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Insights from 10 Years of Boosting Gender Inclusion in Business: A Pioneering Social Enterprise Explores How the Sector Can Take the Next Steps

James Militzer

At the beginning of the last decade, we saw businesses and investors as an untapped lever for gender and social inclusion — and for positive change in emerging markets. Back then, gender equality and inclusion efforts were seen mainly as the purview of development organizations.

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Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond

GreenBiz

Business as usual for the luxury industry is over. 2020 brings with it the end of a positive growth cycle, as analysts expect global luxury sales to contract 25-45 percent in 2020 , with a recovery that could take up to three years. Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond. Elisa Niemtzow.

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Accelerating Africa’s E-Commerce Revolution: A SaaS Solution Leverages Payment and Logistics Innovation to Unleash the Continent’s Entrepreneurial Potential

James Militzer

This revolution is driven by the growth in internet access across the continent, since borders have become less of an obstacle and African businesses can now sell and compete globally. We outlined several key trends and developments in African e-commerce in our latest publication, “ Global African Commerce White Paper Report 2023.”

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From Climate Messaging to Concrete Achievement – Business Leaders Driving Action In Their Industries Share Insight

Just Capital

[Image via The Nest Climate Campus] What does it actually take to drive major environmental action within a company or industry? What moves a company from making public commitments to executing scalable plans? And EcoLab ranks first in its industry as a leader driving climate innovation with a verified 1.5-Degree

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When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative

GreenBiz

Public equity asset managers drive what kinds of companies are valuable and thus have the capital to grow, to what industries retirement savings flow by default and what companies can achieve a scale that affords them outsized political and policy influence. When it comes to climate investment funds, diverse management is imperative.

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Net Zero Momentum Builds Across Real Estate, Infrastructure Funds

Chris Hall

Around three quarters of real estate fund mangers globally have introduced net zero policies with around half publishing net zero commitments and implementing net zero targets, suggesting a growing alignment of the sector with the goals of the Paris Agreement. trillion in gross asset value (GAV) across 75 countries.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation

Our planet, and our profits, hinge on it.” In January 2024, over 300 organizations globally, from across industries and the financial sector, committed to nature-related disclosures based on TNFD’s recommendations, published just months prior. Enter the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).