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Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

Developing leaders. Finding solutions. Advancing our continent. Because a new world needs new ideas. Developing leaders. Finding solutions. Advancing our continent. The University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business (UCT GSB) is rated and respected globally and continues to use its privileged position as Africa’s top business school to build a better world. We believe in turning innovative ideas into relevant and sustainable solutions that enhance African business and society and we empower our graduates with the necessary skills and business acumen to lead with integrity and drive change. We have been setting the pace for business education in …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: edtech

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Impact Europe Impact Europe

The investing for impact network Impact Europe is the investing for impact network. We gather capital providers (impact funds, foundations, corporate social investors, banks, public funders) to increase prosperity and social progress for all, fix inequalities and injustices and preserve the planet. Together, we rally people, capital and knowledge to accelerate, scale and safeguard impact. Photos: Getty Images René Magritte work © Succession René Magritte – Sabam Belgium 2022 Impact Investing, ESG, sustainable finance, impact finance, IMM, impact management, impact entrepreneurship , corporate social investors, social entrepreneurship , purpose, finance, investing, social economy, and corporate impact

Tags: H2020 Type: Incubators & VCs

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Enclude: A Palladium Company Enclude: A Palladium Company

Enclude is the market leading impact investment bank. We believe in the transformative power of entrepreneurship and inclusive finance to build stronger local economies. We help clients overcome barriers to growth through the access to capital, technologies and expertise necessary to accelerate profitability and sustainable development. We enable our partners to create more opportunities so that everyone can participate and benefit from the promise of prosperity. Enclude is part of Palladium, a global impact firm working to link social progress and commercial growth. For the past 50 years, Palladium has been helping clients to see the world as interconnected – …

Tags: H2020 Type: Incubators & VCs

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CDP CDP

We run the global environmental disclosure system for business & subnational governments. Voted #1 for climate research. CDP is a global non-profit that runs the world’s environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions. Founded in 2000 and working with more than 680 financial institutions with over $130 trillion in assets, CDP pioneered using capital markets and corporate procurement to motivate companies to disclose their environmental impacts, and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, safeguard water resources and protect forests. Nearly 20,000 organizations around the world disclosed data through CDP in 2022, including more than 18,700 companies worth half of …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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C-Change Co. C-Change Co.

Making it Easy & Worthwhile to Connect for Impact C-Change is an Amsterdam-based social enterprise. We envision a world where it is easy and worthwhile for anyone to make a difference and contribute to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. With the mission to trigger and equip most importantly the private sector to 'connect for impact'​. Our team brings a unique mix of strategy, tech, facilitation and research capabilities and has global expertise in the commercial, public, and social sector. In our work we distinguish between traditional client services and collective action programs, as part of which our C-Change team - …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech

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The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG)

We are a global network catalysing impact investment and entrepreneurship to benefit people and the planet. The Global Steering Group for Impact Investment (GSG) is an independent organisation catalysing impact investment and entrepreneurship to benefit people and the planet. The GSG was established in August 2015 as the successor to and incorporating the work of the Social Impact Investment Taskforce established under the UK’s 2013 presidency of the G8. The GSG currently has over 40 member countries. Chaired by Nick Hurd, and with Sir Ronald Cohen as President, the GSG brings together leaders from finance, business and philanthropy to solve …

Tags: H2020 Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fintech

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ILX ILX

SDG-Focused Emerging Market Private Debt - Investing in global Development Finance projects ILX is the fund manager of ILX Fund I, a private debt fund that provides institutional investors access to investment opportunities in the global development finance asset class, directly targeting sustainable development and climate finance projects across the emerging markets. The fund’s investment strategy allows investors to benefit from the Multilateral Development Banks (MDB) and Development Finance Institutions’ (DFI) long-standing track record of successfully investing in key economic sectors across the emerging markets, to deliver attractive risk-adjusted returns to its investors whilst mitigating ESG risks and delivering positive, …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Koolboks Koolboks

Life is kool! Koolboks makes refrigeration accessible and affordable to all. Our solar-powered freezers, equipped with Pay-As-You-Go technology and offered through an innovative Cooling-as-a-Service model, enable eco-friendly and accessible refrigeration to everyone who needs it. Life is kool! cooling-as-a-service, refrigeration, and solar energy

Type: Startup Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Solar Technologies

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Global Partnerships Global Partnerships

Global Partnerships is an impact-first investor dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. Global Partnerships is an impact-first investor dedicated to expanding opportunity for people living in poverty. Our affiliated funds make loans and early stage investments in social enterprises that deliver products and services that empower people to earn a living and improve their lives. To learn more: www.globalpartnerships.org Nonprofit Impact Investing, Latin America and the Caribbean, Health Services, Green Technology, Rural Livelihoods, Microentrepreneurship, Global Partnerships, Africa, Education, Clean Energy, Sanitation, Livelihoods, impact investing, and impact-first investing

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Palladium: Make It Possible Palladium: Make It Possible

We work with governments, businesses, and investors to solve the world’s most pressing challenges. Palladium is a global impact firm, working to link social progress and commercial growth. For nearly 60 years, we’ve been helping our clients to see the world as interconnected – by formulating strategies, building partnerships, mobilising capital, and implementing programs that have a lasting social and financial impact. We simply call this “Positive Impact”. We work with corporations, governments, investors, communities, and civil society. With a global network operating in over 90 countries, Palladium is in the business of making the world a better place. www.thepalladiumgroup.com …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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World Benchmarking Alliance World Benchmarking Alliance

Benchmarking for a better world. Building a movement to measure and incentivise business impact towards a sustainable future that works for everyone. The World Benchmarking Alliance is a non-profit organisation that assesses and ranks the world’s most influential companies on their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. We publish free and publicly available benchmarks to empower all stakeholders, from investors to consumers, to hold the private sector accountable on the role in building a more sustainable world that works for everyone.

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: cleantech greentech

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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)

We are the provider of the world’s most widely used standards for sustainability reporting – the GRI Standards GRI is an independent international organization that has pioneered sustainability reporting since 1997. GRI helps businesses and governments worldwide understand and communicate their impact on critical sustainability issues such as climate change, human rights, governance and social well-being. This enables real action to create social, environmental and economic benefits for everyone. The GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are developed with true multi-stakeholder contributions and rooted in the public interest. Follow GRI on Twitter https://twitter.com/GRI_Secretariat Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlobalReporting Global Framework for sustainability reporting, Certified Software …

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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GreenWood Resources, Inc GreenWood Resources, Inc

MEETING THE NEEDS OF INVESTORS, COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT WITH ONE OF THE EARTH'S MOST RENEWABLE RESOURCES – TREES Founded in 1998, GreenWood Resources, Inc. is a global investment management company specializing in the acquisition and stewardship of forestry assets for institutional and individual investors. Backed by the power of science and people, we create value through rigorous forest management practices in growing regions of the world. With more than 100 professionals working in field locations across North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia, we develop unique investment opportunities with a disciplined management approach to meet investor objectives. Our strategy …

Type: SMB Activities: cleantech fintech greentech Technologies: Decarbonization

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Athena Infonomics Athena Infonomics

Driving innovation in global development. Athena Infonomics is a data-driven global consultancy. We combine social science research methods and ICT tools to drive innovation in policies, processes and programs in global development. Athena Infonomics has offices in India and Washington, D.C., alongside program hubs across Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Policy Advisory, Market Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Capacity Building, Impact Assessment, Strategy and Operations Consulting, Program Management, and Public Private Partnership Advisory

Type: SMB Activities: deeptech Technologies: Data Analytics

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Next Billion Next Billion

Last mile consumer & retail insights in emerging markets. Next Billion is a for-profit social enterprise that creates scalable technology and data platforms enabling companies to engage & understand emerging consumers: Our venture, Mobile Movies, equips last mile agent networks with portable cinema kits to bring together rural communities with entertainment, then agents leverage events to introduce positive products & services - all while increasing sustainable livelihoods for local micro-entrepreneurs. Our Next Billion Data platform provides data insights & field management resources to organizations working in hard to reach communities, particularly within developing & emerging markets. Data Collection, Rural Activation, …

Type: Startup Activities: consumer services Technologies: Data Analytics

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Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) Impact Investment Exchange (IIX)

Connecting the Back Streets of underserved communities to the Wall Streets of the World. Impact Investment Exchange (IIX) bridges the gap between finance and development. IIX is a core member of the International Capital Markets Association, a strategic member of IMP Impact Measurement and Management Practice, and a part of the BAPPENAS Advisory Committee on Blue Finance. We are also proud to be affiliated with the World Economic Forum Social Enterprise Alliance, UNICEF Child Bond Working Group, the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) and the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN). As a pioneer of impact investing, we build pathways to …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Acumen Acumen

Changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in businesses and leaders improving the lives of the poor. Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders, and ideas. We invest Patient Capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than $154 million in 167 companies across Africa, Latin America, South Asia, and the United States. We are also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive …

Type: Incubators & VCs

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SGX Group SGX Group

Multiple Growth Avenues, One Trusted Ecosystem SGX Group (Singapore Exchange) is Asia's leading and trusted securities and derivatives market infrastructure, operating equity, fixed income and derivatives markets to the highest regulatory standards. We also operate a multi-asset sustainability platform, SGX FIRST or Future in Reshaping Sustainability Together. We are committed to facilitating economic growth in a sustainable manner, leveraging our roles as a key player in the ecosystem, a business, a regulator and a listed company. With climate action as a key priority, we aim to be a leading sustainable and transition financing and trading hub offering trusted, quality, end-to-end …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: fintech greentech

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Impact Investing Institute Impact Investing Institute

An independent organisation aiming to accelerate the growth & improve the effectiveness of the impact investing market. The Impact Investing Institute was launched in 2019 with a simple mission: to accelerate the growth and improve the effectiveness of the impact investing market in the UK and internationally. Our aim is for capital markets to be fairer and work better for people and the planet, in order to deliver sustainable and inclusive economic growth.

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Impact Frontiers Impact Frontiers

Supporting investors to integrate impact with financial risk and return to improve performance Impact Frontiers is a learning and innovation collaboration of investors and field-builders dedicated to advancing the integration of impact into financial frameworks, processes, and decision-making. We convene peer communities of leading investors and partner with field-building industry associations to support investors in their networks. We guide and support these investors through a tested, flexible process to build their capabilities in impact management and impact-financial integration. And we publish and share what we learn in open-source articles and handbooks co-authored with partners.

Type: Incubators & VCs

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Harneys Harneys

A global offshore law firm with entrepreneurial thinking. Harneys is a global offshore law firm with entrepreneurial thinking built around professionalism, personal service and rapid response. Open, progressive and personable, we provide advice on British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Luxembourg, Cyprus, Bermuda, Anguilla, and Jersey law to an international client base which includes the world’s top law firms, financial institutions, investment funds and private individuals. Our network is the largest among offshore law firms with locations in major financial centres across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Caribbean, allowing us to provide reliable and timely service of the highest quality …

Type: SMB Activities: legaltech

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Paul Hastings Paul Hastings

Navigating New Paths to Growth At Paul Hastings, our purpose is clear — to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth. With a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S., Paul Hastings is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative global law firms. Tweet us! @Paul_Hastings @PH_Recruiting Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/paulhastingsllp Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/paulhastingsllp law and legal services

Type: Large company

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Skoll Foundation Skoll Foundation

Powering social entrepreneurs and social innovators who develop bold and equitable solutions to transform our world. The Skoll Foundation seeks to catalyze transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Jeff Skoll, the first employee and first President of eBay, created the Skoll Foundation in 1999 to pursue his vision of a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all. Led by CEO Don Gips, the Skoll Foundation is at an exciting inflection point in its two-decade long history. With …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: civictech

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Donor Committee for Enterprise Development Donor Committee for Enterprise Development

The Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) is the forum for donors, foundations and UN agencies seeking to improve the effectiveness of their work in Private Sector Development (PSD). Members use the Committee to learn from their practical experience in PSD and identify both promising innovations and good practice. Working Groups currently focus on Results Measurement, Business Environment Reform, Green Growth and Women’s Economic Empowerment. The DCED is also a leading source of knowledge on all aspects of PSD through its main website, social media and newsletters. A strategic priority across the DCED’s work is to generate and communicate fresh, …

Type: NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: IT Services

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The Economic Times The Economic Times

India's No. 1 Business Daily that brings you the latest news updates | A Times Internet Product Official account of The Economic Times, India's No. 1 Destination for Business News, Economy, Politics and More | A Times Internet Product

Type: Media NGO, Think-tanks, Ed, & Culture Activities: IT Services

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Moody's Investors Service Moody's Investors Service

Type: Large company

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