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Stepping-up ESG Impact via Scoring and Analytics
CFI.co invited Lindsey McMurray, managing partner and co-founder of Pollen Street Capital, to outline her company’s mission and motivation… At Pollen Street, ESG is core to our strategy, purpose, and culture. We drive positive change through our investments, whether by
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Securing Sustainable Water Supply Resources — Even in the Most Challenging Environments
Metito is delivering innovative water supply solutions across emerging markets with a clear commitment to the principles of circular economy and the UN sustainable development goals. Impact, sustainability, innovation: with these founding principles, Metito has established itself as a global
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Nordea Finance Facilitating the Sustainable Transition
Nordea Finance prides itself on being the preferred financial partner in the Nordics — and that’s something the company has worked hard to achieve. Nordea is the leading SME bank and business partner in the region, and a company with
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The Long-term Growth of Sustainable Investing
In April 2013, the concrete roof of a dilapidated factory in a densely populated district of Dhaka, Bangladesh, housing thousands of mainly female garment workers, caved in. A total of 1,134 people were killed and more than 2,500 injured. The
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The $130tn Opportunity in Sustainable Listed Real Assets
The investment opportunity in ensuring that existing infrastructure and real estate assets meet society’s evolving needs is set to increase significantly over the next three decades. Our world is changing, and the global economy is at an inflection point. Rising
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Paul Horrocks, OECD: Risk, Return, Impact – SDG Aims Need a Shift of Focus
Russia’s war on Ukraine and interruption of global food supplies has put greater pressure on the development system. Development finance resources will need to increasingly mobilise the private sector. The private sector, meanwhile, is looking for more access to ESG
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Uncertainty is the Only Certainty for BlackRock Founder Larry Fink — but his Outlook is still Positive
Kind-hearted, controversial, keen on going green: the billionaire Larry Fink champions worthy causes without fear or favour By TONY LENNOX It’s no irony that Manhattan-based billionaire Laurence “Larry” Fink is involved in a charity named after the legendary folk hero
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Nicole Hu: Tackling Disaster with Data — and First-hand Experience
California-based One Concern lets tech do the thinking and take the fear out of preparation for disasters and extreme weather events By HEATHER LEAH SMITH Extreme weather events are wreaking global havoc. The US suffered nine billion-dollar weather and climate
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OECD: Only Scale and Development Impact Will Help Us Reach the SDG Mountain Summit
The development community is used to responding to crises but current events, not least COVID-19, have put the SDGs further out of reach. The private sector is recognised as a key contributor to delivering the SDGs by the development community
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UNCDF: Growth Capital Plan to Assist the World’s Least-Developed Nations
The International Municipal Investment Fund and allied initiatives will support entities with the potential to make a real difference in frontier markets. The International Municipal Investment Fund (IMIF) UNCDF and Meridiam signed an agreement to collaborate on the International Municipal
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