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Viewpoint: Your Thinking About ESG is All Wrong. Here’s What it’s Really About
Blaine Townsend, director of Bailard Wealth Management says attacks on ESG lean heavily on false economics and myths.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, governance, greenwashing
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OPEC Fund Okays $300 Million for Funding Climate Action Plan
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) has approved more than $300 million in new financing in the first quarter of 2023 for funding Climate Action Plan.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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- Global
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- climate change
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African Development Bank, Partners Invest $618 Million to Grow Nigeria’s Creative Enterprises
The African Development Bank and some partners have officially launched a new Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Clean Transport Volvo Delivers Its 1st Electric Heavy-Duty Truck in Africa
Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy-duty electric truck to Morocco, marking a major milestone in the development of electric vehicles in Africa.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, transportation
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Elemental Aims to Pump $43 Million Into Climate Startups With ‘Deep Community Impact’
Elemental Excelerator, a nonprofit investor in climate-tech startups including BlocPower and ChargerHelp, says it’s “doubling down” in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank‘s collapse.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, startups
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Nigerian Credit-Led Fintech FairMoney Acquires PayForce in Retail-Merchant Banking Play
Nigerian credit-led digital banking platform FairMoney has acquired PayForce (sub-brand of YC-backed CrowdForce).
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- digital finance, fintech, MSMEs
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Press Release: Flat6Labs Launches $95 Million Seed Fund to Back Early-Stage Startups in Africa
Seed investor and accelerator Flat6Labs, has launched a new $95 million Africa Seed Fund (ASF) to nurture the growth and development of African early-stage tech startups.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- agtech, climate change, edtech, fintech, innovation, startups
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Agros Raises US $2.7 Million in Pre-Series A Funding Round
Sustainable agriculture solutions help Asian farmers decarbonize and double their profits, says agritech start-up.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- agtech, energy access
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