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Australia Launches its First Live Impact Investing Database
Investors looking to support businesses making a social impact have been bolstered by the launch of a live impact investing database, which looks to connect investors and investees in this growing market.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing
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The 7 Trillion Dollar Question: Can Sustainable Financial Products Close the SDG Financing Gap?
Val Smith of Citi gives global context to what sound like the impossibly high costs of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals on clean energy and global warming, saying there is good news behind the daunting gap. The challenge is that current investment levels in development and climate-positive activity remain far below what is required – but current trends in innovative finance are heartening.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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Credit Suisse looks to make an impact with new investment wing
Credit Suisse has set up a new department to nurture socially conscious investing, the latest effort by a major bank to cater for growing demand for so-called impact investing.
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- Investing
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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- ESG, impact investing
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As Wealthy Millennials Take Control Of Family Fortunes, Impact Investing Is Set For A Big Boost
More than a quarter of ultra-net-worth “family offices” are now putting money into social and environmental areas–and that number is rising.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Dao Ventures Launches 2017 US-China Impact Venture Contest
Dao Ventures, a US-China impact investing consortium, has launched its 3rd annual US-China Entrepreneurship Competition that is considered the only impact-oriented venture contest across the Pacific. Dozens of U.S. and international impact ventures have received support from Dao Ventures over the past years via the Competition.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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MetLife Named to the 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Index
MetLife was eligible for the DJSI North America, which recognizes a group of the top 20 percent of sustainability performers across the 600 largest U.S. and Canadian companies. MetLife was one of only seven insurers in North America to make the list.
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- Environment, Investing
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Red Cross links investors to war zones with first ‘humanitarian bond’
It is the first time the ICRC has used such a funding model - channeling private capital investments rather than relying only on government or philanthropic donations for humanitarian projects.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Impact investing finds its place in India
The country’s market for purpose-driven finance could grow to $6 billion to $8 billion in 2025. What’s shaping the landscape?
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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