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February 19, 2013
West African countries must ensure food security
According to the commissioner of ECOWAS, or the Economic Community Of West African States, West African countries must continue to focus on agriculture as a way out of food poverty. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Support small, family run farms, say nonprofits
According to nonprofits that watch food stocks, major investments in agriculture are not resulting in any real change in the food insecurity levels in the developing world. According to them, the reason there are still a billion starving people in the world, is that there is […]
February 19, 2013
Why micronutrients can save lives worldwide
More than 50 per cent of preschool children aged less than 5, are anaemic. This problem is all pervasive especially in the developing parts of the world. Childhood anaemia causes long-lasting problems and so far the methods of combat had been iron supplements which left the […]
February 19, 2013
ImpactSpace tracks impact investment deals
Transparency in impact investing will reach a new level once David Bank, a previous WSJ journalist, puts his new site ImpactSpace, currently running on Beta, on live. This new measurement tool will provide a comprehensive list of companies that have received impact funding, and organizations that funded. Read more here
February 19, 2013
Lessons impact investing can learn from microfinance
This post by Tilman Ehrbeck, the CEO of CGAP talks about the relevant lessons that impact investment can learn from microfinance. He enlists return measurement and expectation of returns as the two prime lessons. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
New impact fund to combine cash investments with training
US based hybrid impact investments fund, the Grassroots Business Fund is looking to invest US$47 million, an amount it received in a deal last year. It was also the recipient of grant money worth US$12 million. According to the CEO Harold Rosen, the fund is looking to create a two […]
February 19, 2013
Social investment: Enabling charities and individuals to partcipate
This post examines the current trends in social investment – how charities are investing their money for impact investments, an increasing number of typical investors are looking for impact and ethical investment options. The post goes on to point that most of these investments are made through private placement, and […]
February 19, 2013
US: Sustainability focused venture capital fund to raise US$10 million to invest in Northwest
David Williams, former CEO of ShoreBank Pacific has joined forces with Reference Capital, to partner with Brock Metcalf to raise US$10 million to invest in sustainable businesses in Oregon and Washington based firms. Read more here.
February 19, 2013
Retail investors offered new UK Social Investent Bond
For the first time in the history of social impact bonds in the UK, retail investors were offered a new social impact bond called The Future for Children Bond, by Allia, a charitable social investment organization. This eight year bond has a minimum investment of £15,000 and its minimum return […]
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