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Solar products maker d.light raises $41 million from African investment firm, others
d.light Design Inc., a San Francisco-based solar lighting and power products maker with operations in India, has raised $41 million (about Rs 294 crore) in equity funding from a consortium led by Inspired Evolution, an Africa-focused investment advisory firm specialising in the energy sector.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Hidden Opportunity: How Investors Can Unlock the Potential of Refugee Entrepreneurs
Globally, almost 70 million people were displaced as of 2017. But though this refugee crisis is serious and growing, a more hopeful narrative is being overlooked, say John Kluge and Tim Docking at the Refugee Investment Network. Refugees are natural entrepreneurs whose businesses can make a major impact on themselves, their families and their communities – an impact that would grow with more investor support. Kluge and Docking discuss a recent RIN report that explores the emerging “refugee investing” movement, and why it represents an exciting field in impact investing.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Markets in Cambodia Cheer First Bond Issue
Long-awaited listing lifts local firms' hopes of following suit to raise funds.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Sustainable investing risks becoming a victim of its own success
The world of sustainable and socially responsible finance lacks structure and standards. Without these, there’s little to protect against “greenwashing.”
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Study: 10 Key Alpha Drivers in Impact Investing
Social responsible investing includes unique drivers that gives it more impact to its focus.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Impact investor Capria announces first close of $100m fund at $40m
Founded in 2015, Capria Ventures operates as a global impact investment firm. It manages venture capital funds and provides seed and early stage capital to start-up fund managers, investing in healthcare, education, financial technology, mobile and consumer, retail and e-commerce, and agriculture sectors.
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- Investing
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US pension fund TIAA buys stake in social impact investor Aavishkaar-Intellecap
Pension fund Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America (TIAA) has invested around $32 million (Rs 230 crore) for about 20% stake in social impact investor Aavishkaar-Intellecap Group.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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- ESG, impact investing
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Gender Discrimination Drives Income Inequality: How Impact Investors Can Respond
Investors have increasingly begun to realize that income inequality is one of the most urgent socioeconomic challenges of our time. But while the problem has many causes, few stand out as significantly as gender discrimination. In light of a new report on how investors can respond to income inequality, William Burckart, Michael Musuraca and Steve Lydenberg explore the high cost of gender discrimination – and share some of the ways investors are addressing the issue.
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- Investing
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