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IFC and TLG Capital Launch $75 Million Fund to Help African SMEs Stay Afloat
"To help small and medium-sized businesses in Africa access the financing they need, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and investment firm TLG Capital have launched a new private credit initiative."
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- Investing
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press Release: Human Planet Acquires Advisory Division of KOIS to Jumpstart New Innovative Finance Force
"Human Planet, following its acquisition of the Advisory Division of KOIS, becomes an integrated advisory firm offering a full spectrum of services from programme design to innovative finance. "
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Report: How Green Bond Labelling Impacts Investment Behaviour
"Green bonds are an important sustainable finance tool that can help reorient financial flows and influence public policy in addressing climate action across the global financial markets."
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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World Leaders Rally for ‘Full-Speed’ Climate Action Ahead of COP30
The goal was to accelerate global climate ambition ahead of COP30, which will be hosted in Brazil.
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- Environment
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- Global
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ESG is Not Dead; The Deepest Forms of Sustainable Investing Are Thriving
Toniic’s latest T100 report shows remarkable shifts in impact capital deployment over the last ten years.
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- Environment, Investing
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- Global
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Driving the Solar Revolution in Africa Together: EWIA Green Investments Acquires SunErgy
“Investments in solar and infrastructure drive growth and prosperity in Africa while countering the climate crisis," said Ralph Schneider, Managing Director of EWIA.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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CIF Allocates $143 Million to Restore Forests and Boost Climate Resilience in Brazil, Kenya, and Zambezi Region
$143M CIF funding expected to unlock $1B in co-financing, driving private sector investment in nature-based solutions.
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- Environment
- Region
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Gender Incentives in Climate Finance: Doubling Down on Proven Approaches During Uncertain Times
With the endpoint of the SDGs just five years away, multiple factors have combined to undercut gender and climate-focused funding in several key global economies. Edward T. Jackson, Yiagadeesen Samy and Katie Turner argue that gender incentives in climate finance offer an effective solution to this dual challenge. They explore how these incentives can boost the supply of affordable, renewable energy, while improving wages and economic autonomy for women workers — and they argue that if there were ever a time to double down on this approach, it is now.
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- Energy, Environment, Investing
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