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Press Release: IFC and Absa Partner to Expand Financing for Green Buildings in South Africa
Green buildings represent a significant low-carbon investment opportunity because they can save electricity and reduce water consumption.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Reckitt Nigeria Launches WASH Accelerator Programme With Seed Funding for Social Entrepreneurs
Dettol, Harpic, and Mortein manufacturer, Reckitt has launched the Fight for Access Accelerator, which offers social businesses who are tackling access to WASH with the chance to scale their solutions.
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- Social Enterprise, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, hygiene, sanitation, scale, water
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GOGLA Launches a Handbook for Policymakers Aiming to Scale the Productive Use of Renewable Energy
Along with the Government of Uganda, a national Roadmap to scale the productive use of solar energy is also being launched in Kampala.
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- Energy, Technology
- Region
- Global
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Analysis: AI In India’s Healthcare Sector: What It Is And How It Works
The recent report published by NASSCOM stated, AI in healthcare has immense potential and it might add $25-$30 billion to India’s GDP by the year 2025.
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- Health Care, Technology
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Analysis: SDG Funds Fail to Target Countries Most in Need
Research seen exclusively by ESG Clarity finds companies in SDG funds receive 75% revenue from countries that have made most progress towards the goals.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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- business development, data, ESG, global development, research, scale, SDGs
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EIB Grants €300 Million to Banco Santander Brasil for Small-Scale Solar Energy Investments
The project is part of the European Union's Global Gateway investment strategy supporting infrastructure development.
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- Energy
- Region
- Latin America
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- climate change, scale, solar
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Press Release: African and Global Institutional Investors Sign On to New $500 Million Infrastructure Fund
The fund will catalyse further investment flows to the development of critical infrastructure across the African continent.
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- Investing
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- accelerators, infrastructure, scale
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Making a Successful Business Pivot During the Energy Transition: Three Lessons from an Auto Supplier Diversifying into Renewables
As efforts to decarbonize the world’s energy systems accelerate, many industries and companies face both new challenges and tremendous opportunity — and the automotive industry is a highly visible proving ground for this shift. Diana Páez and Dana Gorodetsky at the William Davidson Institute explore how Bosal, a global automotive supplier, is leveraging its expertise with internal combustion engine-related products to expand into the renewable energy market, and share some lessons from its evolution that can be valuable to other companies affected by the energy transition.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation