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Cotopaxi Secures $45 Million From Bain’s Impact-Oriented Fund
Smith said Cotopaxi will continue to expand the brand as it strives toward its goal of “building the next great outdoor brand, focused on people.”
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Analysis: Meeting the Crypto Regulatory Challenge
Cryptocurrency adoption has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, as everyone from private investors and public companies to underbanked individuals realised the benefits of digital currencies.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: Innovative Financing for the Sustainable Development Goals
The Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific shares why more needs to be done to harness the potential of innovative financing for the SDGs.
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- Global
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Power Global Introduces eZee, the First Swappable Battery for Light Vehicles
Power Global introduces eZee, the company's first swappable battery for light vehicles.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Press Release: TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II Secures Funding of $18 Million in Partnership With BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers
TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II announced a new funding of $18 million in partnership with BlueOrchard Finance Ltd to provide financing to middle market companies operating in Emerging Markets around the world.
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- Investing
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Press Release: Global Coalition Launched $80 Million Relief Fund To Protect Energy Access in Vulnerable Communities From COVID-19 Fallout
A relief fund launched this week with a first close of $68 million and a target of over $80 million to protect energy access for at least 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
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- Coronavirus, Energy, Social Enterprise
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Analysis: Could Bangladesh’s ‘Eco-Bricks’ Do More Harm Than Good?
The switch from polluting clay-fired bricks to concrete-based ‘alternative bricks’ is presented as an environmentally friendly policy, but experts say it overlooks carbon emissions in the supply chain and destruction of riverine ecosystems
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- Environment
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- climate change
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Analysis: Understanding the Risks of Nonparticipation in Philanthropy
How philanthropic organizations can better understand the degree to which they include beneficiaries in their decision-making processes, how contextual considerations shape participation, and where problems and opportunities lie.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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