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New Tech Partnership to Boost Seaweed Farming in Southeast Asia
Oceanfarmr and Coast 4C – a social enterprise focused on regenerative seaweed farming – have announced a collaboration to develop mobile technologies to help improve the livelihoods of small-scale seaweed producers in Southeast Asia.
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- Social Enterprise, Technology
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- South Asia
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Press Release: World Bank Group Launches Business Ready Project
The World Bank Group has begun work to assess the business and investment climate in up to 180 economies under its flagship Business Ready project.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Global
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A DIY Approach to M&E: Four Tips to Overcome the Complexities of Monitoring and Evaluation
Most social enterprises and non-profits recognize that high-quality data and evidence can help them improve performance, attract more funding, and understand — and eventually increase — their impact. Yet as Mia Jeong and Linh Vo at IDinsight point out, these organizations often face financial constraints in creating and sustaining effective monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems. They share some simple but effective ways to create these systems on a limited budget, by taking a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to monitoring and evaluation.
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- Impact Assessment, Social Enterprise
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- data, impact measurement, nonprofits
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Press Release: ReNew Raises $400 Million Through Issuance of Green Bonds, Sees Strong Demand From Global Investors
ReNew Energy Global Plc said on Thursday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Diamond II Limited, has raised $400 million through the issue of senior secured green bonds.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment, Technology
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- Global
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Analysis: Heat Last Year, Untimely Rains This Year: India’s Wheat Crop Takes a Hit Again
Devinder Sharma believes the existing crop insurance scheme has been designed to benefit the private insurance companies rather than the farmers.
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- Agriculture, Environment, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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- agtech, climate change, data, impact measurement, insurance, scale
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The GIIN Launches Its Second Impact Performance Benchmark
GIIN's second impact performance benchmark is primarily focused on smallholder and sustainable agriculture.
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- Agriculture, Impact Assessment
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- Global
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Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals Releases 4th Annual Making the Case for Corporate Social Impact Toolkit
The Association of Corporate Citizenship Professionals (ACCP), the nation's leading advocate for corporate social impact professionals, today released its fourth annual Making the Case for Corporate Social Impact toolkit.
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- Impact Assessment
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- Global
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IPPC Report Highlights Rich Nations’ Failure to Help Developing World Adapt to Climate Change
Scientists say funding needs to increase ‘many-fold’ in order to reach climate goals and protect communities disproportionately affected by global warming.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment
- Region
- Global