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More Impact Investors Are Going ‘All In’
If you want to keep up with the latest buzzwords in impact investing, here’s an important one starting to hit its stride: “all in”. It means placing your whole portfolio into assets with a positive social and/or environmental impact. Putting your money–all of it–where your mouth is.
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Rise of social enterprises in Singapore prompts calls for greater regulation
The proliferation of so-called "social enterprises" here is prompting calls for greater regulation of this emerging sector.
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3 Essential Elements To Increase The Viability Of Your Social Venture
Every social entrepreneur discovers the same pitfalls on their way to creating impact. But you can avoid them, if you know what to expect.
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PRESS RELEASE: GROWTHAFRICA IMPACT ACCELERATOR ANNOUNCES ITS 6TH BATCH OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISES
Scaling innovative products and services to solve huge challenges in Kenya’s agriculture sector
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What the IMF Mandate Means for the Poor: The organization says it’s focused on narrowing the income gap – but will this affect policy?
The International Monetary Fund is known for its multi-billion dollar bailouts of struggling countries, but the organization now says narrowing the income gap between the very poor and the very rich is a key tenet of its mission. How income inequality fits into aid packages is yet to be seen, says Isaac Otto, but it is beginning to enter into the equation.
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Profiting from poverty: Do some companies benefit from twisted images of Africa?
In recent years there has been a change in thinking and narrative when it comes to Africa’s representation in western media. A good example of this is The Economist’s special report last year that referred to Africa as the “Hopeful Continent”, a mere 13 years after publishing the front cover that dubbed it the “Hopeless Continent”.
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Nearing A Deadline, Is The World Going To Meet The Millennium Development Goals?
The latest UN appraisal shows progress, but in some areas, such as child mortality and biodiversity loss, we're falling short.
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NexThought Monday: Expanding the Universe of Impact Investing: How international NGOs can access investor capital to increase their impact on a large scale
Impact investments started out as mostly start-up or early-stage investments in small but promising companies that aim for a measurable social impact. But what’s next? Zurich Insurance Group and Population Services International explore how impact investing could work for a larger universe of private investors and international NGOs.
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