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BlackRock Issued Warning Over ‘Misleading Statements’ Tied to ESG Funds
BlackRock BLK.N was issued a legal warning by the U.S. state of Mississippi over "false and misleading statements to Mississippi investors."
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- Investing
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- North America
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- ESG
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BURN Receives $12 Million Investment From Key Carbon to Expand Cleaning Cooking in Africa
This new investment will go towards the distribution of electric cookstoves in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia and biomass stoves in Nigeria, DRC, Tanzania, and Mozambique over the next two years.
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- Energy, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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World Squanders Over 1 Billion Meals a Day – UN Report
The UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2024, co-authored with WRAP, provides the most accurate global estimate on food waste at retail and consumer levels.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, data, food security, research, waste
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Report: E-Waste Is Being Generated Five Times Faster Than It Is Being Recycled
Worldwide, the annual generation of e-waste is surging by 2.6 million tonnes annually and is on track to reach 82 million tonnes by 2030, which a 33% increase from the 2022 figure.
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- Technology, Telecommunications, WASH
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- Global
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- circular economy, recycling, research, waste
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CFAO Group Invests $3 Million in BasiGo to Boost East Africa’s Electric Bus Production
CFAO Group is building e-mobility ecosystem in East Africa by investing in green mobility startups through Mobility54.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, scale, startups, venture capital
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Tunisia’s ANAVA Pledges $4.3 Million into Janngo Capital
The target is on early-stage tech and tech enabled startups that ensure Africans have better access to healthcare, financial services, and education.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Dodai Secures $4 Million Funding to Scale-up Electric Vehicle Production Amid Ethiopia’s Shift to Green Transport
The company plans to allocate 80% of the raised funds to import electric motorcycle parts and lithium batteries.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- e-mobility, scale, startups
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eWAKA Partners With Powerbase to Expand Its E-mobility Solutions in Kenya
Kenyan technology start-up eWaka has signed a deal with financial and energy company Powerbase to optimise the manufacture and marketing of its electric mobility solutions.
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- Telecommunications, Transportation
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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