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June 13, 2023
Accelerating Net-Zero Transitions in Agriculture and Food Systems
As climate change accelerates, transforming agriculture and food systems to reduce emissions has become a global imperative
June 13, 2023
Improving Interactive Voice Response Technology for Dairy Farmers
Digital Green is enhancing Interactive Voice Response (IVR) technology to provide timely and accurate information to dairy farmers in India on cattle care and nutrition
June 13, 2023
Accelerating Systems Change: An Innovative Accelerator Shows How Funders Can Amplify Social Enterprises’ Impact by Transforming Their Funding Model
There’s a widespread consensus that the world is at a turning point, as we face a growing list of interrelated crises – from climate change and mass migration
June 13, 2023
Five Opportunities for Funding Transparency in Financial Inclusion
Transparency around funding for financial inclusion is a critical building block for effective funder decision-making and coordination, and potentially for impact
June 13, 2023
More than 60 business and civil society leaders recognize inequality as a systemic risk and lay out a roadmap for private sector action
Geneva, 3 May 2023: The Business Commission to Tackle Inequality (BCTI), a cross-sector, multi-stakeholder coalition of leaders and their organizations convened by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development
June 13, 2023
Gender Empowerment: How Carbon Finance & Investing in Climate Solutions Drives Positive Impact
With climate change having an outsize impact on women and girls, particularly those in developing countries, there must be a focus on the link between gender equity and climate as we consider climate solutions
June 13, 2023
Understanding Local Markets Can Create Green Jobs and Improved Livelihoods in African Cities
The transition to a green economy offers the prospect of an improved environment and better livelihoods
June 13, 2023
Gender equality in farming could add $1 trillion to world economy
Eliminating discrimination against women in agriculture could increase the size of the world economy and reduce hunger
June 13, 2023
The Intersection of Financial Inclusion and Gender during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights from Impact Investing
In this guest blog post, the authors discuss new research from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and how impact investors can use their privilege
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GST 2.0 and Tax Cuts: Can They Make Growth Fairer and Greener?
India's latest GST reform, being termed as GST 2.0, is more than just slashing rates. By simplifying the tax structure, cutting levies on essentials, and supporting renewable infrastructure, it's open..
Reimagining Sports in CSR: From Tokenism to a Vehicle for Multiplying Impact
In 2023–24, Indian companies spent about ₹1,396 crore of their CSR budgets on sports — just 4% of the total ₹34,909 crore Indian corporates spent on CSR that year. Most of the rest went to edu..
Interactive SHG Map of India: 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups are spread across 27 States and 6 UTs in India
Under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), India has 7.5 million Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) spread across 27 states and 6 Union Territories. Each of these small, self-governed, and peer-co..