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The Mushroom-Derived Food Products That Bring Carnivores & Environmentalists To The Table
Join us on May 15th as we dive into the world of mushroom mycelium and its environmental impact with Shalom Daniel, CEO & co Founder at Mush Foods, and John Holliday, Founder of Mushroom Consulting with 48 years’ experience in fungal cultivation technology. ____ The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal #2 is ending hunger within a sustainable agricultural system by 2030. Mushrooms might just be part of the solution to get us there. The plat du jour is called mycelium, which is the vegetative growth form of filamentous fungi. It’s nutritious, it grows fast, it’s scalable and environmentally sustainable, and it’s affordable. What’s not to like? Besides the gustative aspect of mycelium, such plant-based foods have a large potential for reducing the water and GHG footprints of one of the most high-emitting industries (animal agriculture is estimated to be between 14.5% and 19.5% of the world’s GHG emissions). The table keeps getting bigger and consumer interest is rising, with some studies forecasting that by 2040, 69% of global consumers aged 16-40 plan on making plant-based foods and dairy substitutes part of their diet. As restaurants and fast-foods put it on the menu, investors don’t want to miss out on the feast. Register for the webinar today!- Tags
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From Local to Global: The Climate Solutions We Need Now
From your neighborhood to your home, the transition to clean energy starts locally. And with everyone pitching in, we can scale local climate solutions globally, even in the face of national and subnational power shifts. Join RMI’s Habiba Daggash, Whitney Mann, and Paula Valencia to discuss innovative solutions underway around the world — and what each of us can do *now* to make the clean energy future a reality sooner than later.
Time: 10-11 a.m. MT | 12-1 p.m. ET
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Breaking Barriers: Harnessing Gender Lens Investments for Sustainable Impact and Inclusive Finance
Despite growing evidence on the business case to invest in women, persistent gender gaps remain in women’s ability to access, use, and benefit from financial services. Globally, women are 7 percentage points less likely than men to have a bank account, and this gap reaches 9 percentage points in developing economies. Furthermore, women-owned businesses face a staggering $1.7 trillion financing gap, limiting their potential for growth and economic contribution. While investing in microfinance has often been seen as a strategy to reach more women , if impact investors want to go beyond just counting the number of women served they must take a deliberate and intentional approach in their investment process to achieve meaningful gender impacts.
Gender Lens Investing (GLI) is an approach to investing that recognizes these gender-based disparities and directs capital to address them, supporting the social and economic empowerment of women in pursuit of the ethical imperative of gender equity. Investors such as Women’s World Banking Asset Management and BlueOrchard have been leading the way GLI in inclusive finance. Join us for an in-depth discussion on the transformative potential of GLI to learn from their experiences. The webinar will provide a comprehensive understanding of GLI, its significance, and its ability to drive positive change across sectors and segments. Attendees will gain insights into how GLI can enhance risk assessment, identify opportunities, and generate long-term value while promoting gender equity and women’s empowerment.
The discussion will also delve into the implications of GLI for financial inclusion players, examining its expected outcomes, potential challenges, and its role in facilitating access to finance, promoting entrepreneurship, and fostering economic growth. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from industry experts and discover how GLI can transform your investment strategies, drive social impact, and contribute to the advancement of gender equality in inclusive finance. You will also learn about a new initiative from the European Microfinance Platform (e-MFP) on creating a dedicated e-MFP GLI Action Group.
May 15, 2024: 8:00 a.m. EST / 2:00pm CET
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