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Mainstreaming Climate Change and ’Green’ Investment Trends
In the last couple of weeks a number of issues near and dear to my hearthave gone mainstream...or at least they are getting a little more of thelimelight, which is fine by me. But, how did this happen? And whatdoes it have to do with emerging market investments in sustainable...
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A Successful New Model for Enterprise Development
We received a notice recently that the Acumen Fund was celebrating its 5-year birthday. That’s remarkable, because the organization, with a mission to create and support sustainable enterprises that deliver affordable healthcare, water, and housing to the poor, has accomplished an amazing...
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Reporting back from the Kenyan Development Network Consortium
The Kenyan Development Network Consortium held a ?co-creation? workshop on Friday and Saturday, April 7-8, in Washington DC. (KDNC was founded by Macharia Waruingi, a long-time member of NextBillion.) Participants were mostly members of the Kenyan diaspora, working professionals with a...
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