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Viewpoint: How Africa Can Ride the Growing Wave of Climate Tech Investment
Investing in climate tech will be critical to countering these risks and to building adaptive and resilient economies.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: The Thorny Truth About Socially Responsible Investing
It’s easier than ever to invest ethically — or, at least, to be told by marketers you are. Whether you’re actually doing it is harder to figure out.
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- Investing
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- Global
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A ‘Winning’ Approach to Corporate Social Responsibility: How Companies Can Get Started in Prize Philanthropy
Corporations have dramatically increased corporate social responsibility over the past several years, but much of their philanthropy still focuses on the same set of approaches: matching gifts, volunteer support and sponsorships. Renee Karibi-Whyte of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors explores an alternative model that can meet that same goals while also spurring innovation, generating excitement and driving publicity: prize philanthropy. She shares insights from a recent guide that can help corporations determine if prize philanthropy is their best option and develop an effective approach.
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- Investing
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Analysis: How Nigerian Banks Empower Women Through Corporate Social Responsibility
The benefits of corporate social responsibility practices for businesses include enhanced reputation, legitimacy and customer loyalty. But these practices are not just marketing to make businesses look good. They are also a way to develop markets and sustain business.
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- Uncategorized
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Doing Good by Doing Business: How B1G1’s Innovative Giving Model Is Mobilizing Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises to Make a Social Impact
B1G1 (Buy1Give1) is a global business giving initiative that makes it easy for enterprises – particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – to support charitable causes around the world. NextBillion spoke with founder and CEO Masami Sato to discuss how B1G1 developed its innovative model, how its approach differs from the model popularized by companies like TOMS Shoes, and why it’s important to mobilize the power of SMEs to build upon the impact of traditional charitable giving.
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- Social Enterprise
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Businesses Behaving Badly: The Troubling Parallels Between Microfinance and Facebook
Chuck Waterfield left microfinance five years ago, after working in the sector for three decades. He stopped using Facebook three years ago, after using the platform for about 10 years. As he explains, he left them both for a similar reason: Their business models have grown increasingly problematic over time – and without external intervention, things are likely to get worse.
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- Finance, Social Enterprise, Technology
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COVID May Be Impact Investing’s Defining Moment, Actis’s Shami Nissan Says
In the corporate world, socially responsible behavior is being put to the test, too — revealed as either phony marketing or a true commitment to global betterment.
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- Investing, Technology
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The Case for Stakeholder Dividends: Why It’s Time for the Financial Sector to Put Its Money Where Its Mouth Is
While the financial devastation of COVID-19 may remind America's working families of the 2008 crisis, Peter Tufano and Timothy Flacke at Commonwealth argue that this time, banks can be the heroes rather than the villains. They explain why this will require banks to make a pivotal choice between enriching their shareholders and supporting their stakeholders – including the country's most vulnerable customers.
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- Coronavirus, Finance