Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Centring climate justice These companies aren't waiting for permission to innovate. Sub-Saharan Africa - a solar-plus-energy storage system for a hospital that will power ventilators, operating rooms and organ support equipment; at least 30 per cent of the jobs created are designated for women.

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Andrew Winston

MAY 14, 2018

In 2014, IBM launched a 10-year, $100 million project to use its Watson cognitive computing system to help Africa solve business and social challenges. The program, dubbed AI for Earth , is finding and funding innovators who are making progress in four critical areas — climate change, water, agriculture, and biodiversity.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 15, 2024

Extreme E’s goal is to reduce emissions across all its activities, for example by racing 100% EVs powered fully by renewable energy, leveraging solar and green hydrogen and innovating battery technology. A further key initiative to lowering emissions is remote broadcasting with limited on-site fan activity.

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

ImpactAlpha, November 9 – The COVID-19 pandemic could have been development finance’s moment to shine. Such quasi-public investors, after all, have been trying. The post How technology is disrupting small-business financing in emerging markets – in a good way appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Tackling these multiple challenges and threats requires coordinated action from the public sector, private sector, NGOs, civil society, innovators and actors throughout the food value chain. This is not because food is more expensive in Africa than it is in the United States. Au contraire, it is the reverse.

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

The Bitcoin Blockchain Helps Hold A Botnet From Being Taken Down. A strategist’s guide to blockchain examines the potential advantages of this essential innovation—and also suggests a way forward for financial institutions. Blockchain also has potential functions far beyond bitcoin and cryptocurrency. Gox in 2011.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The funding was announced during the NextGrid Alliance Summit and will see National Grid’s corporate venture and innovation arm invest in startups Exodigo, Sensat and Visionary.ai. Also of interest: Duke Energy Florida among four to ink energy trading membership Indian blockchain startup Voltreum – new kid on the P2P block.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 21, 2021

ImpactAlpha, October 21 – Crypto is having a moment in Africa. Dozens of African fintechs promising to democratize access to cryptocurrencies across the. The post Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2 million for impact-focused crypto appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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EDF + Business

MARCH 1, 2021

She is a strong believer in the role of arts, technology and innovation in education, and has worked on related projects in Tanzania, India, China, and the US. Prior to his current role, Babatunde worked as a consultant at the World Bank Group, researching the effects of import duties and VAT on solar products in West Africa.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 22, 2020

He also worked with Nestlé while at McCann Enterprise to develop a low-technology platform for communicating nutrition and health information to low-literate consumers in equatorial Africa. He’s excited to bring his skills for channeling innovation and building partnerships to achieve broader impact. Hilda Liswani, 28.

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