Plant based alternatives attract investment from meat producers
Tyson Foods, the United States’ largest meat processor, is investing millions in plant based alternatives. Are these vegan products set to become mainstream?
How sustainable stock exchanges in the Global South are reshaping business
Sustainable stock exchanges in emerging economies are encouraging consideration of environmental, social and governance factors. And they’re addressing the SDGs, the UN’s goals for 2030.
Bill Gates and other billionaires invest 1 billion dollars in clean energy
The American billionaire and his co-founders of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition launched a new investment fund for developing clean energy technologies and tackling climate change.
Sharia investment, the positive social impact of Islamic finance
Due to its ethical basis, Islamic finance is attractive for those seeking fair financial products: Sharia investment is thus an important tool to fund positive social impact.
Green bonds grow in Asia, as a low carbon future looms nearer
China, India, Japan and South Korea are leading in the use of financing mechanisms such as green bonds to tackle key sustainability challenges.
Italian companies ENI, Unicredit and StMicroelectronics are no longer in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Year after year, Italian companies are disappearing from the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, a globally renowned tool to assess business ethics.
Why investors should fear the rapid decline in bee populations
La moria delle api è anche un problema finanziario che potrebbe colpire a cascata i profitti di innumerevoli industrie e, quindi, i loro investitori.
Arsenic contaminated water in Bangladesh causes thousands of deaths every year
After over two decades since it was first identified, arsenic contaminated water in Bangladesh kills 43,000 every year. Solutions are being implemented, slowly.
Financially insecure but rich in ingenuity. These are the faces of the working poor
The CGAP is a think tank that advances financial inclusion for the world’s poor. Every year it organises a photography competition and this year’s winner is Sujan Sarka with “Paddy Cultivation”.
Local communities want development, not forced eviction
Infrastructural development confers an aura of modernity to developing countries. Often, it conceals stories of rights abuse, such as forced eviction.