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Weekly Roundup – 9/27/14: At the Business Call to Action Forum, cracking the SDG code
At the Business Call to Action Forum 2014 this week in New York City, cracking the code of sustainability.
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- Environment
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Happy World Contraception Day: Universal access to reproductive health care would save lives, money and increase empowerment
More than 200 million girls and women around the world currently have an unmet need for modern contraception. That’s just one reason that providing universal access to reproductive health care is one of the great human rights issues of the 21st century.
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- Education, Health Care
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Special Webinar Event: WDI hosts Kitrhona Cerri, Social Capital Manager at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
The WBCSD is a CEO-led organization of forward thinking companies that galvanizes the global business community to create a sustainable future. It works with its members to re-define, measure and appraise corporate performance beyond financial indicators. Kitrhona Cerri, the Social Capital Manager of WBCSD’s Redefining Value Program, will join WDI for a webinar on Sept. 30, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM ET.
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- Impact Assessment
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‘the Hidden Tragedy of the Poor’: An Interview With Jonathan Morduch, Executive Director of the Financial Access Initiative
Jonathan Morduch is professor of Public Policy and Economics at NYU, and Executive Director of the Financial Access Initiative. In this interview with Upsides, he discusses the real reasons the poor struggle with their finances, how financial services providers can serve them better, and why his views on microfinance have changed.
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- Education
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Outgrower Schemes: A pathway to sustainable agriculture
Outgrower schemes, which link networks of unorganized smallholder farmers with domestic and international buyers, have demonstrated win-win potential – but don’t always live up to it. TechnoServe, in Part 1 of a two-part series, details its investigation into the features of effective and sustainable outgrower models.
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- Agriculture, Education
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WIN-WIN 2.0: Connecting gender lens investing with clean tech
The smoke released from traditional sources of household energy pose serious risks to the people’s health – particularly women and children. That’s why Calvert Foundation and its partners have committed to investing an additional $20 million through its women-focused WIN-WIN portfolio, in organizations and enterprises that provide clean household technologies and fuels.
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- impact investing, solar
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What’s Holding Agricultural Finance Back?: The MIX describes what’s needed to help this crucial sector grow
One of the most effective ways to reduce poverty is to increase agricultural productivity. But for many farmers, access to yield-increasing technologies and inputs requires access to financial products specially tailored to their needs, which are scarce in rural areas. Xavier Martin Palomas of the MIX discusses this challenge and how financial service providers and policymakers can address it.
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- Agriculture
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Join the Livestream of the Business Call to Action Forum 2014: Sustainable businesses for the BoP is the focus
NextBillion is serving as a media partner for the Business Call to Action Forum 2014. Today, the opening plenaries will focus on sustainable business - both economically and environmentally - for the base of the pyramid. Join us for the BCTA Forum Livestream, live from New York.
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