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Sizing up How Agriculture Connects to Deforestation
Using satellite data from the past two decades, scientists are starting to pinpoint which crops and farming styles have lasting impacts on forests.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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Press Release: Catalyst Fund Announces Its Latest Cohort of Companies Bringing Inclusive Fintech Solutions To Underserved Communities
PayPal joins as a new supporter as Catalyst Fund explores connections between digital finance and climate resilience.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Press Release: Tideline Publishes Guide to Using the Impact Investment Label
Tideline's 'Framework for Impact Labeling' helps investors communicate their approach to sustainable investing.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Global
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Press Release: UNCDF Releases Cutting-Edge Research on Financial Health
The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) in partnership with i3 Program, supported by MetLife Foundation, released its flagship publication, “Delivering Financial Health Globally”.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: COVID-19 Caused a Global Setback in Reproductive and Sexual Health Rights, Especially for Women
The exceptional measures governments and health authorities used during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as lockdowns, quarantine or reorganizing health services, directly affected the full realization of sexual and reproductive health and rights.
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- Coronavirus, Health Care
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- Global
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- human rights
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Press Release: Manulife Investment Management Takes a Multipronged Look at the Role of Sustainable Investing and ESG Analysis in Its Latest Global Intelligence Report
Manulife Investment Management released its semiannual Global Intelligence report, a firmwide outlook highlighting notable perspectives from its investment teams.
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- Investing
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- Global
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- ESG, governance, impact investing
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Analysis: Small but Mighty: CGAP and the Future of Financial Inclusion
Greta Bull from CGAP discusses the future challenges facing financial inclusion as Low- and middle-income countries continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Global
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Press Release: Ignitia Closes USD 4.2 Million Financing Round to Fuel Expansion
The funds will be used to expand Ignitia's agricultural decision-making support into the Brazilian market, as well as extend its Sub-Saharan Africa footprint to new markets.
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- Agriculture
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- Global
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