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Press Release: The Rockefeller Foundation Invests $5 Million in Mombak’s “The Amazon Reforestation Fund”
The Rockefeller Foundation’s $5 million investment in Mombak alongside several blue chip investors represents the latest effort to strengthen the marketplace for carbon credits.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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Press Release: IFC and IDEI Announce Green Bond Issuance for 800 Million Pesos to Promote Sustainable Construction in Mexico
The bond will contribute to the development of green financing for construction in Mexico, while strengthening the country's climate financing market.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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UNICEF to Commit $270 Million to Support Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Betta Edu said the government will target about 71 million "extremely poor Nigerians" who live on less than $1.95 a day.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bamboo Capital Partners with Esgpedia to Support Corporate Sustainability and ESG Reporting for Businesses in Vietnam
To help companies in Vietnam embark on corporate sustainability and develop plans towards greenhouse gas (‘GHG’) reduction, Bamboo Capital has partnered with ESGpedia on capacity building for companies in the region.
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- Environment, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- data, decarbonization, ESG, impact measurement
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UN Report Proposes Holistic Approach to Water Use, Water Conservation
Titled, ‘Spotlight on Goal 6: From Commodity to Common Good: A Feminist Agenda to Tackle the World’s Water Crisis,’ the publication casts water as “a sacred, common good, not a commodity to exploit.”
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- global development, research, SDGs, water
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Press Release: Leila Janah Foundation Announces Winners of Sixth Annual Give Work Challenge
The challenge reflects the Foundation’s mission to create equal opportunities for women and youth in low-income communities in East Africa.
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- Agriculture, WASH
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- nonprofits, poverty alleviation, waste, youth
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Deloitte Unveils AI Incubator to Tap Into India’s Tech Innovation and Talent
The AI incubator will leverage the in-depth sector knowledge and AI/ML expertise of its professionals.
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- Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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China’s Abandoned, Obsolete Electric Cars Are Piling Up in Cities
A subsidy-fueled boom helped build China into an electric-car giant but left weed-infested lots across the nation brimming with unwanted battery-powered vehicles.
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- e-mobility, renewable energy, waste
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