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Released jointly by WIPO, Cornell University, INSEAD and the 2018 GII Knowledge Partners, the Confederation of Indian Industry, PwC’s Strategy& and the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) – Brazil and Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (Sebrae)

NEW YORK, July 10, 2018 - China broke ...

Brussels, 11 July 2018 - As part of its External Investment Plan, the EU gave its green light to a package of financial guarantee programmes worth around €800 million on 10 July. This will help to leverage an estimated €8-9 billion in public and private investment ...

Washington, D.C., July 11, 2018—The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) launched its first green bond for fiscal year 2019. The bond brings the institution’s overall green bond issuance to 143 bonds that have raised nearly US ...

Vienna, July 16, 2018 - In an attempt to define the role of women in impact investing, let's first look at some characteristics that distinguish impact investors in general from other types of investors. Here, research points to a trend that shows impact investors tend ...

Cupertino, California, July 12 — Apple today announced a new first-of-its-kind investment fund in China to connect suppliers with renewable energy sources. As part of Apple’s commitment to address climate change and increase the use of renewable energy within its supply chain, 10 initial suppliers ...

Arlington, VA (July 12, 2018) — Capital Impact Partners, a nonprofit corporation, certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund as a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced the launch of a new offering of up to $125 million of ...

BETHESDA, MD July 12, 2018 – ImpactAssets, a nonprofit financial services firm that increases the flow of capital into investments delivering financial, social and environmental returns, today announced the roll-out of the Giving Fund Portfolio Directory, a listing of more than 300 cutting-edge impact investments.

Developed ...

This is Atlanta-based Gray Matters Capital’s second investment in Africa under its coLABS portfolio, following its investment in Rwanda based African Renewable Energy Distributor (A.R.E.D) in 2017; sees growing promise among African social entrepreneurs.

Potential of Redbird to reduce the risk ...

6 July 2018, Rome - Time is running out for the world's forests, whose total area is shrinking by the day, warns a new FAO report urging governments to foster an all-inclusive approach to benefit both trees and those who rely on them.

Halting deforestation ...