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Harvard Course Teaches Rich Millennials How to Do Good (and Make Money)
The graduates represent a quiet insurgency among the world’s wealthy millennials. As their peers march to protest climate change and inequality, these privileged few are arming themselves with the skills and arguments they need to convince their families -- often against bankers’ advice -- to make more “impact investments” that are designed to benefit society as well as turn a profit.
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- Investing
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How This Entrepreneur Wants To Connect Africa’s Economy To The World Using Diamonds
“If Africa manages to ride the crypto wave on time, then the opportunities are endless. They’ve already got an infrastructure self-designed to accommodate electronic money; now they just need to embrace decentralisation,” says Jeremy Dahan.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- cryptocurrency
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Viewpoint: Why a Hipster, Vegan, Green Tech Economy Is Not Sustainable
Improving eco-efficiency within a capitalist growth-oriented system will not save the environment.
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- Environment, Technology
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- North America
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IAN Fund Leads a $2.7 Million Round in Chakr Innovation
Founded in 2016, the startup leverages cutting-edge technology to capture emissions from diesel generators and convert the pollution-causing particles into a base pigment for black inks and paints.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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- startups, venture capital
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Fintech and Cleantech… an Odd Couple or a Perfect Marriage?
Startups focused on non-emitting-generation resources were once lauded as the next big cash cow, but the sector’s hype quickly got away from reality.
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- Energy, Environment, Finance, Technology
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India’s Recykal Announces Closing of 2 Million Us Dollars PreSeries a Funding for Its Expansion
The company’s technology solutions are deployed across 150 businesses and it is currently operational in Hyderabad, Pune and Bangalore, and channelizes more than 1000 metric tonnes of recyclables per month through its platform.
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- Environment, Technology
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- South Asia
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- recycling
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Investors With US$2 Billion Urge Donors to Ramp up Support for Mini-Grids in Africa
Specifically, the 12 investors, which have more than US$2 billion under management, said that the missing catalyst for scaling mini-grids was an effective results-based financing (RBF) mechanism.
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LevelTen Energy Raises $20.5 Million to Simplify Renewable Energy Sales
CEO Bryce Smith says that the fresh capital will be used to expand LevelTen’s product suite in North America and Europe, open its platform to new channel providers, and grow the company’s workforce.
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- Energy
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