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Joining Forces for ImpactInvesting and ESG at TBLI CONFERENCE USA 2014.
Amsterdam, 19 June 2014 TBLI CONFERENCETM, dedicated to building a community of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and impact investors, held its second USA conference on 29 and 30 May in New York.
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- Impact Assessment
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Infuse Ventures, Intellecap Impact Investment Network invest Rs 3 crore in solar startup Surya Power
MUMBAI: Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N) andInfuse Ventures have invested $500,000, or Rs 3 crore, in Coimbatore-based solar-agriculture startup Surya PowerMagic.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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Xpress Money Joins Hands with Safaricom to Boost Mobile Remittances in Kenya
Xpress Money, the world's most dependable money transfer brand, today announced its tie up with Safaricom to offer money transfer services on the latter's popular M-PESA platform in Kenya.
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MIT D-Lab to launch industry collaboration this fall
The "Practical Impact Alliance" will connect corporations, academic institutions, social ventures, and nongovernmental organizations to scale poverty solutions worldwide.
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- Education
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- impact investing, research
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Why the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation is Investing in This Indian Lender
This spring, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation invested $500,000 in IntelleGrow, an Indian company that provides customized debt finance to small and growing businesses in India to support small- and medium-enterprise (SME) startups.
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KKR To Invest $200m In Ethiopian Flower Business
VENTURES AFRICA – New-York based global private equity company; KKR & Co. has expressed interest in buying a percentage of leading Ethiopian flower company, Afriflora which grows about 730 million flowers for export yearly.
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- South Asia
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Solar Crowdfunding Platform SunFunder Join’s Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid
The US Government, under the aegis of the Obama administration, has formally launched Power Africa to increase energy access to those in need in sub-Saharan Africa. SunFunder is one of the founding partners of the initiative and joins an august group that includes another solar crowdfunding platform Mosaic.
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- Energy, Environment
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Tide turns for Belu as ethical water goes global
Belu boss Karen Lynch has taken the social enterprise from losses of £1.9m to a fast-growing brand, which generates over £500,000 for WaterAid
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- Health Care
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