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Sovereign Wealth Funds’ Social Focus

Chris Hall

Many African nations have developed strategic road maps for growing and supporting domestic businesses, and implemented policy reforms to encourage foreign investment. In Rwanda, for example, the government and SWF Agaciro Development Fund (ADF) are supporting several innovation hubs.

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Veteran to Helm Impax’s Nordic Strategy

Chris Hall

Magnus Kristensen, who recently joined sustainability-focused Impax Asset Management as Head of Nordics, is well aware of the differences and commonalities between institutional investors across the region’s five countries. It’s fair to say there is a certain cultural fit across the region,” he said. Impax manages assets worth £36.9

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What happens if Indigenous people say no to mining the minerals needed to run EVs?

Corporate Knights

Increasingly, Indigenous people and non-Indigenous allies, via consumer activism and ethical investing criteria, are having a significant impact on the economic bottom line of companies that do not source their raw materials in a manner that is environmentally and socially sustainable. And in the U.S.,

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