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New Trends Report Released: Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Hits $12T

The US SIF Foundation’s 2018 biennial Report on US Sustainable, Responsible and Impact Investing Trends, released today, found that sustainable, responsible and impact investing (SRI) assets now account for $12.0 trillion—or one in four dollars—of the $46.6 trillion in total assets under professional management in the United States. This represents a 38 percent increase over 2016.

Croatan Institute October 31, 2018

Announcing the Inaugural Croatan Forum: October 2-4, 2018

The Croatan Forum is a new gathering for people to engage in deep discussion of pressing issues at the critical nexus where finance, sustainability, and economic development intersect.

Croatan Institute May 14, 2018

Organic Opportunities: Special Briefing from the Field in Northeastern NC

On March 21, 2018, Croatan Institute presented a special briefing on the release of “Organic Opportunities,” a major economic development prospectus for expanding the regional value chain associated with organic food and agriculture in Northeastern North Carolina.

Croatan Institute March 21, 2018

US Financial Regulators Balk at Examining Complex Finance

The main US regulator for complex finance — the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) — intentionally got many basic features of a complex type of derivative contract exceptionally wrong in its recent No-Action Letter from late October of last year on margin requirements for swaps used by “special purpose vehicles.”

William Harrington February 8, 2018

A Welcome if Belated Victory for Financial Sustainability

At the nexus of complex finance, poor regulatory oversight, and predatory practices regarding lending and debt servicing, inflated credit ratings played a critical role in enabling the mortgage meltdown a decade ago.

William Harrington January 16, 2018

Bill Harrington Named Croatan Institute Senior Fellow

Croatan Institute is pleased to announce our newest Senior Fellow, William J. Harrington.

Croatan Institute December 18, 2017

Liz Umlas speaks on Transformative Organizing panel

The conference, aimed at both academics and practitioners in the field of business and human rights, explored tools, strategies and examples of engagement. Umlas spoke on a panel entitled “Transformative Organizing,” which looked at innovative ways in which workers (through trade unions, worker centers and NGO allies) are organizing to address rights violations in the workplace.

Croatan Institute October 7, 2017

Liz Umlas Co-authors Stanford Social Innovation Review Cover Story on Human Rights and B Corps

This month Croatan Institute senior fellow Liz Umlas and Columbia University’s Joanne Bauer published two articles looking at the human rights considerations of certified B Corporations and benefit corporations, a relatively new form of social enterprise.

Croatan Institute September 15, 2017

Christi Electris to Give Talk on Crowdfunding for the New Economy

On Tuesday, July 18th at 12pm ET, Senior Associate, Christi Electris will be conducting a webinar on Crowdfunding for the New Economy, for the New England Grassroots Environmental Fund (NEGEF).

Croatan Institute July 17, 2017

Croatan Institute Part of Multi-Sector Partnership Funded to Mobilize Investment in Regenerative Agriculture

Acting Chief of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Leonard Jordan announced $700,000 in funding through the USDA Conservation Innovation Grant (CIG) program to a multi-sector partnership, led by Chicago-based environmental nonprofit Delta Institute, aimed at mobilizing capital for these impact investments.

Croatan Institute June 8, 2017

Investors Launch New White Paper on Investing in Sustainable Food and Agriculture across Asset Classes

A group of investors released a new white paper, Impact Investing in Sustainable Food and Agriculture across Asset Classes: Financing Resilient Value Chains through Total Portfolio Activation.

Croatan Institute May 23, 2017

Croatan Institute Releases New White Paper on Investing in Sustainable Food and Agriculture

A group of investors released a new white paper, Impact Investing in Sustainable Food and Agriculture across Asset Classes: Financing Resilient Value Chains through Total Portfolio Activation. The paper was prepared by Croatan Institute with the guidance and close collaboration of Iroquois Valley Farms, the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association (MOFGA), Organic Agriculture Revitalization Strategy (OARS), RSF Social Finance, Root Capital, and Trillium Asset Management.

Croatan Institute May 23, 2017

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