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The Paris Olympics Prove Reusable Packaging Is Possible on a Massive Scale
The Paris Olympics are the largest sports event ever to replace single-use beverage cups with refillable alternatives, and advocates hope it will send a clear message to event organizers and beverage brands that reuse is possible on a large scale.
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- WASH
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Jack Ma Scores Win After Fintech Mynt Hits $5 Billion Valuation
It’s a welcome boost for Ma, who had built internet company Alibaba into China’s most valuable corporation.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- South Asia
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Goldman Sachs Invests $440 Million in Renewable Independent Power Producer
The strategic investment in BrightNight will support the development of utility, commercial, and industrial solar and energy storage projects.
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- Global
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Water Scarcity Can’t be Solved by a Single Sector: How Businesses and NGOs Can Work Together to Advance Water Security
Around the world, 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and a staggering 3.6 billion people lack basic sanitation, as of 2021. Amelia Metcalf at Water Unite argues that the vast scale of these challenges has created an urgent need for collaborative action between water-focused non-profits/NGOs and for-profit businesses, especially corporations and larger enterprises. She explains how this sort of partnership can deliver benefits to both sides — while offering a key opportunity to combat water scarcity at a global scale.
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- Environment, Investing, WASH
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How a Sugar Industry Stamp of Approval Hid Coerced Hysterectomies
Much of what consumers buy is marked “sustainable,” “humane” or “green.” In the sugar cane fields of India, that papered over the worst abuses.
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- Uncategorized
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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FinDev Canada Invests up to US $20 Million in Costa Rica’s First Blue Bond
Structured by IDB Invest, who also invested $US 25 million, the bond is co-subscribed by LAGreen fund ($US 5 million).
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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Amazon’s Sustainability Report Shows the Company Moving the Wrong Way on Climate With Continued Emissions Growth
This latest report provides further evidence that Amazon is going the wrong way on Climate.
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- Energy, Environment, Transportation
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- Global
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Bboxx Partners With TotalEnergies Marketing Rwanda to Scale Clean Cooking Access to 1 Million People Across Rwanda
The partnership will see Bboxx providing its innovative technology and PAYGo finance model and TotalEnergies Marketing Rwanda LPG cylinders.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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