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Traditionally positioned as opponents at opposite ends of the ring—the private sector wanting to make a profit, the public sector wanting to make a difference—UNGA treated both as equals and encouraged them to shake hands instead of throw punches. True, lasting, global change isn’t the responsibility of either party alone, but to move forward, they’re going to have to find some middle ground.
Silicon Valley and governments have to play nice if we want to save the worldBlog Post
Non-Traditional Finance (NTF) may be critical to unlocking innovation processes among smallholder farmers, and could represent an untapped opportunity to enable them to break the cycle of poverty. But there's a lack of guidance on promising practices for the systemic application of NTF to support scaling of smallholder farmer innovations. That's why MEDA launched a call for proposals for NTF ideas, for which the deadline is Oct. 6.
A New Era of Farming: Unlocking Innovations for Smallholders Via Non-Traditional FinanceBlog Post
Val Smith of Citi gives global context to what sound like the impossibly high costs of reaching the Sustainable Development Goals on clean energy and global warming, saying there is good news behind the daunting gap. The challenge is that current investment levels in development and climate-positive activity remain far below what is required – but current trends in innovative finance are heartening.
The 7 Trillion Dollar Question: Can Sustainable Financial Products Close the SDG Financing Gap?News
According to a company statement, TPG is investing a “significant amount”, while existing investors Morgan Stanley Asia-managed PE fund Treeline, QRG Enterprises and Vallabh Bhansali also participated in the latest round.
India: TPG leads $161m funding round in Janalakshmi FinancialNews
Social Enterprises Act will propose that the National Legislative Assembly (NLA) set a target for the rest of this year and through 2018 to boost the number of social enterprises in the country.
New act in Thailand to give social enterprises a big boostBlog Post
It's common wisdom that solar lighting can make a dent in serious problems plaguing the developing world. But the underwhelming social impact measured in a recent randomized controlled trial calls that belief into question. However, research conducted by Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship, based on in-depth interviews with solar lighting users in Tanzania, found much more positive results. Thane Kreiner and Leslie Gray of Santa Clara University explore possible reasons for the disparate findings.
Solar Lighting in Remote Rural Areas: Oversold or Truly Illuminating?Calendar Event
WEBINAR SERIES: Reaching Scale to Access EnergyCalendar Event
WEBINAR SERIES: Reaching Scale in Access to Energy
