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Viewpoint: The One Thing That Might Make Impact Investing Catch On
Investors are hungry for data on impact funds — and a group of managers is working hard to gather and crunch information.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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As Money Moves Offshore, New Questions About How Foundations Invest Their Assets
Throughout philanthropy’s history, it’s drawn intermittent waves of intense criticism, and it certainly feels like we’re heading into one now. Outrage over wealth accumulation, an unbridled tech industry, money in politics and more is inspiring healthy scrutiny from many directions (including us).
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- philanthropy, research
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Canada finally gets into the development finance game — will it work?
FinDev Canada, Canada’s development finance institution (DFI), was launched earlier this year, and has pledged to invest $300 million over five years. Canada is the last G7 country to create a DFI.
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- Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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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
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- 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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