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A Non-Profit Venture Fund Aims to Back 200 Startups Established by Refugee Ukrainian Entrepreneurs
The fund hopes to help Ukrainian entrepreneurs who have fled to the West, founder Roman Tyan told Insider.
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Analysis: ‘Russia Is Half of Our Business.’ Or It Was.
European companies that relied on Russian customers are suffering collateral damage from the invasion of Ukraine and Western sanctions.
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War in Ukraine Reveals Flaws in Sustainable Investing
The public mood keeps changing, and what counted as the right thing to do before Russia invaded has suddenly switched.
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Viewpoint: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: What Does It Mean for Africa?
The invasion has done profound damage to Russia’s relations with the West, which will be difficult to reverse as long as Putin and like-minded people around him are in power. Africa should brace itself for the challenging years ahead.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology
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No Ikea Shelves, No Levis: The Retail Exodus From Russia Is On
Since the invasion of Ukraine began, the increasing financial and reputational risks of doing business in Russia are leading Western brands to halt operations.
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Analysis: Businesses Engage Employees to Respond to Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine
Wondering what, if anything, your company should be doing about the war in Ukraine? Here are some ideas.
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Analysis: Ukraine Crisis Could Boost Ballooning Fossil Fuel Subsidies
Sky-high oil prices resulting from a potential Russian oil import ban could force governments to pour more cash into fossil fuel subsidies to shield consumers from rising energy bills, rather than use the money to fight climate change.
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- Energy, Environment
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- climate change
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How Did ESG Funds Wind Up Investing in Putin’s Russia?
An investing movement that promotes itself as a protector of people and the planet has somehow found itself providing capital to the autocratic regime behind Europe’s worst military conflict since World War II.
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- ESG, impact investing