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AccountabilityBusiness & Human RightsClimate Solutions

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 ...

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Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

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 ...

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Accountability

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 ...

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Accountability

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 ...

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Frameworks & Data Analytics

Activating Your Investments for Impact

“Activating Your Investments for Impact” will educate investors on how to create impact across multiple asset classes and investment themes ...

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Accountability

Bill Harrington Named Croatan Institute Senior Fellow

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

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AccountabilityBusiness & Human Rights

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 ...

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Business & Human Rights

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 ...

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Frameworks & Data Analytics

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 ...

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Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

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 ...

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Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

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 ...

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Farm & ForestryFood SystemsResilient Communities

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 ...

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