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The Climate Pledge Announces 86 New Signatories, Including Procter & Gamble, HP, and Salesforce, Signaling Their Commitment to Achieving Net-Zero Carbon by 2040 or Sooner
Together, Pledge signatories generate over $1.8 trillion in global annual revenues and are expected to collectively mitigate 1.98 billion metric tons of carbon emissions annually by 2040 from a 2020 baseline
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- Environment
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- Global
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- climate change
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External Review Finds Deeper Rot in World Bank ‘Doing Business’ Rankings
The World Bank on Thursday said it would cancel the "Doing Business" series by law firm WilmerHale that found senior World Bank leaders, including Kristalina Georgieva, who now heads the International Monetary Fund, pressured staff to alter data to favor China during her time as World Bank CEO.
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Malaysia-Based Socar Raises US $55 Million in Series B Funding Round From New Investors EastBridge Partners, Sime Darby
SOCAR plans to use the funding to support continuous tech enhancements, the introduction of clean mobility initiatives, and further development of its P2P car-sharing marketplace TREVO.
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- Investing, Technology, Transportation
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- South Asia
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Press Release: DFC Approves More Than $1.4 Billion in New Investments for COVID-19 Response, Global Health, Gender Equity, Technology, and Renewable Energy
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved nine investments totaling $925 million this quarter.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care, Technology
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Dopay Raises $18 Million Series A Round
Dopay, the innovative B2B2C payments platform serving 1.7bn unbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed a US$ 18 million Series A funding round.
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- Finance, Technology
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Analysis: Seaweed Farming Offers a Boost for Sri Lanka’s ‘Blue Economy’ Ambitions
Seaweed farming is an increasingly important part of the global food system and provides a range of benefits, including sustainable coastal livelihoods and economic diversification, food production, export revenue, climate change mitigation and adaptation, pollution control, and organic fertilizer.
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- Environment
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- South Asia
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Visa, Nasscom Foundation to Train Women Micro-Entrepreneurs in India
Visa and NASSCOM Foundation will work with over 650 women micro-entrepreneurs and train them to go online, rebuild and expand their businesses in India.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- MSMEs, women entrepreneurs
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Analysis: How to Harness the Energy of Social Innovators for an Inclusive Recovery
Social innovators have risen to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic for how they’ve responded to the immediate needs of communities around the world.
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- Coronavirus
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