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Rwanda’s First Ever Circular Economy Plan and Roadmap Launched
Rwanda hopes to achieve its vision of being a carbon-neutral and climate resilient nation by 2050.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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EV Revolution: Paving the Way for a Cleaner, Greener India
India is the third largest consumer of energy. The march towards a net zero carbon goal by 2070 hinges on sustainable mobility practices.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Improve Companies’ ESG Work During 2023
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has attracted its fair share of criticism in recent years just as it has become central to the conversation about how to scale up and improve ESG performance across corporate America.
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- Impact Assessment, Technology
- Region
- Global
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HealthAtom Secures a $10 Millions Series a to Improve Access to Healthcare in Latin America
HealthAtom seeks to move from serving 42 million patients a year through its solutions to 300 million a year.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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China Wants to Corner Another Segment of the Global Auto Industry: Car Shipping
Chinese state media described the specialized car transport ships as "money-printing machines at sea."
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- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Colombian Startup Rocketfy Gets $2 Million in Seed Funding Round
The Colombian startup allows entrepreneurs to create their own e-commerce platforms.
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- Technology
- Region
- Latin America
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- e-commerce, startups
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Africa: Water, Renewable Energy, Agriculture… a $500 Million Package From OFID
The funds will be used to develop renewable energy, provide access to water and improve food security in the face of external constraints.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mastercard’s Farmpass Reaches One Million Smallholders in India
Mastercard today announced that it has reached the milestone of benefiting over one million smallholder farmers in India through Farm Pass.
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- Agriculture, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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