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Leaning into Resilience: Three Ways Small and Growing Agriculture Businesses Have Navigated Global Crises – And How Investors Can Support Them
COVID-19 and other recent crises have led many investors to pause disbursements to small and growing businesses (SGBs) in emerging markets, due to the increased risk. Camilla Nestor, Maria Raurell and Carolyn Han at MCE Social Capital explain why MCE did the opposite, supporting their investees' efforts to adapt to these challenges. They share three adaptations that successful SGBs in their portfolio had in common, and explore how these approaches are likely to be incorporated into agricultural SGB business models in the long term.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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Goodwell Launches €150 Million uMunthu II Fund to Ignite Inclusive Business Growth in Africa
Today, Goodwell Investments B.V. launched their most ambitious institutional investment fund yet, uMunthu II.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Research Shows That Investing in Women in Agriculture Generates Significant Value for Businesses and Investors
Ten years of global data from Root Capital—a nonprofit that supports the growth of agricultural enterprises in Africa, Latin America, and Indonesia—proves that gender-inclusive businesses are a smart investment.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Opinion: It’s Time to Focus on the “G” in ESG
For all the debate surrounding the use of ESG for investing, virtually no attention has been paid to a core tension in the ESG policies of major investors and rating agencies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- corporations, ESG, governance
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ESG Foes in States, Congress Ready Attacks on ‘Woke’ Investing
Republican lawmakers and state attorneys general are preparing to make their most aggressive assaults on environmental, social and governance investing to date after victories in the House and courts.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- ESG
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The Global Development Sector Is Focused On Gender-Based Violence: Investors Should Be Too
In September, the U.N. adopted a resolution condemning all forms of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), reflecting a growing recognition of the profound consequences of this global problem. But as Josh Dobiac at Milliman Financial Risk Management and Alana Kolundzija at Collective Impact argue, global development organizations aren't the only ones who should play a role in addressing GBV. They explore how investment decisions can impact GBV, and make the case for tackling this issue through socially responsible investing.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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World Bank Report: India Needs to Increase Infrastructure Investment to $55 Billion per Year
The report says that till 2036, the investment in the urban cities must be equivalent to 1.18% of the estimated gross domestic product (GDP) over this period.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- infrastructure
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The Urgent Need to Address Climate Impacts on MSMEs: Recommendations for Designing Right-Fit Tools and Solutions
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) provide a critical link to goods and services while generating income for millions of households around the world. But as Bethany Kanten at Mercy Corps Ventures points out, these businesses remain underserved in several areas that are limiting their resilience to key challenges – including climate change. She shares new research based on interviews with hundreds of MSMEs in Africa, which reveals the opportunity for innovators, investors and funders to positively impact these enterprises with climate solutions.
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- Environment, Investing, Telecommunications
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- climate change, innovation, MSMEs, research, startups