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Navigating the Financing Paradox for WSMEs: Workable Solutions for Increasing Financial Inclusion Among Women-Owned or -Led Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

James Militzer

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Since 2010, we’ve advised hundreds of African businesses that are supportive of, or owned and/or led by, women. When a female small business owner like Joy walks into a commercial bank in an African country, the odds are already stacked against her. Finally, commercial banks exist to make a profit.

Banking

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ImpactAssets Appoints Board Chair, Expands Board of Directors and Adds Investment Committee Expertise

3BL Media

MARCH 29, 2022

March 29, 2022 /3BL Media/ - ImpactAssets , a leading impact investing firm, today announced the election of Liesel Pritzker Simmons as Chair of its Board of Directors. who served as Chair since 2017 and oversaw the organization’s transformative growth as an innovative leader in impact investing. Charly Kleissner.

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UBS, Rockefeller AM Launch New Blue Economy-Focused Ocean Engagement Fund

ESG Today

JUNE 3, 2024

UBS Global Wealth Management (GWM) and Rockefeller Asset Management announced the launch of the UBS Rockefeller Ocean Engagement Fund, a new blue economy-focused fund aimed at engaging with companies that address ocean health issues, to provide financial returns and positive impact.

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Taking Stock of India’s Fintech Landscape: A Venture Capital Firm Shares Six Insights from One of the World’s Most Vibrant Investment Markets

James Militzer

MAY 2, 2024

But in spite of this growth — and the success of government programs in boosting access to basic banking services — structural problems abound, and access to quality financial services remains a privilege of the few. As a result, India’s fintechs have learned how to partner and work closely with its banks and NBFCs.

Digitalization

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The Cisco Foundation: Investing in Africa’s Clean Energy Transition

3BL Media

JANUARY 16, 2024

Solar mini grids have been at the forefront of this sustainable transformation, with, according to the World Bank, an increase from about 500 installations in 2010 to more than 3,000 in sub-Saharan Africa today, and with plans for a further 9,000. per day, as defined by the World Bank.

Digitalization

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How Fintech is Enabling Progress Toward the SDGs — And Why it’s Time for Investors to Double Down

James Militzer

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Then, as the pandemic subsided, these policies combined with pandemic-related disruptions in supply chains and labour markets, the war in Ukraine, and other factors to lead to an increase in inflation — causing central banks around the world to raise interest rates to dampen demand.

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Private Equity Firms Are Paving the Way to a More Sustainable Future

Richard Matthews

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

In recent years, impact investing has become mainstream and private equity (PE) firms are playing a key role. Despite being dismissed by some as “woke capitalism”, impact investing is a trend that is here to stay. PE firms have helped to grow the popularity of impact investing.

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Funding the Fight Against the World’s Oldest Fuel Source: How New Financing Mechanisms in Clean Cooking Can Succeed Where Grants Have Failed

James Militzer

OCTOBER 1, 2024

In Asia, some countries have made progress: For example, across the region some 840 million people have gained access to cleaner ways of cooking since 2010. And governments and multilateral development banks have never made the issue a real priority. Others have made less progress. The IEA estimates that these programs face a $5.5

Development

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Investors Face Rising Tide of Water Risks

Chris Hall

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Water poses a growing systemic risk throughout investment portfolios and across developed and emerging markets, according to a spate of recent reports, demanding increasingly urgent action by asset owners and managers. A total 4,815 companies disclosed water-related data through CDP last year, marking a 23% rise from 2022.

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The Adapted Metropolis

Chris Hall

MARCH 9, 2022

It makes practical and economic sense to invest in more resilient physical urban infrastructure, with investors projected to save US$4.2 trillion by doing so, according to a World Bank report. However, investors must also think about how else they can invest to contribute to the development of more sustainable cities, experts say.

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Climate Emergency Risks Stranding Women

Chris Hall

MARCH 8, 2023

Without action to bolster gender diversity, climate change could delay gender equality by 20 years, with progress in 2030 retreating back to 2010 levels, according to a 2021 report by consultancy firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG). Women also risk losing out in the climate transition, the report added.

Climate Change

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Financing Women- Owned or -Led SMEs for Sustainable Growth: Navigating Capital Supply Side Challenges in Africa

James Militzer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Since 2010, we’ve raised more than $420 million for WSMEs and other inclusive businesses in Africa, and we’ve seen how investors can miss good investment opportunities in high potential WSMEs by not being gender sensitive. For instance, in 2022 KCB Bank Kenya announced the creation of a KShs 250 billion (US $1.65

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