coronavirus – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 18:32:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5 Microfinance Institutions Could Help African Entrepreneurs Beat Back the Pandemic /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/ /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17955 Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, a U.K.-based charitable organization, is asking the world to support African small and medium-sized businesses that have been hurt by the COVID-19 pandemic. GSG says SMEs provide a large portion of the jobs in Africa which are now at risk as businesses close up shop. The trend could erase […]

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]]> /microfinance-institutions-could-help-african-entrepreneurs-beat-back-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 Companies Must Consider Workers, Not Just Profits, Says Sen. Brown /companies-must-consider-workers-not-just-profits-says-sen-brown/ /companies-must-consider-workers-not-just-profits-says-sen-brown/#respond Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17910 To prevent a financial collapse, companies need to consider all its stakeholders, not just shareholders, Sen. Sherrod Brown said in a webinar.  The Ohio Democrat plans to push for legislation protecting workers’ rights and requiring companies to share profits with workers during a stock buyback.  Brown hopes to push the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban […]

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]]> /companies-must-consider-workers-not-just-profits-says-sen-brown/feed/ 0 COVID May Be Impact Investing’s Defining Moment, Actis’s Shami Nissan Says /covid-may-be-impact-investings-defining-moment-actiss-shami-nissan-says/ /covid-may-be-impact-investings-defining-moment-actiss-shami-nissan-says/#respond Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17634 Corporations’ and PE firms’ coronavirus response — whether or not they abided by social pacts —  will be remembered long after the pandemic fades, Shami Nissan says.   Actis says its partnerships with local firms in emerging markets show ESG commitment.  Latin America may be hotspot for renewable energy investing in 2021, she says.  The COVID-19 […]

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]]> /covid-may-be-impact-investings-defining-moment-actiss-shami-nissan-says/feed/ 0 Why Going Green Is Good for Fighting COVID-19 /why-going-green-is-good-for-fighting-covid-19/ /why-going-green-is-good-for-fighting-covid-19/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17612 Making buildings more environmentally friendly also makes them more virus-resilient, so why not fight climate change and COVID-19 simultaneously?  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. What do climate change, COVID-19, and your air conditioner have in common? As […]

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]]> /why-going-green-is-good-for-fighting-covid-19/feed/ 0 Genomic Tools: Davos Group Aims at COVID Havoc Wreaked Upon the Underserved /genomic-tools-davos-group-aims-at-covid-havoc-wreaked-upon-the-underserved/ /genomic-tools-davos-group-aims-at-covid-havoc-wreaked-upon-the-underserved/#respond Mon, 10 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17430 Pandemic highlights differences between infection rates among ethnic groups. Medical experts are turning to “precision medicine,” or tailored treatment informed by genomic data. The World Economic Forum unveiled an initiative that aims to boost the use and collection of genomic data to help specific populations, particularly during the pandemic. COVID-19 is laying bare how less […]

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]]> /genomic-tools-davos-group-aims-at-covid-havoc-wreaked-upon-the-underserved/feed/ 0 Offshore Wind Proves Impervious to COVID-19 as Global Capacity Grows /offshore-wind-proves-impervious-to-covid-19-as-global-capacity-grows/ /offshore-wind-proves-impervious-to-covid-19-as-global-capacity-grows/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17370 Offshore wind capacity is growing even as the pandemic-induced downturn crushes energy demand. Sea-based power should grow by a record 6.6 gigawatts of capacity this year — eventually expanding by 31.9 gigawatts in 2030, according to the Global Offshore Wind Report. Offshore wind may give the post-COVID economic recovery a jump start, especially in the […]

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]]> /offshore-wind-proves-impervious-to-covid-19-as-global-capacity-grows/feed/ 0 HSBC Launches ESG Reporting Service Amid Growing Calls for Sustainable Investments /hsbc-launches-esg-reporting-service-amid-growing-calls-for-sustainable-investments/ /hsbc-launches-esg-reporting-service-amid-growing-calls-for-sustainable-investments/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17327 HSBC launched an ESG reporting service for clients. Move comes as financial institutions are offering more ESG-related products to cater to growing interest from investors. COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of assessing risk for nonfinancial factors, says a bank director. HSBC worked for more than three years on its new environmental, sustainability and governance […]

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]]> /hsbc-launches-esg-reporting-service-amid-growing-calls-for-sustainable-investments/feed/ 0 When Local Art Creates Local Work /when-local-art-creates-local-work/ /when-local-art-creates-local-work/#respond Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17254 Impact investors, increasingly interested in the creative economy, are convening a community to identify new investment vehicles for $1 billion.  With COVID-19 keeping everything local, impact investors see a new link between the creative economy and economic development.  The idea of VC-style, for-profit investment in artists or artist collectives dates back to the decision in […]

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]]> /when-local-art-creates-local-work/feed/ 0 Top UN Diplomat Says World Should Work Together to Fight COVID-19 /top-un-diplomat-says-world-should-work-together-to-fight-covid-19/ /top-un-diplomat-says-world-should-work-together-to-fight-covid-19/#respond Mon, 27 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17223 Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the United Nations General Assembly, says cooperation is still the best solution to tackle the pandemic affecting the world Recently, the U.S. moved to withdraw from the World Health Organization, one of the globe’s coordinating bodies for the efforts against COVID-19. Top UN-diplomat chaired the committee that awarded the Mandela Prize […]

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]]> /top-un-diplomat-says-world-should-work-together-to-fight-covid-19/feed/ 0 Coronavirus Threatens Progress in AIDS Fight /coronavirus-threatens-progress-in-aids-fight/ /coronavirus-threatens-progress-in-aids-fight/#respond Mon, 20 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17098 COVID-19 threatens to reverse some of the progress made in fighting HIV, tuberculosis and malaria, speakers said at the 23rd International AIDS Conference.  Because of the pandemic, the conference took place online for the first time since it originated in Atlanta in 1985.  Coronavirus outbreak is disrupting treatment and prevention programs, cutting access to medicines, […]

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