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Will Impact Investing Take Off?
I live on airplanes – typically hopping from one impact investing conference to another. So, if you will forgive the aviation analogy, I believe the impact investing sector is clearly moving down the runway.
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Crowdfunding Power: Solving Climate Change and Other Community Needs
Crowdfunding could be an incredibly powerful way to deliver a decentralised energy system.
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- Energy
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Hyderabad Debates Health Insurance Model As Public Hospitals Decay
On February 21, during the afternoon rush hour in a busy shopping center in downtown Hyderabad in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, two makeshift bombs packed with bolts and nails were detonated in one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the city’s history. Over 100 people were injured by the blasts, and many were transported for treatment to Osmania General Hospital, the largest public hospital in the city.
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- South Asia
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Sickle Cell Anemia Is On The Rise Worldwide
Sickle cell anemia may not be as well-known as, say, malaria, tuberculosis or AIDS. But every year, hundreds of thousands of babies around the world are born with this inherited blood disorder. And the numbers are expected to climb.
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Indian women losing health over size-0 pregnancy
Terrified of losing their toned figures, young Indian women are shunning nutrition during pregnancy, say worried gynaecologists.
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TechnoServe and Nespresso partner to build a more sustainable coffee industry in East Africa
TechnoServe and Nespresso are launching a partnership in East Africa to improve the livelihoods of smallholder coffee farmers while creating a more sustainable source of supply for Nespresso.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Coca-Cola’s Real Overseas Problem–How To Tap Into Neglected Markets
Coca-Cola has an overseas problem.Its global sales volume barely grew last quarter, disappointing markets expecting a 3.3 percent growth. Europe sales volume dropped 4 percent. China’s volume was unchanged; and North America volumes fell 1 percent.
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A Social Enterprise Keeps On Making Mistakes–And Learning From Them
Like any regular old startup, social enterprises make plenty of mistakes. You may recall Zack Rosenberg and his DoGoodBuyUs.com, which I wrote about recently and which got its first break thanks to a mistake.
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