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The RBF's Geraldine Watson is part of a growing group of foundation leaders who wish to end the disconnect between their grants and the investments. But how can foundations shift billions of dollars toward mission alignment? 

Mission-aligned investors need to focus their attention—and their resources—on measurement. Industry groups have faced challenges in establishing standardized metrics that effectively convey the stories of a broad range of investors.

The Rockefeller Brothers Fund celebrates the tenth anniversary of our decision to divest from fossil fuels, announced September 22, 2014, on the eve of the historic People’s Climate March in New York.

A statement from leading impact investing foundations on the defections of several major financial institutions from Climate Action 100+

Together with the RBF Investment Committee and our OCIO, Agility, we shared the first  assessment of our ESG and impact managers in 2018 and provided updates in 2021. In 2023, we expanded our efforts to measure the nonfinancial returns of ESG and impact investment portfolios. 

The Fund proactively seeks to integrate ESG criteria into investment processes as part of our Mission-Aligned Investing strategy, which expects all investments to meet market-rate return and risk attributes.

The RBF is committed to reducing emissions from our investment portfolio to align with climate goals long supported by our grantmaking.

A new report, 'Mission-Aligned Investing: How We Assess Our Progress,' focuses on impact and ESG investing and active ownership.

Persistent action by Fossil Fuel Divest Harvard and others paid off in September 2021 with the university’s historic announcement to divest.

A new anthology tells the stories of impact investors and entrepreneurs, climate litigants, frontline defenders, and environmental advocates and activists who have opened pathways to a more sustainable development path.