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Despite the legislative activity against ESG investing, the overall momentum is building in support of business and investment strategies that emphasize long-term thinking and sustainability over short-term profits.
Analysis: Anti-ESG Fever Shows Signs of Bending, Not Breaking (Yet)News
Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today pledged to work together to help protect 370 million children annually from polio and lift millions out of poverty across 33 Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) member countries.
Press Release: Saudi Arabia and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Announce Landmark Push to Eradicate Polio and Lift Millions out of PovertyBlog Post
Many development and entrepreneurship programs around the world have engaged women sales agents as last-mile distributors, as their involvement can advance multiple business and impact goals. But as Shihab Uzzaman and Trisha Clauson at Bopinc point out, though some of these initiatives have succeeded, many have failed. They share four key practices Bopinc leveraged in a last-mile distribution project in Bangladesh that can boost the performance of other businesses and programs that enlist women sales agents in their distribution efforts.
Women Sales Agents are the Key to Last-Mile Distribution: Here are Four Ways to Maximize Their ImpactNews
Spark+ is the first impact debt fund dedicated to growing the clean cooking sector across sub-Saharan Africa.
Press Release: Spark+ GP Announces Second and Third Closings of Spark+ Africa Fund With Current AUM of USD $64 MillionMathieu Fourn
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New report includes detailed case studies on California State Teachers Retirement System (CalSTRS), Domini Impact Investments, Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation (SPMF), University Pension Plan (UPP), and Wespath Benefits and Investments.
Press Release: The Investment Integration Project Releases New Report “System-level Investing: Case Studies of Investors Leading the Way” that Highlights First-Mover Investment Teams That Have Embraced the Practices for System-level InvestingBlog Post
Investments in building climate resilience in vulnerable communities are falling woefully short — and the private sector is almost entirely absent. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Jyotsna Puri at IFAD and Jonathan Phillips at Duke University explore an innovative solution to this finance gap: “resilience credits.” They explain how this new asset class aims to align public and private capital to build and measure climate resilience — and discuss the pros and cons of different impact measurement approaches for resilience-focused projects and businesses.
The Emergence of ‘Resilience Credits’: How a New Asset Class Can Unlock Investment in Climate Resilience — And Why Impact Measurement Will be Key to its SuccessH.E. Dr. Rania A. Al-Mashat
