OUR WORK

Our work at the nexus of transformative finance, social equity, and ecological resilience addresses the following cross-cutting topics.

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  • Accountability
  • Business & Human Rights
  • Climate Solutions
  • Equity & Inclusion
  • Farm & Forestry
  • Featured Publications and Projects
  • Food Systems
  • Frameworks & Data Analytics
  • Resilient Communities
Equity & Inclusion

REEFS: Racial Equity Economics Finance Sustainability

To grow opportunities in Black and Brown communities, significant long-term investments are necessary.

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Equity & InclusionFrameworks & Data Analytics

Total Portfolio Activation Tools for Racial Equity Investing

To grow opportunities in black and brown communities, significant long-term investments are necessary.

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Equity & InclusionFeatured Publications and Projects

Strengthening the BIPOC Pipeline (BLAISE)

We are developing an initiative, the BIPOC Leaders Advancing an Inclusive and Sustainable Economy
(BLAISE) program, which will expand  opportunities for students in HBCUs and HSIs with an interest in social impact and finance to gain knowledge, skills, and networks. 

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Equity & InclusionFarm & ForestryFood Systems

Navigating Impact: Sustainable Agriculture

Strategy overview, evidence map, and core impact metrics for the sustainable agriculture Navigating Impact theme.

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AccountabilityFrameworks & Data Analytics

Sustainable and Responsible Investment Trends

The Trends report includes analyses of community investing, shareholder advocacy, and integration of environmental, social, and governance criteria across all asset classes among US-domiciled funds.

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Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

Grassland 2.0

Grassland 2.0 is a collaborative group working to develop pathways for increased resilience through grassland-based agriculture.

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AccountabilityBusiness & Human RightsClimate Solutions

Croatan Conversations

Croatan Conversations bring leaders into deep dialogue about collaborative opportunities to invest in solutions to some of the world’s toughest social and environmental challenges.

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Farm & ForestryFood Systems

Redirecting Finance

Working with investors and institutions to redirect the flow of capital to a regenerative food system.

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Equity & InclusionFarm & ForestryFood Systems

Healthy Food Access Mapping (Healthy FAM)

This project will produce a healthy food access mapping project in the five-county region of North Carolina.

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Farm & ForestryFood SystemsFrameworks & Data Analytics

Financing Regenerative Agriculture

The project was designed to engage partners across sources of capital to address barriers to investing in regenerative agriculture.

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Climate Solutions

Divest – Invest Philanthropy

Advising participating foundations on fossil-free investment in a clean energy transition

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AccountabilityBusiness & Human RightsClimate Solutions

Croatan Forum

The Croatan Forum is a thought-provoking, multi-day convening where leaders working on the frontlines of finance, social equity, and ecological resilience will gather to discuss cutting-edge solutions to some of the 21st century’s most urgent challenges.

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