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Call for Social Impact Bond Ideas in Ontario
March 21, 2014 20:02
In September 2013, the Province of Ontario, through their Social Enterprise Strategy for Ontario committed to pilot one or more Social Impact Bonds by working closely with innovative social service provi Theme: National Policy WorkThree Years Later, the Lessons of Fukushima Are Uglier Than Ever
March 21, 2014 11:23Over 150 experts to attend the 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives
March 19, 2014 12:38The 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives will welcome over 150 international experts to share with participants their vision, knowledge, and perspective on challenges and future prospects facing cooperative and mutual enterprises, including Bruno Roelants, Secretary General of CICOPA. - News / Portada, Internacional
Oikocredit delivers solid financial results
March 19, 2014 7:02
Oikocredit recorded another set of solid results for the full year ended 31 December 2013. Throughout the year, Oikocredit continued its strategic investments in Africa, agriculture and inclusive finance, whilst looking to develop into other sectors. Total investors grew to 52,000 from 48,000 in 2012, reaffirming the worldwide support for social investing. Oikocredit’s operating revenue... ...ADFIAP shares members’ climate and green growth finance to SMEs in Hanoi forum
March 19, 2014 6:04
On invitation by the European Union’s DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid through its SWITCH-Asia Network Facility, ADFIAP Secretary General, Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, and ADFIAP Consulting Group Head, Ms. Corazon D. Conde, shared the experience of ADFIAP members as well as the Association’s work and advocacy at the “Climate and Green Growth Finance for... ...ADFIAP speaks at the Southeast Asia Climate Finance Workshop in Hanoi
March 19, 2014 5:11
ADFIAP, represented by its Secretary General, Mr. Octavio Peralta and its Consulting Group Head, Ms. Corazon Conde spoke in separate sessions in the 3-day Southeast Asia Climate Finance Workshop with the theme, “Accessing Finance for Green Growth and Low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS)”. The event, held on March 12-14, 2014 at the Sheraton Hotel in... ...Oikocredit’s latest deal in Colombia
March 19, 2014 5:06
Red Ecolsierra is a small to medium sized organization of organic and Fairtrade coffee and honey growers located in the department of Magdalena, in the northern Caribbean coast of Colombia. The organization began in 1997 with 71 small producers and has since grown to include 318 members, majority of which remain smallholder farmers. Promoting ecological... ...ADFIAP gets support from Vietnam Development Bank
March 19, 2014 5:04
Taking the opportunity while in Hanoi as an invited speaker of the 3-day “Asia LEDS Partnership (ALP) Southeast Asia Climate Finance Forum”, ADFIAP Secretary General Mr. Octavio B. Peralta, visited the Hanoi headquarters of member-Vietnam Development Bank (VDB) and met with its Chairman Mr. Nguyen Quang Dung and its General Director, Mr. Tran Ba Huan.... ...Green Jobs Aplenty: An Argument for Building the ‘Smart Grid’ with Green Power
March 18, 2014 12:24
Blacking out America would be a cinch, because there’s not enough distributed solar By John Upton SolidarityEconomy.net via Shutterstock Crippling America’s old-fashioned electrical grid for a long period of time would be disturbingly easy. Saboteurs need only wait for a heat wave, and then knock out a factory plus a small number of the 55,000... ...37th ADFIAP Annual Meetings to tackle dev’t banking best practices & future trends
March 16, 2014 23:04
About a hundred delegates – members, partners and invited guests – will convene in Moscow, Russia on April 23-25, 2014 for the 37th ADFIAP Annual Meetings with the theme “Development Banking Best Practices and Future Trends”. The Annual Meetings will be hosted by Russia’s Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank). Highlighting the event... ...Jimi Adesina champions UNRISD and the University of South Africa
March 16, 2014 21:00In an article first published on the website of the College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (Unisa), UNRISD’s recently appointed Board Member, Professor Jimi Adesina, talks about how his new role with UNRISD relates to his work and research on transformative social policy at Unisa. We reproduce the full article.
Alberta Creates Largest Social Innovation Endowment in Canada
March 13, 2014 20:10
The Government of Alberta is set to create the largest Social Innovation Endowment in Canada through Bill 1-the Savings Management Act. Theme: National Policy WorkCommunity Finance Solutions Now Accepting Applications for New Impact Investing Funds and Products
March 13, 2014 18:35
The recently launched Community Finance Solutions is now accepting applications for expert advisory support in the development of the following types of new impact investing funds and products: Theme: Practitioner StrengtheningFinancite.be – Dépêche 229
March 13, 2014 13:50Financite.be – Dépêche 229 http://www.financite.be/static/newsletters/financite_230.html Language Undefined Tags: INAISE NEWS RFA Financité member finance sociale et solidaire Belgique
Spanish Ministry signs agreement to promote the reduction and management of waste through the SE
March 13, 2014 11:36The Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAGRAMA ) signed a Voluntary Partnership Agreement with the Koopera social network associated with the Spanish Association of recuperadores of the Social and Solidarity Economy (AERESS) to promote reuse of waste, its reintroduction into economic activity and the creation of social solidarity employment through these activities. With... ...
