From Business Wire: NurturMe, the family of certified-organic dried baby food and toddler snacks, has secured $1.5 million in growth expansion capital from EcoEnterprises Fund to help accelerate its growth as the first and only brand to offer pure organic quinoa products for babies and toddlers, as well as scale its social and environmental impact. Read more here...
May, 2015
Endeavor's High Impact Entrepreneurship Blog spotlights EcoEnterprises Fund's recent investment in Ecoflora. The investment represents the first investment of the Fund in a Colombian company. Based in Medellin, Ecoflora is an innovative business that focuses on developing biopesticides and offering clients a natural solution for integrated and sustainable pest and disease management. Read more here...
November, 2014
EcoEnterprises Fund is cited in Bain & Company report on Impact Investing in Latin America: "... EcoEnterprises Fund, focusing on Central America, has also delivered on its environmental and financial promises in its first investment portfolio. The first portfolio created more than 3,500 jobs and conserved nearly a million hectares of land, benefiting 293 communities and conservation groups. Thanks to that success, it has raised a second fund and is currently invested in successful businesses, including Runa, an Amazon rainforest tea export and bottling business".
November, 2014
EcoEnterprises Fund announces its Commitment to Action at the Clinton Global Initiative in NYC at the convening of global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.
Tammy Newmark serves as speaker: “Can impact investing prioritize profit, people, and the planet?”
September, 2014
EcoEnterprises Fund is featured in JPMorgan Chase Corporate Responsibility Report 2013, (page 24).
May, 2014
Portfolio for the Planet is featured on Babson's Energy and Environmental Club Blog.
April, 2014
EcoEnterprises Fund is featured in Common Fund for Commodities Annual Report 2013, (page 25).
December, 2013
Barron's Blog, Penta Daily, mentions EcoEnterprises Fund in their 12/20/13 entry: "Social-Impact Investing Is On The Rise.
December, 2013
EcoEnterprises Fund publishes Portfolio for the Planet: Lessons from 10 Years of Impact Investing.
July, 2013
EcoEnterprises Fund applauds G8 support for impact investment.
June, 2013
EcoEnterprises Fund is shortlisted for Sustainable Investor of the Year by The Financial Times and International Finance Corp. for 2013.
June, 2013
Tammy Newmark gives an interview in WorldTrade Executive Newsletter VE-LA.
May, 2013
EcoEnterprises Fund becomes a member of the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
2013
"EcoEnterprises Fund's Experience in Sustainable Forestry" is featured in the European Tropical Forest Research Network publication: "Good Business Making Private Investment Work For Tropical Forest", (page 67).
December, 2012
Tammy Newmark, CEO of EcoEnterprises Fund, participates in the panel discussion: “Impact investing: on its way to mainstream?” in Upsides online magazine.
May, 2012
In depth-feature of the all-female EcoEnterprises Fund team on the Women You Should Know website for Earth Day 2012.
April, 2012
EcoEnterprises Fund becomes member of Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs.
2012
EcoEnterprises Fund is included in the April 2012 Triodos Emerging Markets e-zine.
March, 2012
The Latin American Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) features EcoEnterprises Fund II in its LatAm Venture Bulletin.
March, 2012
EcoEnterprises Fund is included in“Building Biodiversity Business”.
World Conservation Union, (page 145).
March, 2009
EcoEnterprises Fund is showcased in “Faces of Globalization: Organic Shrimp”.
Barclay, Eliza. United Press International.
June, 2004
Ecoenterprises Fund is mentioned in "The Chocolate Forest and Other Delicious Ideas".
Niiler, Eric. Nature Conservancy Magazine.
Spring, 2002
EcoEnterprises Fund is cited in "Natural Capitalism".
Knickerbocker, Brad. The Christian Science Monitor.
January, 2001
Ecoenterprises Fund is featured in "Beyond the Dotcoms".
Bayon, Ricardo. Environmental Finance.
October, 2000
EcoEnterprises Fund is mentioned in "Put Your Ethics to Work".
Burnett, Vicky. Financial Times: XXV.
May, 2000
EcoEnterprises Fund is included in "Clean, Green and Latin".
Galloway, Jennifer. Latin Finance: vol 116.
April, 2000
Tammy Newmark quoted in "In Brazil, Investing For the Good of Nature".
The The New York Times, Business World.
February, 2000
EcoEnterprises Fund mentioned in "Helping Coffee Growers Do Deals".
The Wall Street Journal.
January, 2000