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John Kerry Joins TPG’s $2 Billion Rise Fund as Senior Adviser
“The private sector is the best bet we have to try to save us from the worst downsides of some of these social, environmental, political challenges we face on a global basis,” Kerry said. “That is a bottom line reality that people need to really think about.”
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- North America
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Avenue Capital to Launch ‘Impact’ Investment Fund, Source Says
Avenue Capital Group LLC, a New York-based investment firm with $9.4 billion in assets under management, plans to launch a fund this year that will focus on so-called impact credit investments, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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Student activist David Hogg calls for boycott of Vanguard and BlackRock over gunmaker ownership
One of Parkland, Fla.'s most prominent student activists on stopping gun violence has called for a boycott of Vanguard and BlackRock, two of the world's biggest investors in gunmakers.
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- North America
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The ultra-rich want to make money through good causes — but there aren’t enough options, UBS says
The super wealthy want more out of their investments these days. In addition to financial returns, they want their money to drive positive changes in the world, but the options for achieving both concurrently is lacking, according to a UBS expert.
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Press release: Pakistan’s poorest communities to benefit from innovative US$600k deal for off-grid solar roll out
EcoEnergy, a leading affordable solar energy provider in Pakistan, has secured a US$600,000 investment to help it provide off-grid solar energy to 10,000 of the poorest rural households in Pakistan.
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- Press release
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- South Asia
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Swiss PE Partners Group launches debut impact fund with $1b hard cap
“In terms of size of investments, in line with typical PG deal sizes, it would be a $100 million to $1 billion total equity cheque from Partners Group – managed funds and/or a $200 million to $2 billion enterprise value. PG LIFE will invest alongside other Partners Group funds,” a spokesperson from the private equity firm told DEALSTREETASIA.
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Danone’s debut social bond attracts healthy appetite
Proceeds will be used to fund projects backing notably responsible farming, local projects dedicated to empowering communities and social entrepreneurs or healthy food entrepreneurship, it said in a statement.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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GIIN Roadmap Presents ‘Unashamedly Ambitious’ Vision For Impact Investing
The framework, which was started to coincide with the 10 year anniversary of the coining of the term impact investing, assesses industry progress to date and outlines specific actions needed to exponentially enhance the scale and effectiveness of impact investing across the world.
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- Investing
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- ESG, impact investing
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