Teaching Old Dogs New Retrofitting Tricks:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/19/realestate/commercial/making-energy-efficiency-attractive-for-owners-of-older-seattle-buildings.html?smid=pl-share

Announcement of G8 Social Impact Taskforce

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sir-ronald-cohen/g8-launch-social-impact-taskforce_b_3452877.html

Goldman closes 2nd Social Impact Bond with Much Lower Credit Enhancement

As details of the transaction emerge, it appears that J.B Pritzker has taken a first-loss subordinated position of 34% which is much lower than the 75% credit enhancement which Bloomberg Philanthropies provided in the NYC Rikers Island transaction.

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/goldman-to-invest-in-utah-preschool-program/?smid=pl-share

How Can We Align Who We Are with What We Do?

David Brooks describes a phenomenon I see in my students and colleagues as we all try to reconcile the sometimes conflicting desire to make a living and make the world a better place.  Can we consume our way to a sustainable and just world?  Can we do well and good? This complexity only seems to increase as the world gets smaller.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/04/opinion/brooks-the-way-to-produce-a-person.html?smid=pl-share

Social Investment Comes to the G8 this Week

http://blogs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/socialimpactbonds/2013/06/social-investment-comes-to-the-g8/