Keri Browder on Assessing Future GHG Impact in PENTA

Before funneling capital to a fledgling company with a promising product or service to address climate change, investors need a reliable way to know whether the technology they are supporting will really reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Answering that question is crucial to attracting more capital into climate investing, says Keri Browder of the Boston-based Prime Coalition, a nonprofit organization that invests philanthropic and mission-driven capital to solve climate change.

Prime has been working with a group of investors to provide an answer through an effort called Project Frame. In April, this group produced a report with pre-investment guidance for “assessing future greenhouse gas impact” aimed at venture capital and private-equity investors. 

“Our mission is to demystify climate investing and build common language methodologies and best practices to ensure that we are putting our capital toward the best possible climate solutions in a way that is both transparent and accountable,” says Browder, director of Project Frame. 

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