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Demystifying Impact Measurement and Management Using a Systems Lens: Four Jargon-Free Webinars from Glocal Evaluation Week 2025
Want to start collecting relevant impact data on your business — or improve your existing impact measurement and management (IMM) practices? Applying a systems lens to these efforts can offer great value, and though the concept of systems thinking can seem intimidating, it’s actually quite straightforward. The William Davidson Institute will host four free public webinars June 2-5, which will explain core principles of IMM using a systems lens. Presented in jargon-free terms, the webinars will discuss real-world applications for businesses and other organizations working in areas ranging from healthcare and energy to entrepreneurship and empowerment.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise
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India-Based Climate Tech Startup Alt Carbon Raises $12 Million to Trap Carbon in Rocks and Soil
"Founded in 2023 by brothers Shrey and Sparsh Agarwal, Alt Carbon has set a goal to remove 5 million metric tons of CO2 by 2030, with a focus on Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) in South Asia . . ."
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- Environment, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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New Report by NIUA and RMI Identifies Key Decarbonization Strategies for India with Potential to Cut 8 Gt of Emissions by 2050
"This report identifies five high-impact decarbonization strategies that, if widely implemented, can cumulatively eliminate up to 8 gigatons (Gt) of operational and embodied carbon emissions by 2050 — nearly three times India's current annual emissions."
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- Environment, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: USAID’s Demise Threatens Clean Cooking Programs in Africa
A funding stoppage hurts efforts to phase out polluting home cookstoves and replace them with cleaner alternatives.
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- Environment
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European DFIs Commit $80 Million to BluePeak’s Pan-African Private Credit Fund
The fund is dedicated to providing growth capital to mid-sized businesses across Africa, prioritizing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) best practices and measurable impact.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Report: Global Circularity Rate Fell to 6.9%—Despite Growing Recycling
"Together with the CGR 2025, Circle Economy has launched the CGR® Dashboard —a database unlocking the millions of data points collected since the annual report’s inception, with the aim of democratising circularity data to enable policymakers, business leaders, and changemakers worldwide to make informed decisions."
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- Environment, Technology
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Valeo Raises €650 Million with New Green Bond to Fund Low-Carbon Mobility Projects
Valeo raises €650 million through green bonds to finance low-carbon mobility and electrification projects.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Global
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Microsoft to Source 18 Million Tonnes of Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits in New Agreement with Rubicon Carbon
The new agreement will accelerate Microsoft’s already substantial lead as the largest corporate buyer of carbon removal credits globally.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, decarbonization, ESG, forests
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