking with stakeholders in the ecosystem, or preparing your impact investing knowledge or your sustainable finance skills. Please check these out and let us know what you are enjoying.
Week 1 ResourcesWeek 2 ResourcesWeek 3 ResourcesUse Zoom Room and Open Breakout Rooms
Use this zoom link https://us06web.zoom.us/j/9916789342?pwd=WYHhrbGo66yqmo2RvLsbIbUYJqpbwD.1 for any call you want to organize
To get into the room, use that link, or you might need to put in the pass code 1111
To be able to open the breakouts, one of you will first have to claim host privileges. Use the host code 135246 in the participant tab after clicking 'claim host' on the bottom. This will let you open up the Breakout Rooms. Be sure to set the breakout rooms to allow participants to choose rooms.
Next Week’s Community Call
Similar to Last Week, we’ll again have some Self-Directed Fun on Wednesday. This is where you take over the program and host yourselves with discussion and learning time while meeting each other. In the breakout rooms, discuss together in small groups the following questions and start sharing them with the others. So you can learn together and share resources. Maybe these things you can use or find helpful to you on your Peer Project in April? Have fun!
WHAT IS SOMETHING NEW YOU HAVE LEARNED THAT IS HELPFUL? SHARE.
WHAT IS A USEFUL RESOURCE, WEBSITE, TOOL FOR LEARNING? SHARE.
Community Call
Together, we will explore some key concepts fundamental to understanding impact investing and why it is different from sustainable finance. This level of additional focus on creating impact is so important for impact investors to distinguish their work from just profit-making. We encourage you to take this time to develop your knowledge base and see if you might identify some gaps you would like to improve on during the next weeks of the Fellowship program. What topics would you like to explore with your peers?
We'll also review our past resources and the information we've conveyed so far in the program. We'll also spend some time exploring our job resources and opportunities for your career paths.
Skill Sessions
🧠 Impact Investing Knowledge
Hope you are ready to dive in.
Week 4 Resources🧰 Additional Learning Resources
📅 Related sessions & offerings
Additional resources will be added following our live sessions.
Wed Feb 26.02 - Community Call - 12noon ET, 6 pm CET - our community calls start this Wednesday and will go every week. Look forward to you joining
NOTE: If you will not join, please respond to the calendar invite.
Wed Feb 26.02 - Finbulica Partner Session - How Policy Will Affect Investing in Climate Under the Trump Administration - Regiser Here
Wed Feb 26.02 - Unlocking Your Future in Impact Investing - How Policy Will Affect Investing in Climate Under the Trump AdministrationUnlock Your Future in Impact Investing – Join Our Upcoming Session! Or Curious About Impact Investing? Learn How You Can Make a Difference – Join Our Upcoming Session!
5:00 PM PT Regiser Here - Skill Building and Career Opportunities Book Release - Announcement
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📹 Week 4 Recordings & Resources
Skill Session: Environmental Justice with Gabriel Thoumi of Responsible Alpha
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📹 Watch Here Gabriel Thoumi - Environmental Justice
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Hope you can join us for this new skill session we've just added to the week. Gabriel joined us in the Spring program 2024 and we're so happy he reached out to meet you all again. See you online
Join us as Gabriel Thoumi from Responsible Alpha chats with us about his work to help companies with their transition paths to a low-carbon, sustainable, and equitable future. We'll explore the analysis and work Gabriel has been a part of to challenge the status quo, and ensure we are on a pathway to a truly sustainable and impactful finance system. Check out https://www.responsiblealpha.com/ for more.
Gabriel, delved into environmental justice and its critical intersection with ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks. Throughout the session, Thoumi outlined his extensive background in sustainable finance and the VICJ model, emphasizing how values, interests, career aspirations, and job opportunities intertwine in promoting environmental accountability. Key discussions included the historical context of ESG, case studies such as the Bhopal disaster and the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and the complexities of the plastic and chemical industries. Participants also examined notable environmental disasters and their community impacts, highlighted by Sharon Lavigne's activism against petrochemical facilities. The session concluded with actionable items, including reviewing historical video transcripts and considering internship opportunities at Responsible Alpha. Overall, the meeting underscored the urgent need for responsible engagement in environmental justice initiatives.
Check out Gabriel's Presentation here
Do connect with Gabriel he would be happy to support you
gthoumi@responsiblealpha.com
Responsible Alpha is looking for interns for different amounts of time commitments to gain exposure to the space and work with Gabriel and his partners, Jeff and Ian.
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Social Time and Self Directed Fun
This week, we have another Social Time planned. Please take a look at our Calendar for more details. Our own Cecilia Raza (Fellow Fall 2024) will host us again in the social time together.
Social Time Presentation
Impact Investing Bingo
NEIII Fellowship Social Time #2
Fri, Feb 28·7:00 – 8:00am ET, 1:00pm CET
https://calendar.app.google/T3onh1S5t8S2LXMw5