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PRESS RELEASE: IIX announces CGI Commitment to Action on Women’s Impact Bond
Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), a leader in social sector development through impact investing, recently announced its Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Commitment to Action on Women’s Impact Bond (WIB) at the 2014 CGI Annual Meeting.
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Experts: Population to Grow from 7 to 11 Billion
Our planet is home to about seven billion people. Since the 1990s, population experts have predicted the number would grow to ninebillion before it begins to slow down and possibly decrease.
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Red Cross team attacked while burying Ebola dead
A Red Cross team was attacked while collecting bodies believed to be infected with Ebola in southeastern Guinea, the latest in a string of assaults that are hindering efforts to control West Africa's current outbreak.
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Multinationals reaffirm commitment to BoP business with BCtA
Inclusive business has continued to flourish with the growth of new enterprises that serve the bottom of the pyramid
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Ebola vaccines could be available by end of year
Promising vaccines, developed by U.S. and Canadian companies and agencies, could be ready for use by December.
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Bill Clinton Rewards a Social Startup and Resolves a Minor Health Crisis in the Same Night
A team of students from the Indian School of Business left a Times Square Sheraton Tuesday night with $1 million to help them improve access to health care in low-income neighborhoods and with this year’s Hult Prize, which former U.S. President Bill Clinton awards annually to a team of student social entrepreneurs.
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What Needs To Happen For Impact Investing To Be The World-Changing Force It Could Be
The idea of investing both for profit and social good has come a long way in the last few years, but the sector still has enormous potential to grow.
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The gamification of global health: could a game change your bad habits?
From the #StopEbola song to the Aids Fighter Pilot game in India, fun is proving to encourage healthier behaviours
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