by Harrison Budak | Editor's Picks, ESG Investing, Europe, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Policy & Regulation, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDGs, Systems Change
Georgia, a small country at the geopolitical crossroads of Europe and Asia, is once again at a critical juncture. Mass protests have erupted in response to its government’s rollback of democratic norms and a growing estrangement from the European Union — a reversal...
by Christian Kingombe | Africa, ESG Investing, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
In the heart of Eastern Congo, a company named Pharmakina SA is doing something extraordinary. Established in 1942 and headquartered in Bukavu, Pharmakina is the world’s leading producer of quinine, a powerful anti-malarial compound derived from the bark of the...
by Dan Gordon | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Latin America, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 2 – Zero Hunger, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
When Althea Ganly looks across her family’s land in Uruguay’s Savannah, she sees more than cattle and grass; she sees resilience, responsibility, and heritage. The grasslands of Uruguay, part of the extensive Pampas ecosystem that spans Argentina, Uruguay, and...
by Susan Chaffin | Circular Economy, Financial Inclusion, Impact Economy, Impact Measurement & Management, North America, Place-based Investing, Regions, Scaling Solutions, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
In the face of escalating climate challenges — from intensifying tropical storms to unprecedented wildfires — the call for innovative solutions has never been more urgent. Amidst the growing discourse on global warming and its disproportionate effects on vulnerable...
by Jasper van Brakel | ESG Investing, Financial Inclusion, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Racial Equity & Justice, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDGs, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
A year of headline-making attacks on the environmental, social, and governance approach to public market investing has obscured a larger truth: Interest in sustainable investing remains strong. In fact, it’s growing. Over 90% of millennials and Generation X individual...