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Viewpoint: 4 Key Questions to Help Investors Avoid Greenwashing
We believe investors should consider four key questions to cut through the sustainable investing confusion and avoid greenwashing.
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- Environment, Investing
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Viewpoint: ESG Investing Isn’t The Only Way To Make An Impact
In many cases, we are seeing direct environmental benefits too, thanks to VC’s support for increased automation and the sharing economy.
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- Environment, Investing
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New Report Shows Impact of Mutual Microinsurance on Vulnerable Communities Recovering From Natural Disasters
Despite the fact that the mutual insurance sector holds 27 per cent of the global insurance market and that the sector is the fastest growing part of the total market there has been very little independent research into the viability of mutual microinsurance as a business model and its value in improving the conditions of individuals, their families and communities.
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- Environment, Finance
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Beyond ‘Take-Make-Waste’ Supply Chains: MIT Solve Seeks Circular Economy Solutions
Most of the products we use today — clothing, furniture, electronics and more — come from “take-make-waste” linear supply chains. These systems result in 2 billion tons of solid waste each year, produce major carbon emissions, and often involve toxic working conditions. MIT Solve is seeking new models through its Circular Economy Challenge, which will give $10,000 grants to the eight most promising solutions - the application deadline is July 1.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
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Fintech and Cleantech… an Odd Couple or a Perfect Marriage?
Startups focused on non-emitting-generation resources were once lauded as the next big cash cow, but the sector’s hype quickly got away from reality.
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- Energy, Environment, Finance, Technology
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Are We Actually Making Progress on the SDGs?
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) outline 17 areas where we need to make a collective effort and provide a useful sustainability framework for business and other actors. We have a decade until the 2030 deadline and businesses are increasingly committing to the goals in a public way.
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- Entrepreneurship, Impact Assessment
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Africa Is Leading the World in Plastic Bag Bans
The first phase of the country’s anti-plastic initiative began in 2017 to “protect the youth and environment,” with an initial ban on the manufacture of plastic bags and in-country distribution.
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- Environment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Generation Closes $1b Growth Fund Targeting Sustainable Startups
Today, Generation is announcing that it has closed a $1 billion Sustainable Solutions Fund for growth investments. As the name implies, it plans to put the $1 billion to work backing later-stage startups that work on sustainability in at least one of three areas.
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- Environment, Investing
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- North America
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