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Why ‘Impact Investing’ Will Pay Off in 401(K) Performance
Walk through the doors of Green Alpha Advisors in Boulder, Colorado and you get what you’d expect; an open space floor plan with an older model bike in the entryway that’s art (or maybe not) and a garage door to open on sunny days. Add in the organic nut company next door and the impact investing stereotype is complete—and paying off handsomely.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- impact investing
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How Treating Anxiety, Depression Can Help Global Economy
According to the World Health Organisation, every dollar spent on treating anxiety and depression produces a fourfold return in better health and ability to work, which is good for the countries' development and economic growth.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia
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In Jerusalem, Sir Ronald Cohen Ties Impact Investing to Solving Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
It was a hot morning down the street from the Knesset. With a backdrop of Jerusalem’s Malcha Technology Park to the left and minister-busing choppers flying to the left, and a blistering sun overhead, Forbes brought dozens of entrepreneurs from around the world to listen to leaders of co-creation and co-existence organizations discuss social entrepreneurship, conflict resolution, and startup pivoting.
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- Investing
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- North Africa & Near East
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- impact investing
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Two Drug Makers Complain India Is Thwarting Licenses for Selling Generics
The controversy over access to medicines took a twist this week when two Indian drug makers disclosed they would no longer seek government licenses to make generic versions of two brand-name medicines. And they cited pressure from the global pharmaceutical industry on the Indian government as their reason for ending their efforts.
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- Health Care
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Startups to Get $76m in Government’s Microcredit Guarantee Program in Indonesia
Creative Economy Agency (BEKRAF) has said it will distribute Rp 1 trillion ($76 million) from the government’s micro-credit guarantee program (KUR) to Indonesian startups. The loans will be provided by three of Indonesian state-owned banks – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia Tbk (BBRI), PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (BBNI), and PT Bank Mandiri Tbk (BMRI).
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- Uncategorized
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- South Asia
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Grounds for Health Launches New Program in Kenya
Grounds for Health, an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention of cervical cancer in developing countries, today announced the expansion of its East Africa program to Kenya. The move into Kenya reflects the organization’s continued commitment to reach women living in high-risk regions and working in agricultural supply chains. Coffee industry partners providing start-up funds for Kenya include Atlas Coffee, Bennett’s Coffee, Coda Coffee, Peet’s Coffee and Tony’s Coffee. Additionally, this year the organization is celebrating its 20thyear working in coffee-growing communities. The organization made the announcement on the eve of this year’s Specialty Coffee Association of America’s annual conference taking place in Atlanta, Georgia.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IFC to Invest Up to $38M in Three Affordable Housing Finance Firms
International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest up to $38 million in three housing finance companies in India, as the World Bank’s private-sector lending arm seeks to expand its presence in a segment that offers loans for low-cost houses.
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- Finance
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- South Asia
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- housing, microfinance
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Plan for Poorer Countries to Fund HIV Response Raises Concerns
Calls for low and middle income countries to contribute an additional 6.1 billion dollars to the global HIV response by 2020 could see some vulnerable groups left behind, said HIV activists meeting at the United Nations last week.
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- Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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