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Sacca’s Lowercarbon Doubles Down on Startup Bringing Solar Modules to Indian Rooftops
SolarSquare said on Thursday it has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by Lowercarbon and Elevation Capital.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- renewable energy, startups
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China’s Loss Is Mexico’s Gain: Bank of America Says a Transformed Global Supply Chain Means Nearshoring Investment in the Country Is a ‘Lifetime Opportunity’
The nearshoring momentum could represent a major rethink of global supply chains, and some countries could be in line for a windfall because of it.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Global
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Climate Adaptation Finance Must Reach and Pass The $40 Billion Target
Despite contributing next to nothing to the climate crises, low-income countries are suffering the impacts and bearing the costs.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- climate change
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Private Education Has Grown Faster in South Asia Than Any Other Region in the World, Report Shows
As learning levels in the region grow more slowly than in the rest of the world, the report calls for regulation to focus more on quality and equity across all schools.
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- Education
- Region
- South Asia
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- edtech, global development
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Jobtech Alliance Launches Startup Accelerator Programmes to Improve Livelihoods in Africa
The Jobtech Alliance has launched two programmes to support digital platforms that connect people to work opportunities that build livelihoods.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators
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Yaydoo Buys Oyster to Scale B2B Payments Solutions Across Latin America
B2B solutions provider Yaydoo has acquired payments solution Oyster Financial in a move to boost its position as a B2B payments solution provider in Latin America.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Latin America
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BlueMark Becomes First Impact Verification Firm to Be Certified as a B Corp
BlueMark has completed more than 100 verifications for impact investors managing a combined $189 billion in impact-oriented assets under management.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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Ford Is Dropping Production of Its Most Popular Car to Focus on EVs
The move marks the 119-year-old company’s latest attempt to transform itself into an electric vehicle (EV) company.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Global
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