Convergence Partners CEO Brandon Doyle: Converging on Strategy and Social Needs

Investors naturally want to be associated with a success story that has a purpose, and positive progress. Convergence Partners gives them a chance to do so. Over the past 15 years, the company has been a seasoned player in pan-African

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SPORTFIVE Plays the Game to Win – On Behalf of Its Loyal Customers

Global sports business agency SPORTFIVE delivers customer-centric solutions based on trust, transparency, industry experience, global relations, digital data intelligence and innovation. SPORTFIVE strategically connects brands, rights-holders, media platforms and fans to create lasting partnerships. With the goal of creating and

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Région Île-de-France: A Region Spearheading Sustainable Finance

Région Île-de-France is home to more than 12 million inhabitants — a fifth of the country’s population — and accounts for 31 percent of France’s GDP. That makes it France’s wealthiest region; its own GDP stands at €734bn. Divided into

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Asian Development Bank: Towards a Blue Deal to Restore the World’s Oceans

Investments in recovering and maintaining a functioning marine ecosystem can form the foundation of a sustainable “blue economy.” Marine ecosystems are threatened by extinction. Over the past 50 years, the world has lost nearly half of its coral reefs and

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Dr Chitwan Malhotra: Healthcare Hands Meet Across the Waters in Push for Rebuild

The global pandemic has exposed the flaws and inequalities of the world’s healthcare systems. But doctor Chitwan Malhotra, the executive director of the UNSDG Health Partnership in Geneva, believes it also represents an opportunity to build back better. “I believe

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World Bank on COVID-19: The Road Back Must Be Green, Resilient, and Inclusive

By Axel van Trotsenburg World Bank Managing Director of Operations COVID-19 has imposed a deeper, more widespread shock than the global community has faced in many decades. The pandemic is causing illness and death, disrupting livelihoods, and potentially pushing an

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Dame Helena Morrissey: Women Rising to the Top and Helping Business to Flourish

Dame Helena Morrissey understands how isolating and intimidating it can be for women in the male-dominated financial sector. She’s a seasoned expert with over three decades of experience in the financial services sector. During her 15-year tenure as CEO of

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Convergence Partners: Impact Investing, and the Metrics Needed to Ascertain the Benefits

It’s possible to fudge the definition of ‘impact’ in one’s favour – and that’s just not acceptable for South Africa’s Convergence Partners.  Business owners, communities and the environment must – as a precondition for sustainability, inclusion and prosperity – participate

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Shishir Poddar & Tirupati Graphite: Sustainability is the Buzz Word

Increasingly, investors want their cash to have a real impact on efforts to combat climate change; they want to see positive and measurable social and environmental effects, along with a financial return.  While some businesses are scrambling to rethink their

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Chaiwat Kovavisarach – Green Values Take Bangchak From Refinery to Icon Status

Chaiwat Kovavisarach, president and chief executive officer of Thailand’s Bangchak Corporation, is a man on a mission. Under his guidance, Bangchak has grown from a Thai refinery into a transnational energy corporation. Kovavisarach brought a quarter-century of experience in engineering,

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