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Future Returns: Stop the Spread Joins ImpactAssets to Battle COVID-19
In the early days of the spread of the coronavirus in the U.S., Kenneth Chenault, the former chief executive of American Express, and Rachel Romer Carlson, the CEO of Guild Education, wrote an opinion piece calling on the nation’s business leaders to directly address the widespread, critical needs raised by the crisis.
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- Coronavirus
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With $715B in AUM, Impact Investors Stay the Course, Despite the Pandemic
Amid a backdrop of a global pandemic and protests against brutal treatment of African Americans by police and systemic racism, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) just produced its 10th annual survey of the market.
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- Coronavirus, Finance, Investing
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Viewpoint: The Aid Sector Must Do More to Tackle Its White Supremacy Problem
Racism is embedded in structures and power dynamics, so we should logically conclude that we are not immune
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- Finance, Health Care
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Have We Reached the Tipping Point in Racial Equity Investing?
In the past few weeks, racial equity and justice have been the central rallying cry, across the world. This has prompted many individuals and institutions to speak out against racial injustice, not least in the investing industry. On June 10, Confluence Philanthropy, a membership network of foundations and impact investors, launched a pledge for racial equity. The pledge is a commitment to “discussing racial equity at our next investment committee meeting.” As of June 13, 67 institutions have signed up, representing $533.96 billion in assets under management.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Not Just Another Startup Accelerator in India: How the Financial Inclusion Lab is Shining a Light on Underserved Customers
India today has an accelerator for almost every domain, ranging from fintechs to healthcare. But as analysts at MSC point out, many of these accelerators face a common shortcoming: a lack of inclusivity. They discuss how the Financial Inclusion Lab accelerator avoids that issue, and how it boosts startups to strengthen the financial inclusion movement in India.
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- Finance, Technology
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Viewpoint: Story From People the Crypto Community Needs to Stand up and Fight Racism
Robert Greenfield is the CEO of Emerging Impact, a benefit corporation that supports NGOs and government agencies to leverage blockchain technology in social protection. Previously he was head of Social Impact & Diversity Programming at ConsenSys.
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- Coronavirus, Education, Finance, Health Care, Impact Assessment, Investing, Technology
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- North America
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Why the George Floyd Protests Won’t Change the World – Unless They Change White People
The George Floyd protests have sparked calls for solidarity – from the business sector and individuals and governments around the world. But NextBillion editor James Militzer argues that it’s easy to issue a supportive statement or make a modest CSR commitment to diversity – but it’s a lot harder for those with power and money to make the sacrifices necessary for lasting change.
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- Social Enterprise
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Cargill Advances Child Protection Efforts in Direct Cocoa Supply Chains Globally
Cargill’s approach involves training women and youth to conduct surveys on child labour and coordinate data collection systems in 56 communities where these farmers live.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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