by Gigi Aulsebrook | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, ESG Investing, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Island Nations, North America, Regions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDGs
Impact investing is growing, with more capital flowing toward innovative solutions aimed at solving the world’s most pressing challenges. Yet, as revealed by the Norrsken Impact 100 list for 2024 – a list of the most promising impact startups, as chosen by Norrsken...
by Allison Lee | Creative Economy, Impact Economy, Island Nations, Latin America, North America, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDGs, Tech for Social Good
The Blue Economy Resilience Initiative (BERI) is an initiative focused on economic development via ocean- and marine-related industries. Since its inception in 2018, and led by Bluetide, it has grown into a multi-tiered and diverse group of organizations. Following on...
by Rachel Lim | Africa, Asia, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Latin America, North America, Oceania, Regions, Scaling Solutions, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 15 - Life on Land, Tech for Social Good
In the impact investing world, the spotlight on biodiversity has been small, but growing. As more attention is driven into investing in biodiversity-positive businesses, the question needs to be asked: What does that even look like? How is investing into biodiversity...
by Allison Lee | Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Global, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Island Nations, North America, Scaling Solutions, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 14 - Life Below Water, SDG 15 - Life on Land, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Systems Change
Resilience. Most people understand and know the word, but how is resilience defined as an industry, as a field? To explore this concept further, this correspondent reached out to David Dodd and Stewart Sarkozy-Banoczy, experts in resilience. In Stewart’s experience,...
by Anne Field | Blended Finance & Philanthropy, Circular Economy, Editor's Picks, Financial Inclusion, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Impact Measurement & Management, Island Nations, North America, Place-based Investing, Policy & Regulation, Scaling Solutions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change, Tech for Social Good
This article was updated on 9/17/2022 to clarify certain information and add additional detail. In September 2017, Puerto Rico was hit by a catastrophic double whammy — Hurricane Irma and, just two weeks later, Maria, both devastating storms with Category 4+ winds....
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