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Press Release: IFC, Convergence Join to Support Blended Finance for Health and Education Investment
Convergence and IFC will together fund the platform design, including product offering, with potential for raising as much as USD 500 million for investment and advisory support.
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- North America
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UBS to Launch Sustainable Investing Indexes
UBS (UBS) soon plans to push further into sustainable investing with a series of indexes that can be used to create ETFs and other investment products for retail investors, annuities and retirement funds.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, SDGs
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ESG is incomplete: An investor’s perspective
While the sweeping uptake of ESG research and ratings within the investment industry is a welcome evolution, many recent adopters use a check-the-box approach. More investors, both individual and institutional, demand that their investments achieve both financial and ethical returns. To cater to this increasing demand, managers are touting the fact that ESG and other sustainability criteria are, at the very least, considered in the investment process.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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IntelleGrow launching US$31M venture debt fund to invest in social enterprises
IntelleGrow has already backed 180 companies across agriculture, energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare, and water and sanitation
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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How mindful investing can guarantee a better education
By changing the way their pension and endowment funds are invested, universities could pass on the financial benefits to students, while contributing to positive outcomes for society. Africa, which could reap significant rewards from such an approach, is lagging behind many other
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- Education, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- impact investing
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Facebook Ditched The Red Cross For Hurricane Harvey Relief
Now, Facebook is routing its millions of users, and $1 million of its own money, to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, which in 2015 had just $3 million in revenue. A message on Facebook feeds with a donate button said, "Show your support. Facebook has matched $1 million in donations to the Center for Disaster Philanthropy."
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- nonprofits, philanthropy
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Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to Setup an Incubator in India
Talking about the incubator Rahil Rangwala, the Director for family economic stability at Michael and Susan Dell Foundation said, that the incubator will look at early-stage companies that offer financial inclusion, digital empowerment, job creation and services in other such impact areas.
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- Investing
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- South Asia
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Largest Green-Bond Fund for Emerging Markets Nearing $2 Billion
The fund aims to marry the goals of investors seeking more high-yield opportunities and development banks seeking to expand the green economy in emerging markets.
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- Investing
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- impact investing