-
Press Release: TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II Secures Funding of $18 Million in Partnership With BlueOrchard Impact Investment Managers
TriLinc Global Sustainable Income Fund II announced a new funding of $18 million in partnership with BlueOrchard Finance Ltd to provide financing to middle market companies operating in Emerging Markets around the world.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Global
-
Press Release: Global Coalition Launched $80 Million Relief Fund To Protect Energy Access in Vulnerable Communities From COVID-19 Fallout
A relief fund launched this week with a first close of $68 million and a target of over $80 million to protect energy access for at least 20 million people in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
- Categories
- Coronavirus, Energy, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
-
Analysis: Could Bangladesh’s ‘Eco-Bricks’ Do More Harm Than Good?
The switch from polluting clay-fired bricks to concrete-based ‘alternative bricks’ is presented as an environmentally friendly policy, but experts say it overlooks carbon emissions in the supply chain and destruction of riverine ecosystems
- Categories
- Environment
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- climate change
-
Analysis: Understanding the Risks of Nonparticipation in Philanthropy
How philanthropic organizations can better understand the degree to which they include beneficiaries in their decision-making processes, how contextual considerations shape participation, and where problems and opportunities lie.
- Categories
- Finance, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
-
Press Release: PepsiCo Chooses CropX to Achieve Global Sustainability Goals
CropX, a leading global Ag Analytics provider and PepsiCo México, an American multinational food, snack and beverage corporation headquartered in U.S.A.
- Categories
- Agriculture, Environment, WASH
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- corporations
-
CapShift – An Impact Investment Platform Has Secured $5 Million in Funding
CapShift announces series a raise of $5 million to scale its charitable impact investing platform.
- Categories
- Investing, Social Enterprise
- Region
- Global
-
BlackRock’s Former Sustainable Investing Chief Now Thinks ESG Is a ‘Dangerous Placebo’
A former BlackRock executive has outlined why he now thinks that sustainable investing is a “dangerous placebo that harms the public interest,” after previously evangelizing the trend for the world’s largest asset management firm.
- Categories
- Investing
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- ESG, impact investing
-
India’s Eruditus Valued at $3.2 Billion in $650 Million Fundraise
The universities and Eruditus work to develop courses that are aimed at offering higher education to students.
- Categories
- Education
- Region
- Global
- Tags
- edtech, global development, startups
The Best of NextBillion in Your Inbox Each Week!
Subscribe to NB Notes for news, jobs & on-the-ground insights from the world of emerging markets business.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.