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Press release: ImpactAssets Releases Seventh Annual IA 50 Impact Investment Fund Showcase
ImpactAssets has released its 2017-18 ImpactAssets 50 (IA 50), a free, online database for investors and financial advisors that features a diversified listing of 50 private capital fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. IA 50 users can sort and filter across a range of asset classes (debt, private equity and real estate), geographies, size of funds, themes and more.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Why China has yet to catch the wave of global responsible investing
A lack of understanding about the importance of ESG and its potential benefits is hampering its adoption among Chinese firms, according to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment organisation.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact investing, SDGs
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Why Omidyar Network Invested in the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment
Is impact investing reaching a tipping point? Multiple signs point to growing momentum.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Viewpoint: The thing about impact investments
The thing about impact investments is the best of them look like regular investments.
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Startup venture funding jumped more than 50% in Africa last year to a record high
Across sectors, financial inclusion accounted for 45% of total investment—more than any other sector—with $253 million raised. Partech’s report categorizes off-grid tech, fintech and insurance tech startups under financial inclusion.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- startups, venture capital
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Press release: Impact Investor Coalition Seeks to Bring Plant-Based and Clean Meat to China
A collaborative effort between Dao Ventures, Moonspire Social Ventures, and New Crop Capital, Dao Foods is introducing innovative and climate-friendly protein products, primarily plant-based and clean meat (PBCM), into the Chinese market.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Japan Urged to Tap Dormant Bank Accounts to Promote ‘Impact Investment’
The concept of impact investment has gathered momentum globally, Cohen said, as cash-strapped governments look for money from the private sector to tackle issues such as child welfare and caring for the elderly in an ageing society.
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- Investing
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India fintech seeking to raise at least US$87m to grow tech capabilities
AN Indian fintech company is seeking to raise over US$87 million of equity funding to expand its technological and analytics capabilities.
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- South Asia
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- fintech, venture capital
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