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KawiSafi Ventures Invests in Orb Energy to Expand Commercial and Industrial Solar Across East Africa
"Orb Energy provides rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems, solar plus battery storage and financing solutions for commercial and industrial customers."
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Vision and VisionFund Insurance Advance Climate Protection for Vulnerable Communities in the Amazon Basin
"Working with Global Parametrics and co-financed by the InsuResilience Solutions Fund, VisionFund will design a two-peril parametric meso-insurance for World Vision offices in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru as part of the wider Amazon Basin Initiative."
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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Dedicating $750 Million to Impact Investments
MacArthur is increasing the pool of capital dedicated to impact investments to extend the reach of our programs, advance our mission, and expand the flow of impact investments globally.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Health Care, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Global Funding to Tackle Air Pollution Fails to Reach Hardest-Hit Countries
New research from Clean Air Fund shows that the most polluted places in the world are missing out on vital funding to tackle air pollution.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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ADB Supports Asia and Pacific’s First Sovereign Nature-Linked Bond in Thailand
Proceeds from the 15-year bond, which was issued on 17 September and raised 25 billion baht (approximately $750 million), will support efforts to achieve two sustainability goals aligned with national priorities and international commitments.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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Ororo Waste Secures Up to $1 Million to Expand Used Cooking Oil Collection in Nigeria
The company collects used cooking oil from markets, households, restaurants and institutions before supplying certified material to international biofuel and sustainable aviation fuel markets.
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- Energy, Environment, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- circular economy, clean cooking, scale, waste
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BII Commits $65 Million in Zambia and Zimbabwe to Strengthen Financial Markets and Unlock Investment in Frontier Economies
Across the two markets, BII is using its capital to strengthen financial institutions, build local capital markets and mobilise private investment into productive sectors, including climate and agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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Parked Capital is a Missed Opportunity: Why Donor-Advised Funds Should be Funding Climate Businesses Now
If philanthropic capital is waiting for a rainy day to address climate change, it’s already pouring. But according to Adam Fraser at Terraset, instead of supporting solutions to this challenge, a significant source of funding is either lying dormant — or actively contributing to the problem. As he explains, Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are sitting on over $327 billion in capital: money that was already gifted to a charitable entity and earmarked for the public good. That money is invested in the market, growing tax-free, and sometimes even financing high-emission sectors like the fossil fuel industry, while innovative startups struggle to fund carbon removal and other climate solutions. He explores the sort of impact this funding could make if it were mobilized, and argues that the time to deploy it is now.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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