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Viewpoint: China’s Embrace of ESG Is Threat to Real Sustainable Investing
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing standards—also called “sustainable investing” and “socially responsible investing”—have taken on greater importance in the investment community in recent years. Such investing has also reached the shores of China. With this, ESG investing reaches an inflection point. Will the standards have real bite, effecting change at companies, or will they become an irrelevant article for portfolio managers to simply “check the box” and move on?
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Telepin Selected to Power Economic Development and Humanitarian Initiative in Yemen
Yemen is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis, according to the United Nations. For the 24 million people displaced by escalating hostilities, access to humanitarian aid is their only protection against deadly famine. Telepin and ONE, the go-to-market brand by the National Wallet Company (NWC), hope to improve that access and give Yemenis more control over their daily lives.
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- Finance
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- North Africa & Near East
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African Fintech Firm Flutterwave Raises $35M, Partners With Worldpay
With the funding, Flutterwave will invest in technology and business development to grow market share in existing operating countries, CEO Olugbenga Agboola — aka GB — told TechCrunch.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: New Investments and Research Indicate Multi-Trillion Dollar Market for Climate Restoration Through Carbon-Capture
"Together, we must rapidly deploy natural and technological solutions to remove gigatons of carbon dioxide from our air, restore ocean ecosystems, and preserve Arctic ice, while dramatically reducing emissions and adapting to climate change impacts," said Dr. Khagram. "Climate restoration is the critical third pillar of climate action alongside climate mitigation and adaptation."
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- Environment
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- climate change, research
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SDG500: New Platform Plans to Pump $500M Into Action on the Sustainable Development Goals
The platform will focus on supporting firms in agriculture, finance, energy, education and healthcare across Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Pacific regions. It includes provisions to protect certain portions of investors' capital, sponsored by the European Union, the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States, the governments of Luxembourg, Togo and Tunisia, CARE and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
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- Investing
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Amazon India to Include 10,000 E-Vehicles in Its Delivery Fleet by 2025
With the introduction of electric vehicles, Amazon India aims to reduce carbon emissions and environmental impact of delivery operations
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- Technology
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- South Asia
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Catalyst Fund Secures $15M Commitment from UK Aid, JP Morgan
With the additional investment, Catalyst Fund will support the development, growth and reach of 30 new fintech solutions to boost financial inclusion for an additional 1 million underserved people in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India and Mexico, it said in a statement.
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- Finance
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Bamboo Capital Exits Accion Microfinance Bank
Bamboo Capital Partners, an impact investing platform, has successfully exited its indirect stake in one of the leading microfinance banks in Nigeria, Accion Microfinance Bank (Accion MfB).
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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