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New investment initiative for African startups
Orange Digital Ventures Africa is the Group’s investment vehicle for early-stage innovation projects in Africa in areas such as new connectivities, FinTech, the Internet of Things, energy and e-health.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- fintech, innovation
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Asia catches the sustainable investment bug… at last
Asia ex-Japan has been a latecomer to the trend, accounting for just 0.2% of global socially responsible investment (SRI) assets. SRI assets in the region still increased 15.7% from 2014 though and investors are counting on a lot more to come.
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- Investing
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- impact investing
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Think twice before investing in a social welfare initiative at your company, study says
By analyzing a sample of information from firms dating back to 1992 until 2014, Javakhadze found that corporate social responsibility programs don't consistently yield sufficient results – be it tangible, in the form of revenue, or intangible, as in company morale – and, consequently, diminish shareholders' returns.
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- Investing
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AP2 sets $50 million for TPG impact investing fund
The 300.6 billion Swedish kronor ($34.5 billion) pension fund will invest in the global growth equity and middle-market buyout fund managed by TPG.
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- Investing
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- impact investing
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Gray Matters Capital’s coLABS Announces First Round of Gender Lens Investments
Gray Matters Capital (GMC) announced the first round of investments from its newest portfolio coLABS, which invests in innovative and scalable pilots that are tackling critical issues facing women and girls around the world. Launched at the beginning of this year, coLABS supports entrepreneurs of early-stage ventures with seed investment capital, rapid prototyping, and advisor support.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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- impact investing
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2017’s Best Stocks Do More Than Deliver Profits
What started as a minor theme just decades ago looks to be turning the corner with the force of more than 75 million investors in the United States alone.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- impact investing
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The Philanthropy World is Embracing Impact Investing
Instead of just using the stock market, more and more foundations putting their endowments into projects that help the world–including hitting the Sustainable Development Goals.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, philanthropy, SDGs
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Ladies, here’s the world’s first responsible investment platform just for you
Women are more concerned about the impacts of their investments, not just the rate of return. New investment platform Moxie Future wants to tap into women’s growing financial clout and guide them towards more responsible investment.
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- Investing