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Press Release: Study Shows Broad Appeal Of Impact Investing Across All Age Groups In The United States And United Kingdom
Whether it's an investment that considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors or socially responsible investing (SRI), 56 percent of U.S. survey participants and 59 percent of UK respondents say the concept is either "somewhat" or "very appealing."
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing, SDGs
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Nubank Fintech Grows Client Base By 25 Percent Since August
The largest FinTech startup in Latin America — Brazil’s Nubank — is reporting a 25 percent increase in the number of clients since August, Reuters reported on Friday (Oct. 11).
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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West Africa’s Cocoa Farmers Are Trapped by the Global Chocolate Industry
The chocolate industry is worth more than $80 billion a year. But some cocoa farmers in parts of West Africa are poorer now than they were in the 1970s or 1980s.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Flipkart to Foray Into Food Retail With New Entity
Newly registered Flipkart FarmerMart, with an authorised equity capital of Rs 1,845 crore, will sell items produced locally.
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- Agriculture, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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- e-commerce
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Viewpoint: How Aadhaar Bill Will Benefit Startups and the Fintech Segment
With the all-new Aadhaar Bill, the startup ecosystem has breathed a massive sigh of relief.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Can Stephen Curry Revolutionize The Investment Game?
The final pillar of SC30 Inc. is investment. But this is Stephen Curry we’re talking about, a man who has revolutionized an entire sport with his long-range shooting ability and managed to “ruin the game,” to quote the phrase SC30 Inc. has picked up and run with. He may be at the start of his investment journey, but it’s already clear that he’s not just about a normal investment strategy.
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- Investing
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Future Returns: Green Bonds on the Rise
The volume of outstanding green bonds—both “labeled” and “unlabeled”—has reached around US$2 trillion, according to Stephen Liberatore, a managing director at TIAA’s Nuveen and manager of the TIAA-CREF Social Choice Bond Fund.
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- Environment, Investing
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- impact investing
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HP and Girl Rising Debut Education Program for 10 Million Students and Teachers in US, India and Nigeria
A software suite of modules, focused on youth empowerment and life skills will be pre-loaded onto HP Education Edition PC to benefit up to 10 million students and educators.
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- Education, Technology
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