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In Conversation with… Alison Fort & Ravit Dotan
Katapult Foundation’s CEO Alison Fort in conversation with Ravit Dotan, PhD, a renowned expert in AI Ethics and impact investing. Alison discuss with Ravit the impact investors’ role in shaping the ethical development of AI and providing practical insights on embedding AI ethics into impact and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) frameworks.
Mini-Masterclass: Are banks doing enough when it comes to sustainable investments?
Our work with wealth holders tells us that banks and wealth advisers are important advisers and gate-keepers when it comes to investing with impact. At this Mini-Masterclass, Evita Zanuso, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Katapult Foundation and Lead at Katapult Academy welcomed Andrew Douglas and Francesca Spoerry from University of Zurich Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth to share with us their findings from their report.
Mini-Masterclass: Why ESG matters if you care about impact
Most impact investors are focused on companies’ products and services and their positive outcomes. But focusing on outcomes is not enough, how a company manages its operations from recruitment process, employee management, supply chain to emissions and data management can also have an impact. This is what Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is focused on.
In Conversation with… ImpactVC
How often do you hear VC fund marketing materials say they are investing in companies that solve the biggest problems in the world? What does that actually mean? Have you invested in a VC fund that invests in impactful companies? Or are you a VC investing in companies that are impactful? Come and hear what Impact VC is all about.
Launching ImpactVC to unlock venture capital’s impact potential
Katapult Foundation is thrilled to be a founding funder and partner to ImpactVC – a community of VCs accelerating impact within venture capital. An important, mission-aligned initiative, ImpactVC is working to build the community and upskill investors with impact and investing training.
Special: Katapult Future Fest Conversations Ep. 6: Systemic Solutions for Net Zero
Are we on track to meet the scale of system change needed to get anywhere close to a 1.5-degree world? In this episode, Jeremy Oppenheim from SystemIQ and Paul van Zyl from The Conduit discuss the three key things we need to achieve before we should even begin to talk about carbon removal.
SPECIAL: Katapult Future Fest Conversations Ep. 5: Systems Thinking
Gifted author, social critic and women’s advocate, Minna Salami shares her theory and solution for what needs to take place for successful systems change.
Katapult Future Fest Conversations Ep. 4: Future Opportunities for Women
This powerhouse female panel shares stories and wisdom around future opportunities available for women and how women are stepping into and owning their power – from the compassion curse, to trust capital, to the learnings from multi-generational workforces, and much more.
Katapult Future Fest Conversations Ep. 3: The Edge of History: Effective Altruism meets Impact Investing
Katapult Foundation CEO Alison Fort sits down with Niels Brøgger to discuss the differences between effective altruism and impact investing, and the opportunities that both provide.