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Report: Impact Accounting Has an Equity Problem
Is water in Sweden really 25 times more valuable than water in Mauritania?
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- Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
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Building Smarter Data Practices in Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystems: How Entrepreneurs, Investors and Other Stakeholders Can Drive Systemic Change
Entrepreneurship support ecosystems include a diverse range of actors, from incubators and accelerators to policymakers, impact investors and other funders. But though strengthening these ecosystems is a growing priority in emerging markets, monitoring, evaluation and learning remains a persistent challenge, due in part to a lack of data sharing. Heather Esper at the William Davidson Institute and Keith Obade and Moses Waweru at Villgro Africa explore the reasons various stakeholders collect data, the obstacles that keep this data fragmented and underutilized, and the ways these ecosystems can improve their data practices.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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New 3BL Report Reveals Sustainability Silence Is Eroding Consumer Trust
In a politically charged climate, staying silent on sustainability may be the riskiest move of all.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Publication of Sustainability Reports Has Dropped by Half This Year
Just 432 large U.S. companies filed sustainability reports during the first half of 2025, a sharp drop from the 831 that did so during the same period last year.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change, corporations, ESG
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Tradeable Impact Credits Could Boost Social Funding, Report Says
Trading impact credits based on social outcomes is proving a success in some places and should be scaled up to offset constraints on social funding, according to a new report developed by the Schwab Foundation, South Korean conglomerate SK Group’s Center for Social Value Enhancement Studies(CSES) and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors.
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- Social Enterprise
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Report: A Path to Mobilising $1.3 Trillion in Climate Finance for Developing Countries
International climate change think tank E3G launched its latest report, Getting on the Path to $1.3 Trillion, at the State of Climate Politics Forum, E3G’s flagship event at London Climate Action Week.
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- Environment, Finance
- Region
- Global
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The Global Environmental Award Hit by Accusations of Greenwashing
The B Corp scheme was founded in 2006, and now has more than 9,600 members across 102 countries and 161 industries.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, greenwashing, nonprofits
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Sierra Club Foundation Announces Break from BlackRock/Aperio In Favor of More Financially Responsible Asset Managers
The decision to switch asset managers follows refusal by BlackRock to address the systemic financial implications of the climate crisis in its investment and stewardship decisions.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Global
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