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The Emergence of ‘Resilience Credits’: How a New Asset Class Can Unlock Investment in Climate Resilience — And Why Impact Measurement Will be Key to its Success
Investments in building climate resilience in vulnerable communities are falling woefully short — and the private sector is almost entirely absent. Rania A. Al-Mashat, Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Jyotsna Puri at IFAD and Jonathan Phillips at Duke University explore an innovative solution to this finance gap: “resilience credits.” They explain how this new asset class aims to align public and private capital to build and measure climate resilience — and discuss the pros and cons of different impact measurement approaches for resilience-focused projects and businesses.
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- Environment, Investing
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Changing the Profitability Paradigm: A Key Report Aims to Rally Global Investors Behind a Sustainable Approach to Finance
As the global economy struggles to navigate financial crises and address shared challenges like climate change, Lucas Magnani at Convergences argues that the need to transform the profit-centric approach of traditional finance is increasingly urgent. He shares insights from Convergences' latest Impact Finance Barometer report, highlighting several ways that impact investors and others are working to put profitability and positive impact on equal footing — and some key areas where more progress is needed.
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- Investing
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Press Release: Symbiotics Investments Supports Solar Energy Projects in Vietnam Through a Green Bond With Ecoligo
Ecoligo will use the proceeds of this green bond to invest in new and refinance operating solar projects.
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- Environment, Investing
- Region
- South Asia
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Dvara KGFS Raises $14.4 Million Investment from IIX in India
Dvara KGFS, a repeat beneficiary of the WLB Series, is thrilled to extend its cooperation with IIX, an investor that has invested more than $150 million in India through the Series.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Only 5% of U.S. Foundations Invest for Impact, Study Finds
Few of the U.S.’s philanthropic foundations invest their endowment assets—totaling an estimated US$1.1 trillion.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- data, impact investing, research
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ANDE Launches Resource Hub to Measure Social and Environmental Impact
This new initiative by ANDE provides entrepreneurs and investors access to a free online library to help them gauge their work’s social and environmental effects.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Analysis: How IIX’s WLB6 Orange Bond Helps Women’s Livelihoods in Asia
Since 2017, Impact Investment Exchange has raised $228 million to support women’s economic empowerment in Asia, with the deal size and number of investors on an upward trend.
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- Investing
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- Asia Pacific
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Press Release: Report: Global Impact Investing Industry to Become a $989.28 Billion Market by 2029
This market has expanded rapidly, driven by a growing awareness of the interconnectedness between economic, social, and environmental factors.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- ESG, impact investing
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