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Strengthening the ‘Environment’ Component of ESG: How Financial Institutions Can Bring Green Financing into the Mainstream in India
Environment, social and governance (ESG) reporting is a critical enabler for many companies that hope to leverage business for social good. But according to Aryasilpa Adhikari and Priyank Sharma at the Inclusive Finance India Initiative and Srishty Anand at Fair Finance India, though Indian financial institutions have shown an increased focus on the social and governance components of the ESG framework, the environment component has generally been less of a priority. They explore several ways India can change this dynamic and bring green finance into the mainstream.
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- Environment, Finance, Investing
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Innovators Awarded Funding to Combat Global Energy Access Crisis in Africa and Asia
Energy Catalyst, a UK government-funded programme, has announced its next wave of promising clean energy innovations.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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Press Release: USAID’s Power Africa Launches Partnership to Electrify Health Facilities Across Sub-Saharan Africa as Part of President Biden’s Global Infrastructure Initiative
The Healthcare Electrification and Telecommunication Alliance will enhance health services and assist in COVID-19 response efforts by providing electricity in healthcare facilities across sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Energy, Health Care, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bboxx Reportedly Acquires Ghana’s Peg Africa for $200 Million
Bboxx, a London-headquartered cleantech startup has reportedly acquired PEG Africa, another cleantech startup based in Accra.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- renewable energy, startups
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How Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Will Impact Africa’s Energy Transition
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will shift the geopolitics of decarbonization, with particularly stark implications for energy politics in Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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BGFA Finances $2.5 Million for the Distribution of Oolu’s Solar Kits
The solar home systems provider will use the funds to expand its operations in rural areas of Burkina Faso.
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- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How the Founder of $12 Billion Startup Goodleap Is Revolutionizing Nonprofit Funding
Solar power entrepreneur Hayes Barnard discovered an innovative revenue model for charities, which fuels his nonprofit GivePower.
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- Global
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- nonprofits, renewable energy, solar, startups
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Analysis: Wind Farms Signal Decline of Agriculture in Southern India
The village of Muppandal in Tamil Nadu is home to India’s largest operational onshore wind farm in terms of installed capacity. Over three decades, there have been visible social impacts on the people living in the area.
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- Energy
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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