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Weekly Roundup – 3/8/14: Why ‘women’s empowerment’ impacts much more than 51% of the population
This week we didn’t need a bloodhound to pick up on the trail of enterprises and nonprofits that advance the cause of women and girls, advancing the world economy in the process.
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The Major Hurdles to Impact Investing
mpact investing faces too many challenges to be adopted by institutional investors en masse, according to Hewitt EnnisKnupp.
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Goldman Floats World Bank $50 million for Fund to Help Women Entrepreneurs
The new venture, called the Women Entrepreneurs Opportunity Facility, aims to help close the estimated $300 billion credit gap that the IFC says exists for women-owned businesses.
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Opinion: Can ‘Impact Investors’ Save the Day for Cleantech Entrepreneurs?
The impact investing concept is differentiated from other related concepts like ESG (environment-social-governance) in that it involves proactive investments designed to make a positive difference.
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- Energy, Environment, Impact Assessment
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US Foundation Endowments – A Missing Piece to Maximizing Impact
A handful of foundations leverage their shares in public equity investments to directly engage the companies they hold in their portfolios.
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IntelleGrow raises Rs 28 cr from Omdiyar Network, Dell
MUMBAI: Social sector-focused non-banking lender IntelleGrow today said it has raised Rs 28 crore from Omdiyar Network and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.
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Does India Need Its Own ‘Impact’ Investors?
Indian entrepreneurs complain that India’s venture capital scene, particularly for “impact” investments, is limited.
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Mara Group’s Ashish Thakkar On What Investors Get Wrong About Africa
Thakkar spoke to IBTimes about his new venture, his business style, and what’s ahead for Africa -- a region set to grow at record rates in the next few years.
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