Giving the green light to impact investing in environmental projects

Investors are taking a more hands-on approach to satisfy a growing range of financial goals.

Sarah Murray, Financial Times (United Kingdom)

In May, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, gave an unusual blessing. It was at the dedication of a rainwater garden at the US capital’s Mount Olivet Cemetery, a joint venture between the Catholic Church and The Nature Conservancy, the US non-profit organisation. The garden will soak up stormwater that would otherwise run off the cemetery’s hard surfaces and end up in local rivers. [Read more here]