The Pioneers of Energy Access at the Base of the Pyramid: Interview with Audrey Desiderato and Ryan Levinson – Part II “7 Lessons Learned”

In 2012, Audrey Desiderato and Ryan Levinson co-founded SunFunder, a pioneering fund management company that made loans to distributed and…

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The Pioneers of Energy Access at the Base of the Pyramid: Interview with Audrey Desiderato and Ryan Levinson – Part I “The Origin Story”

Many of us have thought about starting a business, enticed by being your own boss, only to weigh the risks…

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What is Socially Responsible Investing? An Interview With Leading Protagonist Wayne Silby

I’ve been thinking a lot about definitions lately. Impact investing, socially responsible investing, ESG, and sustainable investing often get used…

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Interview With Nedjip Tozun: Perspectives of an Off-Grid Solar Entrepreneur

Around 700 million people living in developing countries, mostly in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, lack access to electricity, while…

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What Impact Is AI Having on Impact Investing?

Artificial Intelligence, or “AI,” is gradually weaving its way into many aspects of our lives. The other day, for example,…

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The Digitization of Microfinance: Pitfalls Along the Path to the “Holy Grail”

Despite the many successes microfinance has achieved in delivering financial services to the world’s poor at scale, it has often…

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The ESG Backlash and the Trial of Public Opinion (That Did Not Happen)

The use of environmental, social and governance factors (or “ESG”) in investment decision-making has been in the news a lot…

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Plastic Recycling: Can Regulation Transform Waste into a Commodity?

One of my biggest pet peeves is plastic waste. Every Wednesday I place my blue bin filled with recyclable plastics…

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Loo What? The Story of an Entrepreneur Tackling the Global Sanitation Challenge

Everyone has a favorite toilet story, some negative, others humorous, perhaps not as bad as the scene from the movie…

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