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Indian Government Expands Scope of CSR Spending
Till now, companies were allowed to provide CSR funds to technology incubators located within Centre-approved academic institutions.
- Region
- South Asia
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Viewpoint: Can ‘Climate Finance’ Fund a Transition to a Low-Carbon Economy?
UN Climate Action Summit hopes to catalyse the private sector to lead global shift away from fossil fuels to renewables.
- Categories
- Environment, Finance
- Tags
- climate change
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Steve Mnuchin Dissed 181 Major CEOs in a New Battle Over the Future of Profits
Steve Mnuchin joined the ranks of those not happy with the Business Roundtable's revised statement on the “Purpose of a Corporation,” signed by 181 CEOs of major corporations. The Treasury Secretary said he would not have signed it.
- Region
- North America
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Digital Lending Apps Are Coming Under Scrutiny in East Africa for Predatory Practices
The latest challenge comes from Google, which has updated its app store developer policies to curb predatory lending practices.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Working With Data In Latin America: Challenges And Strategies
It’s important to analyze the obstacles associated with data collection in emerging economies, and what companies can do to overcome them.
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- data, venture capital
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Climate Change Moves to Top of Investors’ List of ESG Issues
As institutional investors spend an increasing amount of time thinking about environmental, social and governance risks and strategies for dealing with them, the issue of climate change continues to push its way to the top of the list.
- Categories
- Environment, Investing
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Financial Advisors Lag Behind Clients on Impact Investing
Financial advisors who don’t bring up impact investing options are “leaving opportunities on the table to better engage clients,” Gelfand says, particularly millennials.
- Tags
- impact investing
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We Need a More Targeted Approach to Combatting Global Inequality
Reducing inequality around the world poses different challenges than it does in the United States.
- Categories
- Uncategorized
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