covid-19 – Karma https://karmaimpact.com Advancing people, planet and profit. Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:09:55 +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 Time Is Up on Business As Usual, Says GIIN CEO /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/ /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/#respond Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17978 Amit Bouri, the CEO of the Global Impact Investing Network, is racing to support efforts by impact investors to raise capital to combat COVID-19 and create a more sustainable future. The virus outbreak has killed over 900,000 people around the globe and highlighted inequalities in healthcare and social justice matters. GIIN is part of a […]

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]]> /time-is-up-on-business-as-usual-says-giin-ceo/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 The Week Ahead: Six Months of COVID-19 /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/ /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/#respond Mon, 14 Sep 2020 15:00:00 +0000 /?p=17897 After six months of living with COVID-19, the world is getting a better sense of what is possible and what isn’t. And we’re learning that “The Great Reset” should be possible if governments and impact investors want it to happen intensely enough.  This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole […]

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]]> /the-week-ahead-six-months-of-covid-19/feed/ 0 Contradictory Economic Signals Suggest ‘Two Americas’ /contradictory-economic-signals-suggest-two-americas/ /contradictory-economic-signals-suggest-two-americas/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2020 15:00:24 +0000 /?p=17709 One part of America is enjoying the soaring stock market and booming home sales. Another part is worrying about getting evicted and finding work. Welcome to the K-shaped recovery. This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, subscribe here. New home sales […]

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]]> /contradictory-economic-signals-suggest-two-americas/feed/ 0 Black Entrepreneurs Navigate Cannabis Licensing /black-entrepreneurs-navigate-cannabis-licensing/ /black-entrepreneurs-navigate-cannabis-licensing/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:00:06 +0000 /?p=17697 Though some states wanted to use cannabis legalization to make up for the disproportionate impact the criminalization of marijuana had on communities of color, the startup process remains difficult for Black entrepreneurs to navigate.   This article is part of the daily Karma newsletter. To get the whole newsletter delivered to your email free every morning, […]

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]]> /black-entrepreneurs-navigate-cannabis-licensing/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 How HVAC Upgrades Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change /how-hvac-upgrades-fight-covid-19-and-climate-change/ /how-hvac-upgrades-fight-covid-19-and-climate-change/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2020 10:00:46 +0000 /?p=17606 Energy-efficient upgrades to HVAC systems at schools and other critical buildings can prevent the spread of COVID-19.  Federal funding and tax incentives to make these building upgrades could catalyze a market already projected for growth.  The EU has already embraced building upgrades as part of the European Green Deal framework in its recovery package. What […]

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]]> /how-hvac-upgrades-fight-covid-19-and-climate-change/feed/ 0 Writing the Future: Investors Pushing ESG Values Into Boardrooms /writing-the-future-investors-pushing-esg-values-into-boardrooms/ /writing-the-future-investors-pushing-esg-values-into-boardrooms/#respond Mon, 17 Aug 2020 10:00:00 +0000 /?p=17540 U.S. investors have turned up the heat on companies with a record number of ESG shareholder resolutions this year and the COVID-19 pandemic may spur even more proposals next year. Sixteen investor petitions concerning ESG matters have gotten more than half of shareholder votes at various companies’ annual meetings in 2020, up from 14 last […]

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