Sentences with phrase «impact investing opportunities»

There are cases where a young social entrepreneur has come to us for what they believed were impact investing opportunities and we've created capacity - building grants.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

While it doesn't always make strictly rational financial sense — if you have a 3.5 percent mortgage but can earn 7 or 8 percent from investing, putting extra money towards your mortgage does result in opportunity cost — the emotional impact could more than offset that «loss.»

We refer to this approach as Sustainable Investing which can allow investors to make a positive impact without sacrificing competitive potential performance opportunity.

The MaRS Centre for Impact Investing also announced the launch of «State of the Nation: Impact Investing in Canada,» a report produced in partnership with Purpose Capital that will equip decision makers with critical information to assess opportunities across nine impact seImpact Investing also announced the launch of «State of the Nation: Impact Investing in Canada,» a report produced in partnership with Purpose Capital that will equip decision makers with critical information to assess opportunities across nine impact seImpact Investing in Canada,» a report produced in partnership with Purpose Capital that will equip decision makers with critical information to assess opportunities across nine impact seimpact sectors.

«Demand continues to rise among individual investors for investment opportunities that can create positive environmental and social impact,» says Audrey Choi, CEO of the Institute for Sustainable Investing.

The Greater Interest GIC, offered during the month of September, gives clients the opportunity to invest in a guaranteed investment product with a competitive rate - of - return, while making a positive impact in local communities.

AUSTRALIA — Plan members can access impact investment opportunities simply by being a member of certain superannuation funds, which in turn allocate a percentage of their portfolios to impact investing.

Impact investing offers foundations the opportunity to align at least a portion of their investment portfolios with their charitable objectives.»

«Allowing charities to invest in limited partnerships will remove an unnecessary roadblock to foundation impact investments, opening up more opportunities for foundations to align their investment strategies with their public benefit mandates, and ultimately unlocking more capital for ventures and initiatives that support Canadian communities.»

Nonetheless, Angel investing provides a unique opportunity for individuals to engage in impact investing and add value to early - stage companies by providing startups with much needed capital, strategic connections and valuable advice.

Unreasonable Capital will invest in industries where impact and profitability are maximized — currently, there is tremendous opportunity in (i) scalable clean - energy solutions, (ii) technologies designed to promote financial inclusion and access, and (iii) innovative mobile solutions focused on agriculture, and (iv) companies that are disrupting consumer supply chains between emerging markets and developed markets.

«The MaRS Centre for Impact Investing is the right institution with which to develop this transformative new opportunity for Canada.

«Each period, whether a day, a month, a year or longer, represents an infinite number of possible learning opportunities, revealing more and more about correlations, hedging, law, regulation, culture, sizing positions, trading versus holding, activism, bankruptcy law and practice, government action and political impacts on investing, organizational realities and growth, as well as the kind of personal characteristics that are required to do this job well.»

As parents, the greatest opportunity that you have to positively impact your family is to be proactive and invest in their health and general well - being.

China's creative class will have greater global impact when its fashion ecosystem improves and when leaders invest more in mentoring and educational opportunities, argues Andrew Keith.

Jed Emerson, co-founder of ImpactAssets and author of Impact Investing says, «Having spent years assessing investments that generate multiple returns, I can say Mosaic provides a unique opportunity to earn real returns and make environmental impacts.»

We carefully weigh opportunities to invest in new products and services for our members against the impact on the Credit Union's long - term financial strength.

VII recently interviewed the team at Tweedy, Browne Co. about their value investing strategy, how to find potential opportunities, and their thoughts on the impact of passive investment strategies and algorithmic trading today.

The demand for socially responsible investing strategies is growing as a means to manage environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-- related risks — which can impact long - term returns — and as an opportunity to promote social and environmental issues, but much remains unknown about the performance potential of these strategies.

The portfolio is designed to give participants the opportunity to invest using an approach that reduces exposure to companies that are deemed to have a negative social impact.

Once again, there's an appalling dearth of investing opportunities in W Europe — doubly frustrating considering the day - to - day trickle - down impact of the sovereign - debt crisis.

The longer you have your savings invested, the greater opportunity you have to increase the value of your final benefit and ride out the impact of any years of poor investment performance.

We wanted to provide an opportunity for social justice activists who had dissociated from their investment portfolio to invest their money and their trust in communities most impacted by racial, climate and economic crises.

Wunder is a great platform for those seeking an opportunity for yield and impact investing.

And again, my position is that (1) nuclear power is not needed, since we can get all the electricity we need, and more, from renewables; (2) nuclear can not possibly be expanded enough, quickly enough to have any significant impact on reducing GHG emissions in the time frame that's needed, while renewables can be (and already are); and (3) resources invested in expanding nuclear power would be far more effectively invested in renewables and / or efficiency, and the opportunity costs of nuclear therefore mean that putting resources into nuclear power hinders rather than helps the effort to quickly reduce CO2 emissions from generating electricity.

It indicates that 86 % of global businesses surveyed described responding to climate risks or investing in adaptation as a business opportunity, and 83 % of companies stated that climate change impacts pose a risk to their products and service.

The area of the investment world that looks for investment opportunities in line with these principles is called «Impact Investing».

In the meantime, however, those willing to invest and address the productivity in their own business have a real opportunity to positively impact the working lives of their staff and improve overall financial performance, in turn helping to secure future economic growth and a long term competitive position for the UK.

The focus on grit by schools has huge opportunity costs — the money, time, and reform energy spent on it would be much better invested in things that we know have an impact.

In conjunction with gamification, game theory and blockchain this is going to have a catalytic impact on our Global Wealth Ecosystem and investor experience, giving our investors additional opportunities to increase their investment returns and be the catalyst in enabling us further to empower a billion people by 20020 in global real estate investing.

Understanding the impact direct investing has had on the available portfolio opportunities and the trends and developments over the next few years is crucial for success.

Every conversation I have with Investing Architect clients or prospective clients these days eventually veers into the impact the oil market crash has had on the real estate market in general and investment opportunities in particular.

Investing in multi-family properties provides us with an opportunity to have a real impact both financially and socially.

«Market volatility will certainly have an impact, but disruptions often present opportunities for those who have capital available to invest,» he said in an e-mail.