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New Community Solar Microgrids for Nigeria
Energy services company Husk Power Systems has secured funding from Germany’s development finance institution DEG.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) Closes the Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 5 – the Fifth Issuance in the Women’s Livelihood Bond™ Series and the World’s First Orange Bond
The US$50 million IIX Women’s Livelihood Bond™ 5 is the first sustainable debt security in the market issued in compliance with the Orange Bond Principles and is expected to empower ~300,000 women and girls across Asia and Africa.
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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Viewpoint: Can We Rewrite the Rules of Green Finance Quickly Enough?
The use of ESG analysis in investment decision-making is still routinely conflated with the measurement of sustainable outcomes. We need a sharper lens.
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- Environment, Impact Assessment, Investing
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- Global
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Leading ‘Sustainable’ Investment Funds Backing Fossil Fuels, Research Finds
“Lack of regulation makes for a Wild West of sustainable fund management”, Edward Lander from Ethical Consumer said.
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- Energy
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- Global
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Press Release: Principal® Releases First Sustainable Financing Report Announcing Allocations of $600 Million Sustainability Bond
Proceeds support green and social initiatives in alignment with ESG commitments
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- Finance
- Region
- Global
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IFC Supports Sustainable Nigeria’s Livestock Production With $4.5 Million Financing
To support the growth and sustainability of Nigeria’s livestock industry, IFC announced a $4.5 million financing package for a Nigerian subsidiary of Bar Magen LTD.
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- Agriculture
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Kigali Summit to Outline Strategy for Nature Conservation in Africa
First continent-wide meeting aims to set out plans to halt and reverse habitat and species loss in protected areas on land and sea.
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- Environment
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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IDB Boosts Latin America ESG Bond Campaign With $1 Billion Push
Inter-American Investment Corporation is helping companies in Latin America and the Caribbean bring about $1 billion of environmental, social and governance bonds as sustainable financing gains traction in the regions.
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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