GreenBiz

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. 1 killer in the country.

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The City Fix

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Against the backdrop of the Africa Climate Summit and Africa Climate Week, Nairobi hosted the UN Environment Programme’s fourth annual International Clean Air Day for blue skies event with Nairobi City County Governor, Sakaja Johnson, on September 7th, 2023.

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Impact Alpha

AUGUST 16, 2023

The post The Brief: Grid resilience on Long Island, blue bond in Gabon, sustainable mineral supplies, health equity in Los Angeles, carbon credits in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Partners of the Wolakota Buffalo Range on Rosebud Sioux.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

overlooked founders, sustainable SPACs, green wall in Africa, mobile health in Bangladesh, stashing corporate cash appeared first on Impact Alpha. Featured: How unlikely partners came together to fight racial bias in asset allocation. The post The Brief: Due diligence 2.0,

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 13, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 13 – Small, privately-run clinics are often the only providers of essential health services in remote and low-income parts of Africa. million to finance Africa’s frontline health clinics appeared first on Impact Alpha. The post Medical Credit Fund blends $19.2

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TechCrunch: Climate

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Ghana-based AppCyclers aims to tackle this crisis across Africa via an online marketplace, where individuals and businesses can buy and sell recyclable e-waste. The startup says its mission […]

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Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

ImpactAlpha, November 16 — Africa faces a shortage of eye-care specialists, making it challenging for tens of millions of Africans with visual impairments. The post Beyond Capital Ventures backs Lapaire for affordable eye care in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

The post The Brief: Incentivizing impact, healthcare apprenticeships, wellness solutions in India, health clinics in Africa, sustainable infrastructure, ESG reporting solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Impact Voices: Incentivizing Impact Four ways investors can structure financing to incentivize positive impact.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 15, 2020

The post The Brief: BlackRock’s stewardship shortfall, Blackstone’s alt-dairy bet, KKR’s green collar, forestry in Africa, health tech in India, gender alpha funds appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Among BlackRock’s pulled punches: It declined to join the campaign to remove from the.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 20, 2022

The post The Brief: Catalyzing water projects in Kenya, deep decarbonization, health equity, rural Africa’s consumers, Larry Fink reax appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Catalytic Capital How pre-construction financing is building a pipeline of water projects in Kenya. Commercial capital is available.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Building health and wealth. vs. Europe, private equity in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! It’s not just about more solar and wind installations. The low-carbon transition requires building retrofits, The post The Brief: Activating retail investors, equitable car insurance, reforestation drones, U.S.

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Planet Pulse

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Today, we announced an exciting new contract with ZEP-RE, a reinsurance company based in Nairobi, Kenya who will leverage our Basemaps products to enhance drought risk protection in the Horn of Africa (HOA)! At Planet, we are excited to be contributing data to support the livelihoods of pastoral farmers in Africa with ZEP-RE.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

New Minerals for Future Clean Energy Technologies Partnership will promote responsible exploration, production, and processing of minerals in South Africa. The news follows the official state visit of South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa who visited London for two days this week.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 6, 2021

The post Zipline secures $250 million for drone delivery in Africa, Japan and the U.S. ImpactAlpha, July 6 – Zipline launched its drone-delivery service five years ago to improve blood and medical-supply logistics in Rwanda. The California-based company. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

“I would like the international community to commit to a deadline and funding to electrify all healthcare facilities,” said Salvatore Vinci, an adviser on sustainable energy at the World Health Organization and a member of its Cop28 delegation. “We

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2023

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

The post Ghanaian pharmacy venture mPharma raises $35 million to expand drug access in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, January 6 — Accra-based mPharma, launched in 2013, has partnered with more than 155 hospitals, 850 pharmacies to deliver telehealth services and.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 1, 2020

ImpactAlpha, May 1 – Partners in Health earned its reputation battling tuberculosis and cholera in Haiti, HIV/AIDS in Rwanda and Ebola in West Africa. Now, the global nonprofit is bringing its model of people-powered community health to the COVID crisis in its home state of Massachusetts.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Courtesy: Energicity).

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 1, 2020

24: Solar financing for frontline health clinics in Africa and Asia. Renewable energy meets global health in a compelling challenge for innovative finance. Join We Care Solar and ImpactAlpha to explore emerging solutions for financing clean, affordable solar power for frontline primary public health clinics.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 12, 2022

On the face of it, the power sector in Africa seems to be in trouble. The role of Africa in the world’s energy future is changing as efuels are touted as the answer to the current challenges facing traditional energy systems. VIEW THE ENLIT AFRICA PROGRAMME. Hydrogen future. Welcoming the whole sector ecosystem.

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Impact Alpha

OCTOBER 19, 2020

The people and principles needed to solve the challenges of financing solar power for frontline health clinics in Africa, Asia and elsewhere were represented on ImpactAlpha’s Agents of Impact Call No. 24 earlier.

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Business Green

AUGUST 30, 2021

Leaded petrol is no longer officially being sold or used anywhere in the world, in a move hailed by the UN as "a huge milestone for global health and out environment" and an exemplar of successful multilateral efforts to phase out harmful fossil fuels.

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GreenBiz

JULY 6, 2021

The startup has created a recycling ecosystem tracked by blockchain where members receive a premium for the materials they collect, which in turn helps them provide basic family necessities such as groceries, school tuition and health insurance. Promote good health and wellbeing. Provide access to clean water. Shockingly, 2.2

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

The use of water contaminated with higher than recommended levels of arsenic could pose a serious health risk to millions, according to a new study from the University of Sheffield. Obviously, for people in countries where rice is a staple food, consumption is higher and the health risk also increases, such as in many parts of Asia.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The post DFC backs women’s health startup Kasha Global appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, February 18 — Rwanda-based Kasha Global operates an e-commerce platform to improve low-income women’s access to menstrual care products, contraceptives, pharmaceuticals and.

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Business Green

APRIL 19, 2021

million rural households across eastern Africa. It is about more than just reducing emissions - it's about improving the health and well-being of women, who are the key agents of social and economic development in rural Africa. With around 1.5 Climate finance is just the means to a development end.".

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The post Global Ventures tightens focuse on global health with investment in Ilara Health appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha, December 17 – Global Ventures hit the market two years ago with an investment thesis focused on leveraging technology to address basic.

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Impact Alpha

JUNE 23, 2020

Alabama Power Foundation has made loans to reduce opioid addiction through digital health coaching, and incubated Opportunity Alabama to connect local investors into Opportunity Zones. Join Alabama Power Foundation’s Myla Calhoun, along with.

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Impact Alpha

APRIL 20, 2020

ImpactAlpha, April 20 – Africa’s health systems may have an advantage in the fight against COVID: experience mobilizing around outbreaks of infectious diseases. Watching the public health calamities that unfolded in China, Europe and the U.S., So far, there are fewer than 22,000. So far, there are fewer than 22,000.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to the problem of Africa’s declining air quality. Particulate matter concentration levels are now five to ten levels greater than that recommended by the World Health Organisation, with the situation predicted to worsen as populations grow and industrialization accelerates.

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Impact Alpha

JULY 22, 2021

million to support Africa’s health clinics appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, July 22 — The Nairobi-based nonprofit has provided nearly $130 million in debt financing for equipment and facilities to more than 6,000. The post Medical Credit Fund’s digital finance fund secures $8.3

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GreenBiz

JUNE 3, 2021

And at Accelerate this year, you will hear from entrepreneurs who are based in cities across Europe, Africa, and the U.S. . Their diagnostic platform can assess real-time health data, battery analytics and issues, and enable a secondary market for used batteries. RecyclePoints. Sponsored Article. Photo by Lagos Techie on Unsplash.

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Impact Alpha

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

. “Proceed with caution” in fintech investing was the conclusion of our preview last month of 2020 impact investing trends in Africa. billion, employee financial health, vertical farms, Looney pledges BP to net-zero appeared first on ImpactAlpha. The post The Brief: Fintech reckoning in Kenya, KKR Global Impact closes $1.3

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 14, 2022

A new study appears to reveal rapid degradation in air quality in megacities in Africa, Asia and the Middle East – as well as increases in urban exposure to air pollutants hazardous to health. Busy traffic at a central part of the city in Dhaka, Bangladesh (image credit: Shutterstock / Dmitry Chulov).

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Late August saw the release of “Air Quality and Health In Cities”, the latest edition of The State of Global Air report, produced annually by the US Health Effects Institute. It attempts a snapshot of air pollution exposure in over 7000 cities worldwide, and its impact on health. Between NO2 and PM2.5,

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 24, 2023

A nuanced appraisal emerges from the 2022 World Air Quality report – compiled by Swiss air quality technology company IQAir – which includes a dismal picture from Africa and the news that only five countries met the WHO limits for PM2.5: Everyone deserves to have their health protected from air pollution,” states Aidan Farrow, Sr.

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