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Business Solutions to a Humanitarian Crisis: Nine Things Companies Must Understand to Support Refugees from Ukraine – And Around the World
As war rages in Ukraine, humanitarian efforts have struggled to keep pace with the needs of the refugees displaced by the conflict. According to Betsy Alley, an independent researcher and analyst with expertise in refugee business investment, the private sector can help. But how can businesses best contribute to something that has traditionally been a humanitarian affair? She shares nine learnings from the refugee crises of recent years, which show how enterprises and their employees can serve and empower refugees while also benefiting host communities – and their own businesses.
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- Investing
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African Development Bank Approves €9.8 Million Investment Funds For Tech Startups In Africa
The investment will support African start-ups, from seed to growth stages, particularly in the tech sector.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- innovation, startups
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B2B Sales Intelligence Platform Apollo.io to Invest Over $30 Million in India
Apollo.io, an integrated business-to-business (B2B) sales intelligence and engagement platform, helps over 16,000 paying clients automate their sales processes and scale their revenue.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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London-Based Lightrock Looks to Fuel Latin American Growth With New $300 Million Fund
London private equity firm Lightrock unveiled a fresh $300m Latin America fund today as it looks to spur growth in ‘purpose-driven’ entrepreneurs across the region.
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- Investing
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- Latin America
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What Elon Musk Gets Right and Wrong About ESG
Musk is right that ESG needs an overhaul—but not, as he said, because it only measures “how compliant your business is with the leftist agenda.”
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- Investing
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- Global
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60 Start-Ups Across Africa To Get $4 Million Google Fund
Tech giant, Google is committing $4million to 60 eligible start-ups across Africa as applications open for the second cohort of the ‘Google for Start-up Black Founders Fund for Africa’.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing, startups
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Redefining ‘Business as Usual’: Three Ways to Overcome Barriers to ESG and Climate Finance
Climate change imposes significant costs on the economy, and addressing the crisis is key to businesses’ long-term success and viability. But as Roger-Mark De Souza at Pact explains, despite the growing urgency of the need, the business case for moving toward sustainability – and the fact that up to 80-90% of investors want to invest in socially and environmentally friendly ways – actual green investing hovers at just 10%. He explores the reasons for the gap between investor interest and action, and proposes three ways to address it.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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Jungle Ventures Renews Southeast Asia, India Bets With $600 Million Fund
Singapore-based Jungle Ventures has raised $600 million in a new fund backed by new and existing investors including Temasek.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- impact investing, startups