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Blockchain Tech Could Send Demand for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Soaring

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: One of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) solutions for business travel has been launched following a collaboration between three major corporations. In order for SAF to have a significant impact, investment and commitment will be critical.”. Find out more here: [link].

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

James Militzer

India — the world’s largest democracy and the largest country in the world by population — provides a compelling example of the impact these solutions can have in emerging markets. Digital solutions are also typically cost effective, providing more affordability for the end customer. This is nine times(!)

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Fewer ‘Heropreneurs,’ More Heroic Women: Grameen Foundation’s New CEO Discusses Her Vision for the Organization – And the Broader Financial Inclusion Sector

James Militzer

Today, Grameen Foundation does all those things, with a focus on extending financial inclusion — via agents delivering digital services to last-mile communities, partnerships with pro-poor MFIs, financial and business literacy training, and more — to people that banks consider unprofitable. Here’s what that means in the life of a poor woman.

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The fight for a better tomorrow: Canada's top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2022

Corporate Knights

designs user-friendly, open-source digital tools, including a phone app called Lukim Gather, that allow communities to monitor and report social or environmental issues (such as deforestation or pollution) to policy-makers. His work has catalyzed more than $500 million in impact investing, primarily targeted toward climate change.

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This Week’s Fund News: Varma Backs BlackRock’s Paris-Aligned Bond ETF

Chris Hall

AXA IM Alts’ investment aims to support the continued development of GreenStruxure’s renewable energy microgrids, which provide affordable, decarbonised energy, bill optimisation and sustainability credits. UK-based M&G Investments has made a US$50 million investment in global freight booking and payment platform Freightos Group.

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The ESG Interview: Profits that Don’t Cost the Earth

Chris Hall

However, McMahon is realistic about the amount of investment institutions will allocate to real assets, and within that, how much will make it to sustainable agriculture specifically. “An The funds] offer a mid to high single digit internal rate of return. He adds: “We must be realistic.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Impact Cubed Tools Target Greenwashing

Chris Hall

A free to use anti-slavery digital tutorial has been developed for the financial services industry by a partnership including the UK Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Dame Sara Thornton, UK National Modern Slavery Training Delivery Group, Themis, Unseen, RedCompass Labs and AllianceBernstein.