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More Data is Not the Answer: Why We Need to Reset Our Expectations for Impact Measurement and Management
Impact measurement and management (IMM) is gaining momentum. As Julia Mensink at Acumen explains, while the sector was once underfunded and under-emphasized, it is now taken much more seriously — not only by impact investors, but also by mainstream banks, pension funds and corporations. But she argues that this progress has brought with it some challenges, including investors' growing demand for rigorous impact data, regardless of the challenges this data collection and reporting may present to entrepreneurs. She proposes some ways investors can work with social enterprises to shift IMM from a burden to a means to greater impact.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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Analysis: Indonesia to Offer Tax Perks to Companies Investing in Reforestation of Its New Capital City
The Indonesian government is appealing to the private sector for investors to help transform 82,891 hectares (204,800 acres) of barren lands around the new capital of Nusantara into tropical rainforests.
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- Environment
- Region
- South Asia
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- forests, greenwashing, mining, regulations, tourism, water
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The Coming ‘Greenwashing’ Crackdown
Across the rich world, watchdogs are taking notice, and beginning to police the precise language companies use to describe their emissions-cutting and environmental efforts.
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- Environment
- Region
- Global
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Report: ‘Turning Point’ for Green Bond Impact Reporting Standards
Impact reporting by green bond funds saw a transformational rise in standards over the past year.
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- Environment, Finance, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Analysis: ESG Data Can Keep Businesses Accountable, but Only if It Can Be Trusted
ESG data will be vital in painting a picture of how and where industries are succeeding – or failing – in the battle to reach net zero.
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- Investing, Technology
- Region
- Global
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- data, ESG, greenwashing
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How Timberland, Vans, VF Corporations Are Making Sure Their Cotton Isn’t ‘Greenwashed’
VF Corp., which owns Timberland, Vans and The North Face, bought the first-ever verified regenerative cotton crop in Haiti earlier this year with the help of the Smallholder Farmers Alliance.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Your Thinking About ESG is All Wrong. Here’s What it’s Really About
Blaine Townsend, director of Bailard Wealth Management says attacks on ESG lean heavily on false economics and myths.
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- Environment, Investing, Technology
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- Global
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- data, ESG, governance, greenwashing
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Preparing Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future
Confronting the world’s vast energy and climate challenges can be daunting, but a new generation of innovative entrepreneurs are developing the skills to tackle this threat head-on. Sandra Draheim at the William Davidson Institute (WDI) argues that business case studies are a key teaching tool for these young leaders. She shares nine energy and climate-related case studies from WDI Publishing (available at 50% off through March 31), and invites readers to take part in WDI's Energy Innovation in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Global Case Writing Competition, which offers cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 to the three winners.
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- Education, Energy, Environment, Transportation
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