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Valeo Raises €650 Million with New Green Bond to Fund Low-Carbon Mobility Projects
Valeo raises €650 million through green bonds to finance low-carbon mobility and electrification projects.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Global
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Actis Raises US $1.7 Billion for Second Long Life Infrastructure Fund
"The Actis long life infrastructure strategy invests into brownfield infrastructure assets across growth markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa."
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- Global
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Microsoft to Source 18 Million Tonnes of Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits in New Agreement with Rubicon Carbon
The new agreement will accelerate Microsoft’s already substantial lead as the largest corporate buyer of carbon removal credits globally.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- climate change, decarbonization, ESG, forests
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Report: Beyond Financial Inclusion: What Drives Financial Health for Women Entrepreneurs?
CARE’s new Strive Women report finds digital divide, financial stress and household responsibilities limit business success in emerging markets.
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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Redefining America’s Interests? Trump’s FY2026 Budget Proposes Sweeping Cuts to US Foreign Aid
"If the proposed spending reductions were to come to fruition, they would translate to a dramatically smaller role for the US in the world. But a table near the end of the document suggests these cuts are only part of the story."
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- Health Care
- Region
- Global
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Half of Southeast Asian MSMEs Plan to Increase Their ESG Budgets by 2027: CIIP Report
The report makes five suggestions to raise ESG awareness and the adoption rate among MSMEs.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing, MSMEs, research, supply chains
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Analysis: We Must Invest in Locally-owned Health Data Systems
"At a time when budgets for global health are tight, it is imperative to support sustainable solutions—that means investing in routine data, open-source tools, and local system ownership."
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- Health Care
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- Global
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Tide May Be Turning for Blue Economy, Report
The blue economy, historically one the most underfunded of all the UN SDGs, is gaining traction among investors thanks to new financing options, viable investment themes and supportive governance, Phenix Capital said.
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- WASH
- Region
- Global
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- blue economy, global development, research, SDGs, water
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