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Social enterprises and other small businesses are often at a disadvantage when disputes arise with larger companies – particularly in the international context, where the option of going to local courts is not always available. Patrick Miller at P Miller Legal Services explores how commercial litigation funding can address this issue, by enabling these enterprises to access skilled international counsel funded by external investors who receive a proportion of any eventual award. He discusses the benefits this approach can offer to both small businesses and investors.
The Power of Litigation Funding: How Social Enterprises and Other Small Businesses Can Use it to Defend Their Legal Rights – And Access CapitalNews
If Africa wants to leapfrog its infrastructural hurdles, then it must look beyond its own pockets to bridge its huge financing gap.
Financing Africa’s $100 Billion Annual Infrastructure Gap Just Got TrickierNews
The report looked at the extent to which “historically disadvantaged persons” (HDPs) were excluded within parts of the digital ecosystem.
Black-Owned Startups Face Funding Gap in South Africa, Report SaysNews
Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week will explore the region’s resilience against climate risks, the transition to a low-emission economy, and partnerships to solve pressing challenges.
It’s Climate Week for Latin America and the CaribbeanBlog Post
Many corporations seek to support social enterprises as a way to meet their environmental, social and governance (ESG) or corporate social responsibility (CSR) goals. But as Brigit Helms at Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship explains, corporations often find it challenging to identify and engage with these enterprises one at a time, and instead prefer to work with social enterprise accelerators. She shares insights from a recent Miller Center white paper that attempts to quantify the benefits corporate partners can obtain from supporting these accelerators.
A Portfolio Approach to ESG and CSR: Why Supporting Social Entrepreneurship Accelerators Makes Sense for Corporate FundersBlog Post
In Africa, legacy media outlets – both foreign and domestic – are often criticized for being politically biased and racially tone-deaf, while overlooking topics of critical importance to the public. But according to Tomiwa Aladekomo at Big Cabal Media, a new generation of digital publications are highlighting the issues and perspectives that legacy publishers have avoided. He explores how these innovators are navigating the inherent difficulties facing the media industry in Africa, while linking the journalistic strengths of traditional media to the youthful energy and global reach of social media.
Bringing the Digital Media Revolution to Africa: How Innovative Local Publications are Positioning Themselves for Rapid GrowthNews
A report presents fresh perspectives on opportunities and challenges in a significantly transformed post-COVID-19 marketplace.
Press Release: Valued to be $26 Billion by 2026, Wind Turbine Operations and Maintenance Slated for Robust Growth WorldwideNews
The three FAO-Led Projects will improve the management of protected areas, protect biodiversity in lowland forests, and build water security and resilience.
Press Release: Global Environment Facility Approves $18 Million to Support FAO-Led Projects in Africa and Latin America
