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Our Communities are Ours to Own: How Calvert Foundation is empowering small U.S. investors to strengthen their local cities through impact investments
Impact investing allows us to reframe the concept of “the investor” in an inclusive way that challenges all of us to invest in the future we hope to achieve, says Calvert Foundation’s Patrick Davis. Calvert’s "Ours To Own" movement embodies that goal, allowing people to invest as little as $20 to strengthen the communities they live in and love.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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4 questions about World Bank safeguards
The World Bank board's Committee on Development Effectiveness meets on Wednesday to review a new proposal that may change the way the Washington, D.C.-based institution assesses and mitigates the environmental and social impacts of its investments.
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- Impact Assessment
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PRESS RELEASE: Accion’s Frontier Investments Group Invests in Eseye
Accion, a pioneer and leader in bringing financial services to the underserved, today announced that its Frontier Investments Group has become the first institutional investor in Eseye Ltd, a global machine-to-machine (‘M2M’) technology and service provider, with a participating investment in its $9.0 million Series B financing round.
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Fund managers hope for more robust socially conscious options
Money managers work to build products for younger investors, who are expected to favor values-driven investing
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Challenges lying ahead for impact investing
Having started as an impetus for microfinance nearly a decade ago, impact investing today influences a wide array of sectors and supports innovative business models.
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- South Asia
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The Promise of 100% and Finding Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
“100%, yes I am telling you…100%. The deal is ours. 100%!”
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- South Asia
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World Bank to provide $18 bn aid to India in three years
The World Bank Wednesday said it will provide financial support of $15-18 billion to India over the next three years to help accelerate economic growth and reduce poverty.
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iClinic Healthcare looks to raise Rs 25 cr to fund expansion
Online healthcare provider iClinic Healthcare is in talks with investors to raise Rs 25 crore to fund its expansion in India.
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- Health Care
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- South Asia