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6 days ago | 
impactalpha.com | Sherrell Dorsey
Many investors overlook Main Street mom-and-pop shops in their pursuit of returns. Partners in Equity sees potential to unlock financial and social value in these community assets. The North Carolina-based commercial real estate firm partners with small business owners in underserved communities to help them acquire the property they operate out of.
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2 months ago | 
impactalpha.com | Sherrell Dorsey |Amy Cortese
It’s been a head-spinning week for awardees of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. The Environmental Protection Agency has escalated its attacks against nonprofit groups that were awarded $20 billion under the previous administration to help establish a nationwide green lending network that could reach deep into rural and underserved communities. On Tuesday, EPA chief Lee Zeldin declared he had outright terminated the program.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
inc.com | Sherrell Dorsey
Hawaii is undeniably beautiful. It’s also home to what’s been called one of the most polluted places on earth, Kamilo Beach, which is on the north tip of Hawaii’s largest island. Much of the plastic waste that litters the beach, and other parts of the island archipelago, comes from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a country-size conglomeration of floating plastic debris that looms just a few hundred miles north of the island archipelago. But Hawaii’s plastic problem doesn’t come from just offshore.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
businessandamerica.com | Sherrell Dorsey
Matereal co-founder Jacqueline Ros Amable is working to decarbonize the plastic supply chain by tapping into biobased feedstocks. Source link
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
impactalpha.com | Sherrell Dorsey
ImpactAlpha’s “Plugged In” series explored the intersection of sustainable fashion and luxury, highlighting the role of BIPOC designers in driving innovation and ethical practices. Contributing editor Sherrell Dorsey interviewed Felita Harris, former LVMH executive and executive director of RAISEFashion, and rising designer Jacques Agbobly.
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Oct 24, 2024 | 
thecaliforniacourier.com | Sherrell Dorsey |Gohar Grigoryan
Her innovative shoe startup Gaian Footwear marries fashion and function – and renewable energyINC.COMDuring this year’s Climate Week in New York City, I ventured across the bridge to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to explore the tech startups tackling some of our planet’s toughest climate challenges. It was an inspiring experience, surrounded by innovators and engineers crafting solutions that aim to reshape how we live—without sacrificing design.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
inc-aus.com | Sherrell Dorsey
Diamond Spratling’s organization Girl + Environment connects communities to education and mental health tools for a new climate future. In 1953, my grandfather Jerry left Detroit on a three-day Greyhound bus trip to Seattle, where he started work at Boeing as an aircraft technician. A few years later, my mom followed. But Detroit stayed in my blood. Every summer, my mom sent me back to spend time with family, attend camp, and ride bikes in the street with my cousins.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
inc.com | Sherrell Dorsey
Maral Kalinian’s innovative shoe startup Gaian Footwear marries fashion and function – and renewable energy. EXPERT OPINION BY SHERRELL DORSEY, CONTRIBUTING WRITEROCT 22, 2024Maral Kalinian, founder of Gaia Footwear. Photo: Courtesy subject. During this year’s Climate Week in New York City, I ventured across the bridge to the Brooklyn Navy Yard to explore the tech startups tackling some of our planet’s toughest climate challenges.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
inc.com | Sherrell Dorsey
The venture capital industry has traditionally been slow to back climate mitigation efforts, and it’s understandable why. Climate tech often isn’t a quick win; it requires significant hardware investments, and the sales cycles for long-term solutions targeting commercial customers and municipalities can be drawn out. The path to returns can seem uncertain. However, I’m increasingly meeting venture capitalists willing to take the plunge.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
inc-aus.com | Sherrell Dorsey
Willamette Technical Fabricators founder Alicia Chapman drives cleaner energy with a focus on the workers who bring it to life. After years of combating violent extremism in some of the world’s most volatile regions with the U.S. Agency for International Development, Alicia Chapman set her sights on a new mission: creating lasting, transformative change through the power of climate tech.
