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How Do We Measure Social Impact? UniCredit’s SIB Unit Has an Answer
The social impact finance sector has grown globally in recent years — and it’s expected to accelerate further still, driven by the effects of the Covid-19 crisis. But how can companies and beneficiaries best understand and measure the success of
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Alimentation Couche-Tard: ACT Demonstrates How to Create a Diverse and Inclusive Organisation
From one store to one world: Canadian group ensuring fairness and equitable conditions for all employees. Alimentation Couche-Tard (ACT) is a Canadian multinational operator of convenience stores — and it all began with a single store in Canada some 40
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Isomer Capital: Dedicated to European Tech and Unlocking Potential for Investors
Truly independent and focused on the European technology sector, Isomer has an effective investment approach to a dynamic market. During the first part of the 2010s, the intention to invest in European tech usually garnered the same response: “There is
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Norvestor: Seeing — and Seizing — the Full Potential of ESG
Private equity firm Norvestor has partnered with Nordic businesses for more than three decades. It has offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, and Luxembourg, and is one of the most active investors in the Nordic mid-cap private equity market. Sustainability
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Lars Grinde, Norvestor Advisory Managing Partner: ‘A Pleasure and a Privilege’ — Leading from the Centre
Norvestor Advisory managing partner Lars Grinde leads a firm with 80 Nordic mid-cap private equity investments. He has witnessed the growth of his industry from its early days, and shaped its role in supporting entrepreneurs and founders. The private equity
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Ahmed ‘Tunde Popoola, CRC Credit Bureau: Nigerian Firm Well-Established — and There for the Long Haul
When Ahmed ‘Tunde Popoola became pioneer Managing Director of Nigeria’s CRC Credit Bureau Ltd in 2008, he identified a gap in the market. A lack of credit information and reporting was impeding growth in the Nigerian economy and preventing lenders
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Crypto Jitters: Unhinged Stablecoins Add Volatility to an Already Unstable Market
The dig is impossible to resist. On Thursday, tether – the world’s biggest ‘stablecoin’ – briefly became untethered from its dollar peg. tether’s value sank to 95¢ before recovering to 97¢. That may seem a minor oscillation but indicates a
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity – A Non-Linear Anarchist Reading of World History
It’s an ideology that inspires fear and loathing in equal measure. Anarchism or the conviction that the state – and its pantheon of agents including potentates, scribblers, soldiers, and priests – is a parasite of society and inherently oppressive and
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Seelan Gobalsamy, CEO of Omnia Holdings: Putting Sustainability at the Heart of His Turnaround Strategy
Omnia Group is an international, diversified, sustainable group of businesses which are recognised for leading the change from chemicals to green chemicals, biotech, and biomolecular solutions, offering network-created, innovative technologies that protect life. We chatted to the CEO of Omnia
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Applied Science Private University (ASU): Forging its Own Path and Earning Global Respect – Jordan’s Pioneer in World of Private Universities
The Applied Science Private University (ASU) is a true educational pioneer — the first private university in Amman-Jordan when it was founded in 1989. Over the past three decades, ASU has evolved into a hub of knowledge, innovation and discovery
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