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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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The Nexus of Agriculture and Energy in Africa: Five Lessons for Bridging the Ag-Energy Gap
Agriculture should be a key market for rural energy providers in Africa. Growing agribusinesses and smallholder farmers need modern energy to thrive, and rural energy enterprises need reliable consumers to anchor demand for their services. Yet as Seth Silverman and Tom Chaplin at Factor[e] Ventures explain, a gap remains between the two industries, and ag-energy projects struggle to draw commercial investment. They explore some promising ways to fill that gap, sharing lessons from a new report.
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- Agriculture, Energy
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Bain Capital Raises $800 Million for Second Impact Investing Fund
The Boston-based firm raised a substantially larger impact fund despite headwinds that have slowed capital inflows to such strategies
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Arisaig Seeks To Maximise Impact ‘Bang for Buck’ With New Next Generation Emerging Markets Fund
Arisaig Partners made a bold foray into impact investing in emerging markets by launching its new public equities fund, the Next Generation Fund, in early September.
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- Health Care, Investing
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How a Biden Administration Will Boost ESG and Impact Investing
The election of Joe Biden as the next president of the U.S. is expected to have wide-ranging implications for investors who care about the environment and society, even if Congress remains divided.
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- Investing
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