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Future Returns: Bain Capital Double Impact’s Approach to the Market
Bain Capital Double Impact closed a second impact-investing fund after raising US$800 million last fall, and found the experience to be a bit different than the first time around.
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- ESG, impact investing
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Big Brands Join $1 Billion Forest Conservation Push for Southeast Asia
Major household brands and palm-oil buyers Nestle and PepsiCo have backed a scheme that aims to invest $1 billion in forest conservation across Southeast Asia over 25 years.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Investing
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- South Asia
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Women and Sustainable Finance: Fuel for the Engine of COVID Recovery
There is broad consensus on the need to intervene as a matter of urgency, in order to provide relief for women and underserved communities. However, governments and businesses have the opportunity to go one step beyond, and build the kind of resilience that will outlast any pandemic.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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Six New Climate Finance Ideas for a Sustainable Recovery
The Global Innovation Lab for Climate Finance (the Lab) has selected six new climate finance ideas for its 2021 acceleration programme.
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- Investing
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Analysis: Nestlé and Microsoft on Financing Circular Innovations
Nestlé and Microsoft are among the noteworthy corporations putting considerable investments behind circular programs involving products and services, in service of their sustainability targets and with an eye to spark broader change across their industries.
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- Environment, Investing
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SEED Awards 2021
Applications are now open until March 22 for SEED Awards 2021, for innovative small and growing businesses delivering environmental, social and economic impacts.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Press Release: Stephanie Cohn Rupp Appointed CEO of Veris Wealth Partners
Veris Wealth Partners, a B Corp certified impact wealth management firm, announced today that Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Cohn Rupp has been promoted to CEO. Cohn Rupp’s appointment to the CEO position demonstrates the firm’s ongoing commitment to talent development and its 100% focus on impact investing.
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- Investing
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Press Release: TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund Secures Funding of $25 Million From BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers
TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund (“TGSIF”) announced today a new funding of $25 million from Luxembourg-based BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers (“BlueOrchard”) to provide financing to middle market companies operating in Emerging Markets around the world. The financing will provide additional capital which TGSIF will invest in SME’s (small and medium sized enterprises) in developing economies globally including various sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, infrastructure and more. “We believe this financing from BlueOrchard significantly helps support our mission to harness the power of capital markets in solving global challenges facing our society,” commented Gloria Nelund, CEO and founder of TriLinc Global, LLC.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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