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DFC Invests $40 Million in Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund, Increasing Access to Off-Grid Energy in Africa
The Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund offers financing and assistance to companies that increase access to energy in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Social Commerce Startup Elenas Secures $20 Million to Help More Latin America Women Sell Online
Elenas estimates that 11 million women in Latin America sell consumer items via catalogs and door-to-door sales methods.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- e-commerce, startups
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Rockefeller, Gates, OSF Launch Fund to Spur Multilateral Development Bank Lending to Low- and Middle-Income Countries
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and The Rockefeller Foundation launched a new $5 million grant fund to spur reforms in multilateral development banks.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Ghana Invests Over $740 Million Into Clean Drinking Water
Bawumia said providing potable drinking water for rural and urban dwellers has resulted in a reduction of sanitation-related diseases such as cholera.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- impact investing, SDGs, water
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China Moves to Standardize Fragmented ESG Reporting Landscape
China has offered guidance for companies as they strive to craft ESG initiatives that will assess risk for investors while leaning heavily toward government priorities.
- Categories
- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
- Tags
- ESG, governance, impact measurement
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Impact Funds Hit $1 Trillion, Defying Anti-ESG Fallout
Impact investing has soared 40% over the past two years, according to a fresh analysis, as more money flows into strategies that actively seek to save the planet and its people.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Republicans Withdraw $1 Billion From BlackRock Due to Its ESG Policies
Multiple U.S. states governed by Republicans are withdrawing state funds from BlackRock’s management, as they disapprove of the ESG investment policies of the world’s top asset manager, the Financial Times reports.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
- Tags
- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Africa’s Venture Funding to Hit $7 Billion in 2022
If the continent continues to defy the global harsh microeconomics till the end of this year, it might end up closing the year at $7 billion.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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