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How Canadian Clothing Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting ‘Fast Fashion’
They co-founded Thriftsome, an online thrift store that allows Canadians to make more sustainable fashion choices.
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- Environment
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- Global
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Tofino Capital Launches $10 Million Fund for Frontier Tech in Africa, Other Markets
VC firm Tofino Capital has completed a first close of US$5 million of a US$10 million fund focused on investing in early-stage companies in Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Middle East.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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- impact investing, startups
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Press Release: Development Finance Institutions Pledge to Enhance Collaboration in Support of Infrastructure Development
DFI leaders reiterated the objectives of the DFI community to meet the infrastructure needs of low and middle-income countries.
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- Finance
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- Global
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Opinion: If The US Is Serious About Climate Change, USAID Should Be Too
USAID, by failing to include a commitment to carbon neutrality in its programming, has missed an opportunity to seize the moment and mirror the Biden administration’s commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
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Press Release: DFC Seeks to Increase Climate Finance Partnerships on Earth Day
On Earth Day, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) hosted “Investing in a Sustainable Future – Climate Finance in Emerging Markets."
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- Environment, Finance
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- Global
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Cold Chain Startup Celcius Raises $4.5 Million To Help Small-Scale Regional Transporters Across India
The fresh capital will be used to expand footprint to more than 500 cities and strengthen teams across tech, sales and operations.
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- Investing, Technology
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Press Release: USAID Commemorates Earth Day With Launch of New Climate Strategy
Today USAID is launching a new Climate Strategy that will guide our efforts to tackle the existential threat of climate change over this decade in a way that is truly transformational.
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- Environment
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Analysis: Earth Day 2022: Questionable Momentum With A Side Order Of Panic
Just a few examples from the energy sector show the good momentum toward environmental sustainability.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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- climate change, recycling
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