TCFD Knowledge Hub

Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB)

Suite of Tools | Free

The Hub hosts a range of resources that can help you identify, analyze and report climate-related financial information. The platform has been created to support the... Read More

Case Study: Aiming for Portfolio-Level Water Neutrality

ACTIAM

Case Study | Free

Tracking Progress: ACTIAM's Water Footprint Methodology To measure progress towards this goal, ACTIAM has calculated the water footprint of its investment funds. The... Read More

InVEST

Natural Capital Project

App | Free | Dec 31, 2008

InVEST is a suite of free, open-source software models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life.  If properly managed,... Read More

ENCORE

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Suite of Tools | Free

ENCORE was developed by the Natural Capital Finance Alliance in partnership with UNEP-WCMC and was financed by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and... Read More

Out of Fashion - Stop Fashion from grinding up forests to make clothes

Rainforest Action Network (RAN)

Other | Free

Stand with RAN as we demand the fashion industry address the growing global threat to forests, animals and Indigenous communities of dissolving pulp.  Rain-forests are... Read More

Raising Capital From Single-Family Offices

Forbes

Article | Free

Article on single family office investors.

7 Things No One Ever Tells You About Raising Venture Capital Financing

INSTIGATOR BLOG

Article | Free

Tips for raising VC.

Value Driver Model: A Tool for Communicating the Value of Business Sustainability

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) | United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Framework / Guidelines | Free | Dec 30, 2013

Utilizes key business metrics to determine the return on investment of corporate sustainability activities. The Model & Toolkit offer companies a simple and direct... Read More

Social Entrepreneurs Don't Have It Easy Raising Capital

Entrepreneur.com

Article | Free

How do social entrepreneurs raise money?

Winning Climate Strategies: Practical solutions and building blocks for asset owners from beginner to best practice

ShareAction

Suite of Tools | Free | Jun 13, 2018

This AODP guide explores the best practice landscape of financially material climate investment risk management by asset owners, identifies common barriers, and presents a... Read More

The London Benchmarking Group Framework

London Benchmarking Group (LBG)

Framework / Guidelines | Free

The LBG Framework is a robust measurement standard that any company can apply to understand the difference their contributions make to business and society. It offers... Read More

Standard Financial Model

Foresight

Calculator / Equations / Formula | Paid

Calculator/Excel plugin for building financial models.

The Difference Between Angel Investment and Venture Capital

Venture Spring

Article | Free

Article on the difference between angel investment and venture capital.

GISR | Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings

Global Initiative for Sustainability Rankings (GISR)

Website | Free

Launched in June 2011 as a joint project of Ceres and Tellus Institute, both non-profit research and educational entities, the Global Initiative for Sustainability Ratings... Read More

8 Tips For Successful Venture Capital Meetings

INSTIGATOR BLOG

Article | Free

Tips for raising VC.