The Rockefeller Foundation will commit $1 billion over the next three years to aid an inclusive, green recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement.
Private investors have been called upon to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 using a number of product offerings to increase global growth, improve returns and address systemic issues facing the environment and society face, yet a recent report finds challenges in the ability to invest to make the goals a reality.
A university in New England approved the sale of an investment within its endowment last month to move toward its goal of fully divesting from public investments in fossil fuels.