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Press Release: COVID-19 Slows Progress Toward Universal Energy Access
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a key factor in slowing progress toward universal energy access.
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- Energy
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Analysis: Will Informal Savings Groups Survive Inflation?
With the current economic downturn, the disintegration of some of these savings groups is not out of question.
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- Finance
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US Suspending Solar Panel Tariffs on Four Asian Nations, Not China
Biden’s administration will also invoke the Defense Production Act (DPA) to accelerate domestic production, and use the federal government’s purchasing power to increase demand, a fact sheet said.
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The War in Ukraine Is Pushing Countries Short on Food to Famine
The lack of ability to plant this year could lead to fewer crops and an even worse outlook for food security.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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- food security
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ESG Isn’t a Scam. Here’s Why.
Investors in unsustainable assets are lashing out at ESG. We’ve got their attention; now it’s time to step up our game.
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- Investing
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Press Release: 18,000 Voices, 41 Countries, and 72 Microfinance Institutions: 60 Decibels Unveils Definitive Assessment of Microfinance’s Social Impact
Microfinance is improving quality of life, increasing the resilience of low-income customers to withstand economic shocks, and reaching people without prior access to financial services without creating overindebtedness.
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- Impact Assessment
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Coca-Cola is Discontinuing Honest Tea
Coca-Cola cut Tab, Odwalla, and Zico coconut water. Now, Honest Tea is getting axed.
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- Uncategorized
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Analysis: It’s Time to Give Companies Standalone Climate Ratings
Companies need a stand-alone rating focused on climate risk that’s distinct from the ESG rating system.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- climate change, e-mobility, ESG
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