{"id":14468,"date":"2020-09-22T22:58:25","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T02:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/sponsored-project\/impact-investment-fund-development\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T15:47:57","slug":"impact-investment-fund-development","status":"publish","type":"sponsored-project","link":"https:\/\/business.cornell.edu\/centers\/sponsored-project\/impact-investment-fund-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Impact Investment Fund Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Project:<\/strong> A newly launched company, Karner Blue Capital (KBC) planned to offer a series of thematic and discrete investment strategies designed to address specific environmental, social and governance issues. Through KBC\u2019s fund offerings, investors would be able to target specific areas of interest that align with their goals, such as animal welfare, sustainable agriculture, marine ecology and labor rights. 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