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Viewpoint: Why Has “ESG” Become “Woke?” – Environmentalism Can Be Nonpartisan
The marginalization of fossil fuel companies by investment houses like Blackrock has been at the heart of this strident move against “ESG.”
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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- climate change, ESG
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African VC Firm P1 Ventures Completes 2nd $35 Million Close of Fund II
Founded in 2020, P1 Ventures is a high-conviction investor on a mission to back Africa’s best entrepreneurs.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Private Sector Engagement: The Missing Ingredient in Pandemic and Epidemic Preparedness and Response Plans
At the World Health Assembly's annual meeting in May, delegates will discuss and agree upon a plan to respond to future pandemics. In advance of this crucial meeting, Frida Njogu-Ndongwe and Emily Coppel at IDinsight argue that COVID-19 and other disease outbreaks have highlighted a clear need for the private sector to help finance and implement emergency response plans for future epidemics and pandemics. They explain how engaging the private sector in these plans can enable timely, broad-reaching action that could prevent — or minimize the impact of — future outbreaks.
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- Health Care, Investing
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Only 5% of U.S. Foundations Invest for Impact, Study Finds
Few of the U.S.’s philanthropic foundations invest their endowment assets—totaling an estimated US$1.1 trillion.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- data, impact investing, research
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Why Businesses Should Stop Planting Trees and Start Protecting Forests
Investing in forest protection is the most effective approach to enhancing forest carbon sequestration and supporting biodiversity.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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The No-Brainer Climate Solution — With a Big Accounting Problem
In order to play a more meaningful role in decarbonization and avoid a similar fate as forest carbon credits, enhanced rock weathering (ERW) companies will need to converge around rigorous, industry-wide standards for measurement, reporting, and verification of CO2 removal.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Report: African Startups Raised $217 Million in February 2024
From a sector point of view, Logistics & Transport represented nearly half of all the funding, thanks to Moove, followed by Healthcare, Fintech, and Energy.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Sierra Leone Receives a $26.8 Million Investment to Strengthen Climate Resilience
Working with local partners, this five-year project will focus on improving food and water security.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, food security, NGOs, water
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