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African Development Bank Group’s Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $10 Million Contribution to KawiSafi II Clean-Energy Fund
KawiSafi II is a $200 million venture equity fund to address investment gaps in energy transition, productivity, mobility and logistics in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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KWAP Commits $4.5 Billion to ESG Transition Assets for Sustainable Future in Malaysia
The Retirement Fund Inc (KWAP) has pledged $4.5 billion to increase its focus on transition assets, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable investment.
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- Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Despite Anti-ESG Attacks, New Study Shows Investors See Climate as Critical to Business Performance
Do investors care whether financial services firms take climate-related actions in clean energy opportunities?
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, decarbonization, ESG, research
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ITFC Provides $10 Million in Trade Finance to Uganda Development Bank
The financing is intended to bolster industrialization efforts in Uganda and assist with job creation and poverty reduction endeavors.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bill Gates’ Climate VC Breakthrough Energy Raises $839M, 2024’s Largest in the Sector
Breakthrough has established itself as a leader in climate tech, demonstrating the potential and profitability of early-stage climate investments.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Goldman Sachs Invests $440 Million in Renewable Independent Power Producer
The strategic investment in BrightNight will support the development of utility, commercial, and industrial solar and energy storage projects.
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- Global
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Water Scarcity Can’t be Solved by a Single Sector: How Businesses and NGOs Can Work Together to Advance Water Security
Around the world, 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and a staggering 3.6 billion people lack basic sanitation, as of 2021. Amelia Metcalf at Water Unite argues that the vast scale of these challenges has created an urgent need for collaborative action between water-focused non-profits/NGOs and for-profit businesses, especially corporations and larger enterprises. She explains how this sort of partnership can deliver benefits to both sides — while offering a key opportunity to combat water scarcity at a global scale.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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ABC Fund Invests €1.1 Million in Colombia’s MiCreditoYa Microfinanciera SAS
The Agri-Business Capital Fund (“ABC Fund”) today announces an investment of EUR€1.1m in MiCreditoYa Microfinanciera SAS, a leading Microfinance Institution operating in the Nariño department in the South West of Colombia.
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- Agriculture, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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