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PRESS RELEASE: New White Paper – Investing for Positive Impact on Women
A group of investors has released a new white paper, Investing for Positive Impact on Women: Integrating Gender into Total Portfolio Activation. The paper was prepared by Croatan Institute with the guidance and close collaboration of Global Fund for Women, Root Capital, Thirty Percent Coalition, and Trillium Asset Management.
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- Investing
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- impact investing, research
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Neglected No More
Dr. BT Slingsby, founder and CEO of the Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) fund, is passionate about using Japanese research knowhow to help tackle the most challenging public health issues of the day.
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- Health Care, Technology
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Exxon’s Climate Cover-Up Should Be Investigated By DOJ, Tobacco Prosecutor Says
A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who prosecuted and won the massive racketeering case against Big Tobacco thinks the agency should consider investigating Big Oil for similar claims: engaging in a cover-up to mislead the public about the risks of its product.
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- Education, Environment
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- climate change, research
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Wellcome’s £5 Billion Boost to British Science
A month out from the November spending review, Britain’s scientists are braced for bad news. Rumours continue to swirl about another five years of flat budgets,a likely merger of research councils, and the culling of other funding bodies. Next Monday, the pressure group Science is Vital is hosting a rally at Conway Hall in London where prominent voices from across the research community will spell out the case for public investment.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Europe & Eurasia
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A Ugandan Scientist Found a Way to Detect Ebola in 5 Minutes but Couldn’t Get Funding
A Ugandan scientist has developed a rapid diagnostic test that can detect Ebola proteins in less than five minutes at the point of care in the community. This is the first rapid diagnostic test that is able to detect various strains of the Ebola and Marburg viruses.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Gates Foundation, Seattle Research Institute Team to Give Vaccines a Shot in the Arm
Three powerhouses in the global health sector have teamed to open a new vaccine center in Seattle.
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3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Parasite-Fighting Therapies
Three scientists were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering “therapies that have revolutionized the treatment of some of the most devastating parasitic diseases,” the Nobel committee announced on Monday.
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New Research Explores the Value of Data to Women’s Financial Inclusion
Governments and agencies around the world are increasingly prioritizing full financial inclusion of women, but moving the needle is impossible without data on how many women actually have access to financial services and through what channels. The Global Banking Alliance for Women (GBA), in collaboration with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and Data2X, today is releasing a draft report for public comment [http://gbaforwomen.org/download/draft-report-measuring-womens-financial-inclusion/], based on interviews with over 50 regulators, policymakers, International Finance Institutions (IFIs) and bankers from around the world that reveals just how this data could inform better policies and prompt the private sector to take on this missed market opportunity.
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- Education
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