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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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The California Endowment Will Plow Its Entire $4 Billion Into Mission Investments
“As time passed, we pushed further by asking how we could intentionally invest our capital in the things we believe in?”
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- Investing
- Region
- North America
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- ESG, impact bonds, impact investing
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