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Switzerland Pledges 15 Million Francs to the Bamboo-UNCDF Initiative for the Least Developed Fund
The BUILD Fund is a unique investment fund in support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in least developed and lower middle income countries (LDCs and LMICs).
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- Investing
- Region
- Global
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The Clean Cooking Alliance Releases its 2022 Annual Report
The Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) released its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting how CCA has continued to transform markets.
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- Energy
- Region
- Global
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- clean cooking, energy access, SDGs
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Press Release: IncoFin Reaches Final Close of its India Progress Fund
Investors entrusted USD 77 million of capital to the fund to continue investing in financial inclusion and the agri-food value chain in the Indian rural economy.
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- Agriculture, Finance
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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How Indian CEOs Have Started to View ESG’s Importance on Businesses
CEOs in India, as well as globally, have begun viewing the importance of ESG initiatives in their businesses.
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- Impact Assessment
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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- ESG, impact measurement, SDGs
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A Roadmap to Modern Energy in Rural Africa: How Minigrids Are Poised to Power the Region’s Economic Growth
Universal electrification is the key to unlocking sub-Saharan Africa's vast potential. But according to Brad Mattson at Husk Power Systems, despite the growing consensus that solar minigrids are the key to providing modern electricity in rural Africa, scale remains elusive in the continent's minigrid industry. In the aftermath of Husk's recent announcement that it has become the first rural minigrid developer to achieve profitability, Mattson explores the roadmap he and his fellow Husk executives have created, which defines a clear pathway to profitability and scale for the industry.
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- Energy
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AfricaGoGreen Fund Closes US $47 Million in New Equity Investments to Advance Climate Resilience in Africa
The funding will allow AGGF to broaden its financing for climate-friendly projects in Africa.
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- Energy
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Some Things Have to Die for Others to Live: Why Scaling Down is Just as Important as Scaling Up in the Transformation of Global Food Systems
Multiple crises have exposed the fragility and inequity of global food systems. But according to Eva Valencia and Lennart Woltering at CIMMYT and Frédéric Goulet at CIRAD, strategies to transform the world's food systems typically focus on introducing or scaling up new innovations and programs, while failing to scale down the habits, mindsets and institutions that are perpetuating the problem. They explore a key example of this issue — the ongoing use of unsustainable farming practices like tilling — and discuss how farmers can move toward more sustainable "no-till" practices that protect soil health.
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- Agriculture
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How Foreign Aid Can Innovate Itself Out of Existence: Exploring the Potential of Market-Creating Innovation for Sustainable Development
The foreign aid sector has long been criticized for its inability to generate consistent economic growth and poverty alleviation in developing countries. According to Efosa Ojomo at the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation, a new approach to aid is needed: one that recognizes the power of business innovation to create new markets that advance local prosperity. He discusses a new pan-African initiative based on that approach, which aims to mobilize aid, business and African institutions to build new markets that generate self-sustaining economic growth.
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- Health Care, Investing
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