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An independent source of news and information on #impactinvesting and #socialentrepreneurship. #impinv #socent
Joined December 2018
My latest "7 lessons learned" blog post is the 2nd in a series of outtakes from an interview with the co-founders of SunFunder. "when things aren’t going well, you feel like you’re a failure...that’s a mental burden many entrepreneurs feel." #impinv
https://t.co/NrRpmFH1m0
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In 2012, Audrey Desiderato and Ryan Levinson co-founded SunFunder, a pioneering fund management company that made loans to distributed and off-grid solar companies in developing countries. Their jo…
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For my latest blog post, I interview the co-founders of SunFunder, Ryan Levinson and Audrey Desiderato "You can have the most brilliant idea...but if the co-founders are not solid... that will make or break a company, and your own journey as well.” #SDG7
https://t.co/jRJUVM4TCM
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Many of us have thought about starting a business, enticed by being your own boss, only to weigh the risks and the odds of success and decide against it. Becoming an entrepreneur is an enormous “ea…
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"It was a pioneering fight that took quite a while. In those days, thinking about the social impact of your investments did not exist." -Silby What is Socially Responsible Investing? An Interview With Leading Protagonist Wayne Silby https://t.co/8VK7FGwX9Q via @impactmoneyblog
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I’ve been thinking a lot about definitions lately. Impact investing, socially responsible investing, ESG, and sustainable investing often get used interchangeably as if they were all the same thing…
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"“Today people get it, but back then people thought we were communists or trying to bring down the capitalist system." #impinv #socent What is Socially Responsible Investing? An Interview With Leading Protagonist Wayne Silby https://t.co/8VK7FGxuZo via @impactmoneyblog
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I’ve been thinking a lot about definitions lately. Impact investing, socially responsible investing, ESG, and sustainable investing often get used interchangeably as if they were all the same thing…
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The @Water_Unite impact fund managed by @Wellers_Impact uses an innovative blended finance model to increase investment in #water #sanitation and plastic recycling. New milestone reached today. #impinv #SDG6
https://t.co/SH0p9hNgR0
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📣 US Government Backs Water Unite Impact to Fund the Water Sector’s Missing Middle in Emerging Markets Water Unite is pleased to announce a US$7.5 million investment from the U.S. International...
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From my latest post: "...The social impact we have is immense and the potential to scale in the off-grid space is still massive." #impinv #SDG7 #socent Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur https://t.co/aTvK3XPJTQ via @impactmoneyblog
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Around 700 million people living in developing countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, lack access to electricity, while several billion have either no power or only intermittent ac…
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Latest blog post: learn what distinguishes social entrepreneurs from ordinary ones. Should they sacrifice financial returns to achieve social impact? #impinv Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur https://t.co/aTvK3XPJTQ via @impactmoneyblog
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Around 700 million people living in developing countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, lack access to electricity, while several billion have either no power or only intermittent ac…
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Interview With @nedtozun : Perspectives of an #OffGrid #Solar Entrepreneur. @dlightdesign @GOGLAssociation
https://t.co/DnHxoD5nac via @impactmoneyblog
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Around 700 million people living in developing countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, lack access to electricity, while several billion have either no power or only intermittent ac…
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My latest blog post is about @nedtozun founder of @dlightdesign, which delivers clean, affordable power to the world's energy-poor #impinv #SDG7 #SocEnt Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur https://t.co/aTvK3XPJTQ via @impactmoneyblog
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Around 700 million people living in developing countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, lack access to electricity, while several billion have either no power or only intermittent ac…
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My latest blog post discusses how AI is changing aspects of #ImpactInvesting
#impinv What Impact Is AI Having on Impact Investing? https://t.co/69ZXQ7QZIl
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Check out my latest blog post that explores the impact that AI is having on #ImpactInvesting: #impinv
https://t.co/69ZXQ7QrSN
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Artificial Intelligence, or “AI,” is gradually weaving its way into many aspects of our lives. The other day, for example, I received a peculiar cover letter from a student who had applied for an i…
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"In the area of impact monitoring and management there are some emerging service providers that are using AI to help companies formulate their impact story to potential investors and stakeholders" #impinv
https://t.co/69ZXQ7QZIl
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Artificial Intelligence, or “AI,” is gradually weaving its way into many aspects of our lives. The other day, for example, I received a peculiar cover letter from a student who had applied for an i…
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"The new rules aim to ensure that all packaging will be recyclable by 2030 and cut rubbish in the bloc by 5 percent, compared with a 2018 baseline" #plastic #recycling #SDG12
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My latest blog post: "The technology for automating financial services is moving fast, so shareholders and the board must understand what is needed and have confidence [in] the C-suite... to implement the right technological changes" #impinv #SocEnt
https://t.co/nca45UaX1B
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Despite the many successes microfinance has achieved in delivering financial services to the world’s poor at scale, it has often been criticized for the relatively high interest rates it charges on…
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From my latest blog post: "Many #microfinance institutions can articulate the value of automating a process in terms of time saved, but then be unable to measure that value to demonstrate it has been achieved." #impinv #socent
https://t.co/nca45UaX1B
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Despite the many successes microfinance has achieved in delivering financial services to the world’s poor at scale, it has often been criticized for the relatively high interest rates it charges on…
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From my latest blog post: "the promise of technology to transform #microfinance has not been realized because digitization is challenging... the lessons learned [can be summarized] into 5 “core principles” for successful digitization" #impinv #socent
https://t.co/nca45UaX1B
impactmoney.net
Despite the many successes microfinance has achieved in delivering financial services to the world’s poor at scale, it has often been criticized for the relatively high interest rates it charges on…
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"8 years on, #microfinance institutions are still charging relatively high interest rates, and journalists are still criticizing them for it. So why hasn’t the promise of technology been realized?" #impinv #socent
https://t.co/nca45UaX1B
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Despite the many successes microfinance has achieved in delivering financial services to the world’s poor at scale, it has often been criticized for the relatively high interest rates it charges on…
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“One development is that the definition of #sustainable is being refined, partly due to scrutiny by regulators. #ESG has been used as a synonym for sustainable; no longer” https://t.co/g0D9YNuL7r
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"What US companies need to understand is that if the @SECGov climate effort fails, they might end up having to play by Europe’s rules for #climate disclosures." #ESG The ‘crunchy’ debate between standard-setters
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Also in today’s newsletter, the mission to create more bankable green projects
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"such instances of “green-hushing” may be part of a larger strategy for many companies to avoid weighing in on divisive issues" https://t.co/9nA2kg3FgA
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Companies’ references to environmental and social issues have plunged in recent quarters as investor backlash has mounted.
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