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Angola Seals $231 Million Satellite Deal With France
Airbus Defence and Space in France will construct ANGEO-1, the first Angolan Earth observation satellite.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A Missed Opportunity for Climate Tech Startups: The Need for Effective Early-Stage Marketing
The climate tech ecosystem is witnessing a wave of innovation and startup activity. Yet Emre Eren Korkmaz at the University of Oxford argues that these startups often overlook a key factor that's critical to their long-term success: the need for early-stage marketing strategies. He explains why marketing is a foundational necessity from day one, enabling climate tech startups to offer their solutions to potential clients in the corporate, public and impact sectors, across industries ranging from agriculture to aviation.
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- Energy, Environment, Technology
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Press Release: Leaps by Bayer Announces One of the Largest Global Surveys of Society’s Attitudes Toward Breakthrough Technologies
The impact investing arm of Bayer, and Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced the launch of one of the largest surveys examining global public sentiment towards transformative technology.
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- Agriculture, Health Care, Technology
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- Global
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KOIS Appoints Impact Comms Expert Impact & Influence as Its Partner
I&I is a specialist communications consultancy, founded to focus on impact investing, and will advise on both the positioning and the delivery of KOIS Advisory.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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New $110 Million Fund to Empower Women to Tackle Climate Change
The Women Empowerment for Climate fund aims to raise US$100 million to empower women to successfully implement policies to adapt to climate change.
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- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
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- Global
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Press Release: New Global Survey Seeks Insights on Climate and Health
The survey findings and expert panel insights will inform the development of a Climate and Health Grand Challenge.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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South African SAAS Startup TACo Raises $1.6 Million to Power AI Sustainability Platform
The company’s impact-driven approach has garnered support from investors who align with its vision of driving measurable benefits for people, the planet, and profit.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- climate change, data, innovation, startups
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Analysis: How Life Sciences Innovation and Collaboration Could Halve Climate Change’s Adverse Health Effects
Investment of just 5% of the annual pharmaceutical industry's research and development (R&D) budget in climate-driven health solutions could save around 6.5 million lives and avoid $5.8 trillion in economic losses.
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- Environment, Health Care
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- Global
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