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“Charge the world, change the world.”
The campaign is on behalf of Schneider Electric, a French company with operations in more than 100 countries including the United States.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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Impact Investing, Framed: How the concept of “framing” can better position financial institutions for investment
There’s a misperception that community investments are riskier than other impact investments. In fact, Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) performed well during the recession, while generating measurable social outcomes. Calvert Foundations Andrew Parrucci discusses how CDFIs can better position themselves for investment through the concept of "framing."
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Focusing on the Next Generation: An exploration of enterprise impacts on child poverty
Traditional interventions to reduce poverty during early childhood are not enough. Given the magnitude of the challenge and the limitations of existing approaches, BoP enterprises have the potential to positively affect early childhood development. However, our understanding of the impact BoP ventures actually have on the lives of children remains vague, and ultimately limits their ability to improve the lives of at-risk children.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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Bangladesh’s top MFIs widen areas of operation in the social sector
Top microfinance institutions (MFIs), besides their prime focus on microcredit, have widened their areas of services in various social sectors like education, health, agriculture and disaster management
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- South Asia
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- microfinance
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NexThought Monday: Pro-poor microfinance – the gift that keeps on giving
As the holidays loom large, we’ve entered the season for giving. But with a multitude of invaluable charities vying for your support, those looking to help the less-fortunate this yuletide have a lot of options to consider. Sara Bowcutt of Microloan Foundation argues that gifts linking microfinance and charity are great ways to help lift families out of poverty.
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- Impact Assessment
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- microfinance
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Socially Responsible Funds: Should You Bother?
On paper, socially responsible funds sound fantastic. You pick a cause, and fund managers funnel your money into companies that further that cause. Everybody wins.Yet while socially responsible funds may help idealistic investors sleep better at night, shareholders may not be getting their money's worth.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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- impact investing