Sean Sellers

1 month ago | ssir.org | Billy Silk |Savannah Baum |Olivia Rosen |Sean Sellers

Why Catalytic Capital Needs a Better Definition By , , & The decline and fall of ESG offers a cautionary tale for social impact financing and highlights the need for the sector to sharpen its understanding of catalytic capital. We propose a potential definitional framework for catalytic capital to drive clarity, measurement, and greater market participation.

1 month ago | ssir.org | Olivia Rosen |Sean Sellers |Savannah Baum |Billy Silk

On the heels of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards exploded onto the scene as a way for companies to focus on sustainability in business decisions and for investors to prioritize socially responsible companies. In the years that followed, trillions of dollars poured into ESG funds. But cracks started to emerge. As journalists looked under the hood of ESG funds, they found investments in oil and gas majors.