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Lancôme Launches Global Sustainability Program
Lancôme has launched its first global sustainability program, named Caring Together for a Happier Tomorrow, with a focus on biodiversity and social inclusion.
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- Agriculture
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Press Release: Green Climate Fund Approves $80 Million in FAO-Led Projects in Congo and Jordan
The new initiatives will help smallholders mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change
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Fashion for Good Consortium Pilots Resource Efficient Cotton Farming
Fashion for Good launches a new, two-year pilot project in collaboration with leading brands Kering and PVH Corp., and leading global textile manufacturer Arvind Limited to pilot a radically resource-efficient cotton farming technology provided by Fashion for Good innovator, Materra (formerly hydroCotton).
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- Agriculture, Technology
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- agtech
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Faiths Institute Asks Gates Foundation to Change Tactics in Africa
An African faiths environmental institute is calling on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to stop funding green revolution technologies and genetically modified seeds for the continent, but instead support natural methods to help Africa achieve food sufficiency and protect its environments.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Missio Invest Secures $20 Million Anchor Investment from U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
Loan Facility to Support Initiatives Addressing Food Security, Financial Inclusion, and Health and Education Outreach in Sub-Saharan Africa
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- Agriculture, Education, Health Care, Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Agri Commodities and Finance Secures a $115 Million Syndicated Loan for Sustainable Agriculture
The funds, which benefit Agri Commodities and Finance (ACF), a subsidiary of Export Trading Group (ETG), will promote sustainable agriculture in Africa.
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- Agriculture
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Farmer Connect Announced a $9 Million Series A Funding led by ITOCHU
Agritech company Farmer Connect, best known for its coffee blockchain traceability solution, has announced a $9m Series A funding led by ITOCHU, to help create sustainable food supply chains.
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- Agriculture, Technology
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Indonesian Farmers Go Digital
Indonesian farmers will be able to harness the power of data to improve their farming practices under a deal signed by the national government and Microsoft.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia