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How Investors and Energy Providers Can Unleash Solar Growth in Uganda
The Ugandan solar market is a prime destination for local and international clean energy access investment. But many new investors are in the dark on critical issues, such as the maturity/development of local companies in the space, and the types of investments they need to propel their businesses forward. The United Nations Capital Development Fund and Challenges Uganda recently partnered to produce an in-depth market study designed to help Uganda’s fledgling solar industry take flight.
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Sustainable Investing’s Solid 2019 is Due to Strong Performance in Tech Stocks
Big banks and financial firms have been adding so-called responsible investing products while at the same time there’s debate whether investors should seek profits, a greater good, or a combination of both.
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- Investing, Technology
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- impact investing
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How Evolving ESG Disclosure Rules Are Altering Investment Dynamics
An increasing number of investors accept that an evaluation of an investment opportunity (be it equity or fixed income) is not complete without proper appreciation and analysis of these factors.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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- ESG, impact investing
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Press Release: Blockchain Start-up Proof of Impact Announces Close of Investment Round led by Franklin Templeton
This first investment round allows Proof of Impact to continue its fast growth and execute its ambitious goal of securitizing proven impact and bringing proven impact investment products to global capital markets.
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- Press Release
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- Investing, Technology
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- blockchain, impact investing, SDGs, startups
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African Development Bank to Launch $270M Fund for Social Impact Investors
The African Development Bank is setting up a new US$270m social impact fund to support small and medium-sized enterprises.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Foundations and Family Offices Create a Fund to Support Impact Investing
The founding donors also include Ian Simmons and Liesel Pritzer Simmons’ family office, Blue Haven Initiative, and a corporate member, the Visa Foundation.
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- Investing
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What’s Really Driving Africa’s ‘Investment Frenzy’?: An Entrepreneur Responds to Investor Concerns
In her much-discussed NextBillion article about avoiding “the Africa investment frenzy,” impact investor Lauren Cochran urged entrepreneurs to forego the “growth-at-all-costs” approach to scaling and “the ego-boost of big rounds and press releases.” But Zoona co-founder Mike Quinn argues that her advice ignores a reality that many investors don’t recognize. Quinn pushes back on Cochran's argument from an entrepreneur's perspective in this compelling counterpoint.
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- Finance, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Press Release: Nuveen Identifies Emerging Themes for Impact Investors in Inaugural Private Markets Report
The report, Raising the Bar – Impact Investing in a Changing World, highlights Nuveen’s 30-year track record as an impact investor and how during its three-decades of market leadership it has produced transparent and measurable social and environmental outcomes along with risk-adjusted financial returns for investors.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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