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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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- Uncategorized
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An Impact Investing Milestone: The London Principles
The Impact Investing Policy Collaborative (IIPC) London Principles -- a critical piece of market infrastructure -- have just been launched at an international conference in the UK.
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- Uncategorized
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- impact investing
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For Global Drug Manufacturers, China Becomes a Perilous Market
Multinational drug companies now employ more sales agents in China than they do in the United States, their largest market.
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- Health Care
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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3 surprise tips on careers in global health
Global health is undoubtedly a big component of international development work.
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- Health Care
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14 Scalable Social Enterprises
Depending on who you ask and what their specific definition of social enterprise is, they may say that "scalable social enterprises" are redundant because all social enterprises should be able to scale.
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- Impact Assessment
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Calvert Foundation developing impact investing initiative for diaspora communities
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is supporting the first phase of the initiative, a feasibility study, with a $200,000 grant.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing