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Islamic Development Bank Approves $1.12 Billion in Development Financing for Nine Member Countries
The bank approved a $1.79m grant for projects in key sectors such as food security, health, transport, energy, urban development, education, water, and sanitation.
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- Investing
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- Global
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‘Nearly Every Indicator of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals Is off Track’: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Report
This year's report, "The Future of Progress," especially noted the impact of the pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Yemen.
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- Agriculture, Coronavirus, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Technology, WASH
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- Global
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- SDGs
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BlackRock Seeks to Defend Its Reputation Over E.S.G. Fight
The world’s largest money manager fired off a letter to attorneys general in 19 states rebutting claims about its position on climate-minded investing.
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- Investing
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60 African Startups Receive $4 Million Equity-Free Funding From Google
Google has announced that 60 African startups have been selected for the second cohort of its Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Designing an Impact Measurement Strategy: What’s Your North Star?
As impact investing evolves, there are a growing number of impact measurement solutions available to investors and the ecosystem at large. But as Shruti Goel at Upaya Social Ventures and Sachi Shenoy at Calidris explain, the deluge of impact measurement data, frameworks and methods can be confusing. They share some key lessons Upaya has learned in its 11 years of supporting impactful entrepreneurs, and explore how investors can develop a robust measurement strategy that helps them understand the breadth and depth of their impact.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing, Social Enterprise
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Foreign Investors Are Piling Into India’s Renewable Industry
As the world rapidly invests in renewables, in a bid to transition away from fossil fuels to a greener future, companies and governments are not just funding projects at home but also abroad.
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- Asia Pacific
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Viewpoint: Red State Republicans’ War on ESG Will Have Losses on Both Sides
GOP lawmakers in some of the most conservative US states are trying to ban banks and asset managers that consider ESG criteria from their pension funds and municipal markets, but the move might backfire.
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- Investing
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- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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Viewpoint: ESG Critics Could be Leaving Money on the Table – And Missing an Opportunity to Make a Real Impact
Investors who ignore the risk of harmful products and disparage ESG as a concept are likely to miss out on its potential to combine environmental, societal and economic benefits.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing