Climate and Energy

Our planet offers enough for everyone.

That’s why we invest in enterprises that prioritize long-term regeneration over resource extraction. These businesses and nonprofits provide us with renewable energy, sustainable building materials, environmental education, and more. They advance sustainability, prioritize the environment, and support long-term ecological health.  

RSF Social Finance invests $5 million in Sunwealth

This loan will help Sunwealth increase access to renewable energy, create meaningful energy savings, and spur green jobs.

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Geos Institute gives communities the tools to weather climate change

RSF’s loan to this Oregon-based nonprofit helped it promote climate resilience in low-income communities of color.

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I am a community solar lender. Here’s what I’m looking for.

RSF’s VP of Lending Michael Jones shares a few tips for small and medium-sized solar providers seeking financing.

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By purchasing an RSF Social Investment Fund note, you’ll expand access to renewable energy, sustainable construction materials, environmental education, and more.

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RSF offers term loans to support new renewable energy installations, working capital to help your enterprise meet its sustainability goals, and custom financial products to respond to needs as they arise.  

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Latest news

David Brower Center: RSF Funding Supports a Home for the Environmental Movement 

A longtime partnership with RSF helped create this vital space for community, arts, and environmental activism   “Movements don’t happen because of just […]

RSF Social Finance Invests $13.5 Million in Social Enterprises This Summer

Three new loans expand RSF’s commitment to sustainable food systems, waste reduction, and climate-friendly solutions San Francisco, CA (October 8, […]

Mission-aligned finance supports Goodr’s two-pronged approach to solving hunger and food waste

On a winter Monday in 2016, Jasmine Crowe-Houston woke up to the news that she had gone viral. Since 2013, Crowe-Houston had been cooking food for people […]