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Thursday, May 23, 2013 — No Region Specified

Partners in Food Solutions announces Fourth Corporate Partner: Bühler

Source: Press Release
Partners in Food Solutions (PFS), a nonprofit organization founded by General Mills, is adding a fourth partner, Switzerland-based Bühler, to its consortium of world-class food companies working together to link the technical and business expertise of employee volunteers to small and growing food processors and millers in the developing world. Bühler joins Minneapolis-based General Mills and Cargill, and Royal DSM of the Netherlands as a PFS corporate partner.
TAGS:business development, corporate engagement, supply chains
Friday, December 14, 2012 — South Asia

Will Saral Money reduce corruption?

Source: ZDNet
India's ruling government is making cash transfers an important pillar in its 2014 election strategy, and while others might call it bribery, citizens shouldn't complain if such initiatives help reduce corruption.
TAGS:corporate engagement, financial inclusion, mobile banking
Tuesday, December 11, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

GSK Forms Partnership with Vodafone to Help Increase Childhood Vaccination in Mozambique

Source: Equities.com
GSK today announced it has formed a partnership with Vodafone to harness innovative mobile technology to help vaccinate more children against common infectious diseases in Africa. Despite major advances in the funding and availability of vaccines worldwide, it is estimated that up to a fifth of children worldwide still do not receive basic vaccines. The proliferation of mobile phones in Africa offers an opportunity to create innovative and cost-effective ways to address barriers to universal vaccination.
TAGS:corporate engagement, health care, pharmaceutical industry
Friday, November 30, 2012 — No Region Specified

MICROCAPITAL BRIEF: MasterCard Foundation, CGAP Announce $11.4m Partnership for Branchless Banking, Client Research

Source: Microcapital.org
The MasterCard Foundation, a Canada-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) supporting microfinance and education, and CGAP (Consultative Group to Assist the Poor), a US-based nonprofit policy and research center, recently announced a USD 11.4 million partnership to develop low-cost financial products to assist people living in poverty.
TAGS:corporate engagement, investment fund, Microfinance, mobile banking
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

M-Shwari platform set to shake up small loans market

Source: Business Daily Africa
Safaricom subscribers can now operate mobile-based savings accounts, earn interest on their deposits and borrow small loans in a move set to raise competition against banks, saccos and shylocks.
TAGS:corporate engagement, Microfinance, mobile banking
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 — No Region Specified

Meet the 2012 Young Laureates of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise

Source: National Geographic
Five young men and women who embody the spirit of enterprise, the ideas and will to make the world a better place, were named today the 2012 Young Laureates of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise.
TAGS:corporate engagement, events and competitions, social entrepreneur
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 — South Asia

Student Social Entrepreneurs from India Win the 2012 Intel Global Challenge

Source: Social Enterprise Buzz
With a “jugaad” mindset embedded in the culture, India has no shortage of social innovators cooking up solutions to the world’s ills. As a matter of fact, the Greenway Grameen Infra (GGI) team from India has just been announced as the winners of the 2012 Intel Global Challenge at UC Berkeley, receiving $50,000 from the Intel Foundation on their invention of a biomass-based stove that increases fuel efficiency.
TAGS:corporate engagement, events and competitions, renewable energy, social enterprise
Thursday, November 08, 2012 — No Region Specified

Mastercard Inc : The SEEP Network Partners with MasterCard to Promote Innovative Uses of Technology

Source: 4-Traders
Washington, DC, November 7, 2012 - The SEEP Network's two-day 2012 Annual Conference titled, "Building Inclusive Markets: Impact through Financial and Enterprise Solutions" kicks off on Wednesday, November 7 in Arlington, VA.
TAGS:corporate engagement, financial inclusion, social impact, technology
Thursday, November 08, 2012 — No Region Specified

RBC announces $1 million donation to MaRS Centre for Impact Investing

Source: Sacramento Bee
TORONTO, Nov. 8, 2012 /CNW/ - RBC today announced a historic, $1 million, five-year commitment to support the MaRS Centre for Impact Investing. With this donation, RBC becomes a founding partner of the Centre, launched in late 2011 to increase awareness of social finance and direct new capital and talent to tackle social and environmental problems in Canada.
TAGS:corporate engagement, impact investing, social impact
Wednesday, November 07, 2012 — No Region Specified

Is Obama’s re-election a boon for US foreign aid?

Source: Devex
Barack Obama reelection Tuesday (Nov. 6) as U.S. president suggests a continuation of U.S. foreign aid reforms focused on food aid, global health, country ownership and private sector engagement.
TAGS:corporate engagement, elections, governance
Friday, November 02, 2012 — Asia Pacific

Businesses urged to take lead in supporting social enterprises

Source: Channel News Asia
SINGAPORE : Acting Minister for Social and Family Development Chan Chun Sing has said that while the government supports social enterprises, more businesses still need to take the lead in growing the sector.
TAGS:corporate engagement, social enterprise
Monday, October 29, 2012 — No Region Specified

Ron D. Cordes on a Mission to Activate New Change Agents

Source: Forbes
Ron D. Cordes is a man on a mission to change the landscape of impact investing. He is the co-chairman of Genworth Financial Wealth Management (NYSE:GNW), which is responsible for over $25 billion in assets under management. He is also on the board of Impact Assets, a non-for-profit financial service firm focused on impact investments.
TAGS:corporate engagement, entrepreneurship, impact investing, investment fund
Thursday, October 25, 2012 — Asia Pacific

DBS China launches social enterprise program

Source: China Daily
Development Bank of Singapore (China) announced the launch of a program to support the development of social enterprises in China on Wednesday.
TAGS:corporate engagement, skill development, social enterprise
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 — North Africa and Near East

North Africa: Japan's Unicharm Corp. to Bring Affordable Hygiene Products to 36 Million Low-Income Women

Source: All Africa
New York/Tokyo — Japanese consumer products giant Unicharm Corp. has pledged to bring affordable diapers and sanitary products to 36 million low-income women in the Middle East/North Africa and Asian regions as part of the Business Call to Action (BCTA), a global initiative to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development through the development of inclusive business models.
TAGS:consumer products, corporate engagement, sanitation, sustainability
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

AfDB, Citi and IFC Enter New Agreement to Support Trade Finance in Africa

Source: Citi Press Release
London - October 4, 2012 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Citi and International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, have agreed to provide a $175 million thre-year revolving credit facility covering short-term trades for exporters and importers in Africa. This agreement builds on the success of a previous similar program launched in 2010 to help boost economic growth in the region.
TAGS:corporate engagement, investment fund, multinational corporation
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Samsung, KWFT pact to boost mobile banking

Source: Capital FM
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 10 – Samsung has partnered with local microfinance solutions provider, Kenya Women Finance Trust – Deposit Taking Microfinance (KWFT-DTM) to promote the uptake of mobile technology solutions among women.
TAGS:corporate engagement, Microfinance, mobile banking
Monday, October 01, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Habitat for Humanity Canada and The MasterCard Foundation partner to expand access to housing microfinance in Africa

Source: Canada Newswire
ACCRA, Ghana, Oct. 1, 2012 /CNW/ - Habitat for Humanity Canada, Habitat for Humanity International (collectively "Habitat") and The MasterCard Foundation today announced the launch of a $6.6 million, five-year partnership to expand microfinance services to maintain and improve homes for disadvantaged families in three African countries.
TAGS:affordable housing, corporate engagement, Microfinance
Monday, October 01, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Liberia: Lifting Liberia by Lifting Women -President Sirleaf Heightens Crusade on Women

Source: All Africa
President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, addressing a Goldman Sachs Foundation Cocktail and Dinner at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Sunday, says one of the surest ways to lift Liberia is to train and empower 70% of the nation’s population, which are women and the youth.
TAGS:conferences, corporate engagement, financial inclusion, governance
Monday, September 24, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Acumen Fund and Dow Partner to Scale Social Enterprises in East and West Africa

Source: Acumen Fund Blog
Commitment announced at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting brings funding and technical expertise to entrepreneurs providing low-income consumers with energy, agricultural inputs, water and sanitation
TAGS:Acumen Fund, corporate engagement, scale, social enterprise
Friday, September 21, 2012 — Europe & Eurasia

Apply for the Siemens Stiftung Foundation: Empowering People Award

Source:

With the “empowering people. Award”, the Siemens Stiftung would like to identify efficient technical solutions which empower people in developing and emerging countries to independently combat existential problems in basic supply.
TAGS:corporate engagement, events and competitions
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

Initiative for Global Development teams with Accenture to develop electricity, connectivity in Uganda

Source: Notre Dame News
The University of Notre Dame Initiative for Global Development (IGD) and Accenture — a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company — are taking the lead to empower disconnected communities in northern Uganda by harnessing solar energy to generate electricity for Internet and communications technologies, education and training centers, and new locally developed ventures.
TAGS:corporate engagement, rural development, sustainability, telecommunications
Wednesday, September 19, 2012 — South Asia

Dow Corning Offers Workers Cold Showers With Bugs to Build Sales

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek
When Brad Fogg did volunteer work in India, the adventure came with unwelcome insects and other discomforts, as well as a chance to benefit the country and find opportunities for his employer, Dow Corning Corp.
TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, corporate engagement
Thursday, September 06, 2012 — Sub-Saharan Africa

How door-to-door business can empower rather than repress women

Source: The Guardian
It's easy to criticise business for expanding into developing countries. But if it helps poor and isolated women, is it all bad?
TAGS:consumer products, corporate engagement, multinational corporation, social entrepreneur
Thursday, August 09, 2012 — No Region Specified

More NGOs finding fruitful collaborations with the private sector

Source: The Guardian
The relationship between NGOs and the private sector used to be combative rather than collaborative. However, that is rapidly changing.
TAGS:corporate engagement
Friday, January 13, 2012 — No Region Specified

Investing in Impact: Making the Case for Patient Capital

Source: Michigan Ross School of Business
Case study highlights challenges facing the nascent social investing sector and explores ways to face them. ANN ARBOR, Mich.-Social investing. Impact Investing. Patient capital. That the idea itself has more than one name underscores the challenges facing an industry that seeks to invest in and grow companies that measure wealth both by profit and the ability to solve social problems. This relatively new sector in the venture capital world is trying to redefine the ...
TAGS:corporate engagement
Wednesday, May 25, 2011 — No Region Specified

The Case for Patient Capital

Source: BusinessWeek
By Jacqueline Novogratz In 2002, after nearly 10 years of running a nonprofit to help poor farmers in India get the most out of their land, Amitabha Sadangi was frustrated. Government aid to alleviate poverty had largely bypassed individuals earning less than $1 day. Instead it was subsidizing large farms and being inve...
TAGS:corporate engagement
Monday, May 17, 2010 — South Asia

The New Colours Of Venture Capital

Source: Outlook India
The sun sets and a shroud of darkness descends rapidly over Bihar's West Champaran district. Without electricity, much of the population turns to kerosene lanterns. But Tamkuha and 45 other villages in the district are glimmering islands of light, even late into the night. A little company called Husk Power Systems (HPS) has been setting up mini power plants in these villages. As its name suggests, the plants are powered by rice husk-512 kg of it in a d...
TAGS:corporate engagement

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