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Press Release: Ecuador Will Receive $300 Million From the World Bank to Finance Loans to Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
The new resources will be used to increase the number of loans, beneficiaries and impact on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs).
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- Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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PepsiCo to Convert Waste into Fertiliser and Electricity in South Africa
A food waste-to-energy plant is being built at Simba Chips, PepsiCo's Johannesburg site in South Africa.
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- Agriculture, Energy, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Unilever Seals $2 Million Partnership Agreement on Plastic Waste Collection
Expressing concerns over the increasing plastic waste, Unilever Nigeria and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships have entered a partnership to help social enterprise Wecyclers.
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- Social Enterprise, WASH
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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AMK of Cambodia Borrowing $7.5 Million for Green Microfinance via Bond Issue From British Based BII, and Swiss Based Symbiotics
Cambodia’s AMK Microfinance Institution is to fund its ongoing lending for electric two- and three-wheeled vehicles as well as new products.
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- South Asia
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Viewpoint: Be Excited About Extended Producer Responsibility, Even if It’s Not a Silver Bullet
The bottom line is that a money flow is needed to improve recycling rates, and extended producer responsibility contributes to that.
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- Environment, WASH
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- Global
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- circular economy, recycling, waste
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How Can Smart Cities Benefit Emerging Countries?
Creating and upgrading smart cities is seen as a key route to maintaining the standard of living in a sprawling city.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
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- Global
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Teijin Frontier Introduces Technology for Recycling Polyester
The innovative technology enables the efficient removal of polyurethane elastomer fibre from polyester fabrics, making it possible to recycle these materials into new products.
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- Technology, WASH
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- Global
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IFC Announces a Sustainable Loan of $160 Million to Produbanco to Support the Blue Economy in Ecuador
The loan will be used to promote the blue economy and boost access to financing for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
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- Environment
- Region
- Latin America
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- blue economy, ESG, global development, MSMEs, waste, water