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Chief Executives Say Environment is Their Top Priority, YPO Global Study Reveals
YPO is an organisation of 35,000 members worldwide, representing USD9 trillion of combined revenues and 22 million employees.
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- Environment, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
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MIGA Issues $179.6 Million Guarantee to Back African Clean-Cooking Initiative
The guarantee will support the expansion of KOKO Networks which supplies bioethanol-based cookstoves and fuel to low-income households, helping to replace charcoal and wood with a cleaner alternative.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Low- And Middle-Income Countries ‘Should Turn To EU and China’ After US Climate Exit, Say Analysts
The US withdrawal from the fund is a setback for international climate finance and raises concerns about the ability of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to recover from environmental crises.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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IFC and IDB Invest Forge Partnership with Itaú Unibanco to Issue First Bond with a Focus in Biodiversity and Social Initiatives in Brazil
This marks Itaú's first bond with a focus on biodiversity, aimed at increasing access to credit for green projects.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Don’t Underestimate Gen Z: How Youth-Led Solutions are Shaping the Future of Social Entrepreneurship
Generation Z is often labeled as distracted, anxious, lonely or under-skilled. But as George Tsiatis at the Resolution Project and Enactus Global argues, these stereotypes are unfair, and members of Gen Z often possess a unique perspective and determination that enable them to tackle complex social challenges with unprecedented ingenuity and purpose. He shares four areas where young social entrepreneurs are driving innovation and achieving measurable impact, highlighting several youth-led enterprises that are demonstrating the next generation’s approach to leveraging business for social change.
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology
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Mirova Announces Financing for Clean Cooking Company Koko
The Mirova Gigaton Fund will enable KOKO to scale up a new type of residential energy utility across Kenya and Rwanda.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Aligned Climate Capital Closes Second Venture Fund at $85 Million to Scale Clean Energy Companies
Aligned Climate Fund LP 2 (ACF2) closed with the support of the Ford Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, and several institutional investors.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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BNP Paribas AM Establishes €800 Million Venture and Impact Platform
The Venture and Impact platform is dedicated to innovation and venture capital, within its Private Assets division.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, fintech, impact investing, innovation, solar, venture capital
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