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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
- Region
- Global
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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
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: PepsiCo Chooses CropX to Achieve Global Sustainability Goals
CropX, a leading global Ag Analytics provider and PepsiCo México, an American multinational food, snack and beverage corporation headquartered in U.S.A.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- corporations
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CapShift – An Impact Investment Platform Has Secured $5 Million in Funding
CapShift announces series a raise of $5 million to scale its charitable impact investing platform.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, philanthropy
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BlackRock’s Former Sustainable Investing Chief Now Thinks ESG Is a ‘Dangerous Placebo’
A former BlackRock executive has outlined why he now thinks that sustainable investing is a “dangerous placebo that harms the public interest,” after previously evangelizing the trend for the world’s largest asset management firm.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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India’s Eruditus Valued at $3.2 Billion in $650 Million Fundraise
The universities and Eruditus work to develop courses that are aimed at offering higher education to students.
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- Education
- Region
- Global
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- edtech, global development, startups
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Viewpoint: Rise of the ‘Carbon Capitalist’
According to Matthew Roling, Aside from wealth creation, there will be at least two other benefits to scaling the carbon market.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: Making Small Farms More Sustainable — And Profitable
Smallholder farms provide a large proportion of food supply in developing economies, but 40% of these farmers live on less than U.S.$2/day. With a rapidly growing global population it is imperative to improve the productivity and security of farmers making up this sector. This article presents the results of Better Life Farming, an ecosystem that connects smallholder farmers in India, Indonesia, and Bangladesh to the capabilities, products, and services of corporations and NGOs.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Global
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