by Claudia Cahalane | Africa, Financial Inclusion, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDGs
Women in Africa are recognized for their entrepreneurial prowess, with data showing their ventures often excel on local stock exchanges. Despite this, women entrepreneurs in Africa face a striking disparity, receiving less than 7% of investment funds. Adesuwa Okunbo...
by Catherine Griffin | Editor's Picks, Gender Lens, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, North America, Racial Equity & Justice, Regions, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, Stakeholder Capitalism, Systems Change
The reverberations are just beginning to be felt following a lawsuit filed in August against the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund, a venture capital firm focused on bridging the gap in venture capital funding for women of color founders. The plaintiff is the American...
by Selen Ucak | Africa, Editor's Picks, Impact Economy, Impact Investing, Middle East, Place-based Investing, Regions, SDG 1 - No Poverty, SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities, SDG 13 - Climate Action, SDG 16 - Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals, SDG 5 - Gender Equality, SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth, SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, SDGs
Most people interested in impact investing in the Middle East have come across this data point from GIIN’s annual impact investor survey in 2020: only 2% of the $404 billion in assets under management covered by the survey was invested in the MENA (Middle East and...
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