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Press Release: B Lab Global Announces New Lead Executive, Eleanor Allen, Accelerating Mission to Make Business a Force for Good
B Lab and the B Corp movement looks to shift power and builds a more inclusive, equitable, and regenerative economic system for all people and the planet.
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- Global
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Press Release: DFC Approves 11 Values-Based Investments Totaling Nearly $364 Million to Address Climate Change, Promote Gender Equity, and Improve Healthcare throughout the Developing World
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Board of Directors has approved $245 million in investments this quarter that address the climate crisis through innovation and climate-smart urban infrastructure and elevate businesses with loans and professional business management practices throughout Africa.
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: Indonesia’s Innovative Startups Are the Catalyst for Increasing Investment
In recent years, the explosive growth of Indonesia’s startup scene has grabbed global headlines. Its capital city, Jakarta, ranks third on Startup Genome’s 2021 “Emerging Ecosystems” with a combined startup valuation of USD 34 billion.
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- South Asia
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Funding Societies Raises $294 Million to Back South-East Asia’s SMEs
Small businesses suffer from the same problem: all too often they struggle to access the finance they need to grow. That requires new solutions – and in South-East Asia, Funding Societies thinks it can help.
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- South Asia
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Innovations in E-Mobility: An Electric Vehicle Startup Seeks to Gain Traction in Mexico
Mexico City is the fifth most populated city in the world – and the most congested city in North America. Over the years, traffic and pollution levels have spurred government efforts to improve mobility in the city. But momentum is also building in the private sector, as illustrated by the startup Zacua, Mexico's first electric vehicle brand. Diana Páez at the William Davidson Institute spoke with Nazareth Black, Zacua’s CEO and a prominent e-Mobility advocate, to learn more about the company’s efforts to accelerate the adoption of e-Mobility solutions in the country.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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How Cross-Industry Collaboration Can Spur the Digitalisation of the Last-Mile Distribution Sector
Last-mile distributors play a critical role in bringing energy and other life-changing products and services to customers in sub-Saharan Africa, and digitalisation is key to enabling these companies to operate at scale. But as Javier Baranda Alonso at Energy 4 Impact explains, both distributors and digital service providers often struggle to understand and service each other’s needs. He shares insights from a research report that highlights ways to accelerate the digitalisation of last-mile distribution by building bridges between the two sectors.
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- Energy, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications
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The Key Ingredients of COVID-19 Adaptation: How Non-Profits Leveraged Flexible Funding to Navigate the Pandemic
In October 2020, Instiglio, an anonymous donor and the Global Development Incubator launched the COVID-19 Adaptation Fund, which supported the efforts of nine non-profits in Kenya and Rwanda to adapt their programming to the challenges of the pandemic. These non-profits recently shared their experiences utilizing the funding, and Mateo Zárate and Sebastian Chaskel at Instiglio highlight some key takeaways that can be useful to other impact-focused organizations working to maintain services during the pandemic – and prepare for future crises.
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- Coronavirus, Impact Assessment, Technology
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The Beyond the Grid Fund for Africa Signs Its First Projects in Liberia
The two first agreements under the EUR 108 million facility have been signed with companies promoting energy access for low-income customers in the rural areas of Liberia.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa