Sustainable Accelerator, the UK's first sustainability accelerator fund, has surpassed its target on crowdfunding platform Seedrs. It is now overfunding to £1m to invest in and support the very best early stage sustainability...

SafetyNet Technologies designs, builds, and tests light emitting devices that fishermen can retrofit to any commercial fishing gear to attract the fish they mean to catch and repel the fish they don’t want to catch, helping them achieve...

https://dailyplanet.climate-kic.org/world-bank-debuts-first-bonds-linked-sustainable-development-goals/

The World Bank International Bank for Reconstruction and Development has issued its first bond linked to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

The billionaire said he expects there to be an increase in demand for tech companies addressing sustainability issues.

Anyone who is trying to persuade me to invest in an enterprise needs to tell me about the social impact. It’s as important to my decision as factors like the innovativeness of the idea and the financial returns. A new company must consider social...

He says that it’s important that you are confident when talking about your concept. “You have an advantage over many of your competitors: the excitement and goodwill of customers who will support your ideas.”

Great to be added to this circle. Thanks Hilda :)

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Private equity has not been the catalyst for growth in Africa that everyone had hoped. There have been success stories in terms of funds (e.g. Ethos, Abraaj) and companies (e.g. Ethiopia’s Afriflora, South Africa’s Tekkie Town), but speak to any...

https://medium.com/if-you-want-to/day-8-of-xmas-crowdfunding-fintech-for-good-11d1602c4f12#.vufhxfolr

Crowdfunding is still at its infancy, but we know the democratising of our financial system is already happening and this is already…

# "This Climate Action publication sets out a number of actions that organisations and governments can take… backed up by clear examples of how reducing greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved." # Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United...

## If a private-equity fund or a venture capitalist was to invest in a chain of schools in backward regions of the country, that would be impact investing When an investor puts money into a company, it is with the expectation of getting a good...