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Historic Trade Deal Confirms Critics’ Worst Fears
The United States government released the final text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership on Thursday, and a wide array of advocacy groups did not like what they saw.
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- Health Care
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BlackRock to promote climate bonds in impact investment drive
World's largest asset manager signs up to Climate Bonds Initiative in bid to promote green bonds
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- Environment
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For MFIs, the future is ‘go green,’ or ‘go broke’
Microloans are a vital tool for farmers and rural entrepreneurs to upgrade their businesses or invest in the next growing season. But what happens to microfinance models when the next growing season never materializes?
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- Agriculture
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- Latin America
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Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up Should Be Investigated By DOJ, Tobacco Prosecutor Says
A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who prosecuted and won the massive racketeering case against Big Tobacco thinks the agency should consider investigating Big Oil for similar claims: engaging in a cover-up to mislead the public about the risks of its product.
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- Education, Environment
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- climate change, research
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Weekly Roundup 10-16-15: The built-in drama of SOCAP
The world of double-bottom-line investment is still in its infancy, relatively speaking, and it’s growing. The key players are still trying to understand each others’ motivations and how best to work together. That intricate, evolving dance between investors and investees is, at the end of the day, what SOCAP is all about, and why it’s so compelling.
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- Energy, Environment
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Viewpoint: Exxon’s Climate Lie: ‘No Corporation Has Ever Done Anything This Big or Bad’
I’m well aware that with Paris looming it’s time to be hopeful, and I’m willing to try. Even amid the record heat and flooding of the present, there are good signs for the future in the rising climate movement and the falling cost of solar.
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- Environment
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- climate change
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Social Entrepreneurs Must Use System to Attack Climate Change, Poverty
Tackling social problems including climate change and poverty takes more than throwing money at the problem. Social entrepreneurs must attack it from the inside, said Sally Osberg, co-author of Getting Beyond Better.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IDB Approves Climate-Smart Agriculture Fund
First-of-its-kind fund will support investments that increase rural livelihoods, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and enhance biodiversity.
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- Agriculture, Environment
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