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Nepal’s entrepreneurs healing blindness among poor
Many villagers are not aware of how easily cataract can be treated or cured," said Suraj Shrestha, CEO at Anthropose, a Nepal-based enterprise. "The thing that appalls me the most is how people superstitiously believe that cataract is a curse from God. This needs to change," the entrepreneur told Xinhua on Sunday.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- South Asia
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CREO Investors Pledge $300 Million for Environmental Impact
Nearly a dozen wealthy families are announcing today that they have committed to invest a combined $300 million over five years in commercial ventures in the areas of climate, energy, health, food and sustainability.
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- Energy, Environment
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- impact investing
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These Off Grid Solar Lights Are Made By The Communities Who Use Them
Liter of Light works with women's cooperatives to make solar lights from simple parts, instead of sending them solar lights that don't work the way they want them.
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- Energy, Environment
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Nearly Half the World’s Trash Is Burned, and That’s Worsening Climate Change
Researchers find that the amount of harmful pollution from such fires may be underestimated by as much as 40 percent.
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- Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- public health
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Impact investing soars with $12 million green bond sale by Merrill Lynch
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management advisers sold $12 million in green bonds issued by the World Bank last week, surpassing what the investment bank expected based on similar issuances a few years ago.
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- Environment
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- impact investing
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The Next Stage of Sustainable Investing
Investing is no longer about style boxes.
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- Environment
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- impact investing
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The Caterpillar Foundation Announces $11 Million in Investments for Africa’s Future Through Water, Energy and Women
Foundation's focus on corporate social innovation helps put people on the path to prosperity
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- Agriculture, Energy, Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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PRESS RELEASE: Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) 2015 now open
USD 150,000 in prizes for continent’s brightest innovators to accelerate Africa’s development. With 2000 innovators from 48 countries entering in its first three years; IPA 2015 takes investment in unleashing and supporting sustainable African led innovation past half a million USD
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- impact investing
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