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• EUR 500 million EIB loan will be used to accelerate research and development of 5G tech
• Loan backed under European Fund for Strategic Investments, part of successful Juncker Plan

August 27, 2018 - Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, software and services company Nokia today signed a ...

Vienna, August 28, 2018 - The Agenda 2030 and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was decided by governments and state actors – however, its ambitious goals and benchmarks will eventually have to be implemented by and in regional and local entities. This means bringing them down ...

August 21, 2018 - Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development (MISE) has announced today the launch of the Task Force China, an initiative by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Development Hon. Di Maio and the Under Secretary of State for Trade and Foreign ...

August 21, 2018 - AccountAbility is pleased to release a practical guidance document highlighting the key changes in the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles (AA1000AP, 2018), as well as an overview of alignment with commonly used sustainability-related reporting standards and frameworks. The document serves to support both organisational ...

Washington, D.C., August 15, 2018 - The US SIF Foundation today released a comprehensive guide for money managers on how to incorporate sustainable, responsible and impact investing at their firms. The Money Manager Roadmap provides best practices and practical steps asset managers can take to ...

August 22, 2018 - Kansas City, Mo. - "Impact investing"–financial investments designed to generate a measurable, positive impact on society, while also providing potential returns–is growing in popularity, according to research conducted by American Century Investments . The "appeal" of impact investing reached 49 percent among ...

• Projected carbon sequestration of over 20 million metric tons of CO2
• Expected creation of thousands of full-time jobs
  

Frankfurt and Freiburg, August 20, 2018 – Global impact asset manager Finance in Motion has joined forces with leading timber sector advisory company Unique to establish a new ...

August 20, 2018, Washington, DC—FINCA International announced the launch of FINCA Ventures, an impact investing platform that provides patient capital and pre- and post-investment support to help earlystage social enterprises achieve growth and scale. Through FINCA Ventures, FINCA International supports innovative solutions to poverty ...

Cairo, Egypt, August 8, 2018—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, committed $1.2 billion in Egypt during the recently concluded 2018 fiscal year, helping to create jobs, improve local infrastructure, and boost economic growth.

That figure, which includes funds mobilized from other ...