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Opinion: It’s Time to Focus on the “G” in ESG
For all the debate surrounding the use of ESG for investing, virtually no attention has been paid to a core tension in the ESG policies of major investors and rating agencies.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- corporations, ESG, governance
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Opinion: It’s Not Just Coca-Cola: Corporations Have Co-opted the UN Climate Talks
While Coca-Cola is considered a lower-tier sponsor at COP27, Coca-Cola’s role has garnered an exceptionally large amount of criticism.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Modus Expands to Sub-Saharan Africa With the Launch of Its AI and Blockchain-Focused $75 Million Fund
New York-based venture platform Modus has launched Modus Africa, a venture capital fund for AI and blockchain startups across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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A $500 Billion+ Market Opportunity for Real Impact: Three Ways Corporations Can Engage in Social Procurement
Social procurement – the practice of corporations buying products or services from social businesses – has gained substantial momentum in recent years. According to a report released earlier this year, the overall market volume of social procurement currently exceeds $2.5 billion, and it could reach $506 billion over the next decade. Jo Bautista at Yunus Social Business explores how corporations can get involved in social procurement, sharing three ways they can integrate social businesses into their value chains.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Corporates Can Bring Value to the Sanitation Ecosystem by Partnering With SMEs in India
As the sanitation economy is expected to grow significantly in India, the ecosystem requires more support, participation, and investments from corporations.
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- WASH
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- corporations, global development, MSMEs, NGOs, sanitation, SDGs
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Social Enterprises Can Grow Their Revenue and Impact by Partnering with Corporations – Here’s How to Support Them
Against the backdrop of cascading global crises, a growing number of corporations are looking to social enterprises to advance their environmental, social and governance goals. To capitalize on this opportunity to scale social enterprises' revenue and impact, Alexandra Nemeth at MovingWorlds argues that support organizations like impact investors and accelerators should prioritize corporate readiness. She explores five key trends that are driving the momentum behind corporate partnerships with social enterprises, and five ways to build these enterprises' capacity for successful partnerships.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Cashing In on Sustainability: A Blended Finance Program Aims to Fight Climate Change by Catalyzing SME Investment in the Peruvian Amazon
Peru has lost an average of 100,000 hectares of rainforest per year since 2006, as illicit, extractive businesses are pushing the Amazon ecosystem closer to total collapse. But as Luis Garate at USAID CATALYZE Peru and Rocio Perez Torres at Palladium point out, without access to financing, the sustainable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that could take the place of illegal, extractive businesses are often left out of market growth. They discuss how CATALYZE is partnering with private sector financial service providers and investors to mobilize capital for sustainable SMEs in this vital region.
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- Environment, Investing
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Goldman Sachs Group Lends $150 Million to Clara to Meet Latin America Firms’ Need for Loans
The funding will help to meet Latin American corporations’ need for loans and assistance with spending management across the region.
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- Finance
- Region
- Latin America
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