Month: September 2023

By Weina Li There is a historical gender-bias in investment and finance, with women often considered “too soft” and “not enough returns-focused”, whereas their comparative strengths in leadership positions and their importance as key consumer is often overlooked. This explains the extremely low proportion of women investors across the globe, and especially in Asia. However, the trend is changing. ...[Read More]

by Marta Maretich, Chief Editor @mmmaretich Impact investors have put capital behind mission-driven finance providers since the earliest days of the social investing movement. Now the industry has grown and diversified to offer a wide range of finance provision models and approaches for investors to back. Microcredit Microcredit was one of the earliest forms of social impact finance and it remains...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis WASHINGTON, DC, November 4, 2015 (Maximpact News) – The U.S. government’s development finance institution, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), has signed a US$15 million commitment to finance a business that provides solar electricity to homes and small business throughout Nigeria. The off-grid electricity provider is Txtlight Power Solutions, Ltd. doing business as ...[Read More]

MAXIMPACT BLOG March 20, 2017 Maximpact.com Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) refer to highly diverse groups of enterprises engaged in a wide spectrum of non-profit activities. The focus of NGOs can range from humanitarian and rural development to assisting local startups and businesses. There are roughly 3.7 million NGOs worldwide with an estimated 2 million of them in India. The first NGO da...[Read More]

Fishing for herring off the southern coast of British Columbia, Canada, March 2011 (Photo by Terra Canadensis) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis  GENEVA, Switzerland, August 8, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – Earth Overshoot Day this year falls on August 8.  Today, humanity’s demands on nature this year exceed what the Earth can regenerate before year’s end calculates the internationa...[Read More]

This is, literally, a growing global issue and more and more people will need to acquire skills to combat waste. Recent estimates put global waste production from cities alone at 1.5 billion tons, and project an increase to 2.3 billion tons by 2025 – this is a problem that’s only going to get worse. It’s vital we educate people to deal with all the related issues and impact of global waste. About ...[Read More]

Solar Panels in Solar Park 2.0 on Karlsruhe Institute of Technology’s Campus North. 2022 (Photo by Markus Breig courtesy Karlsruhe Institute of Technology). Posted for media use. KARLSRUHE, Germany, October 29, 2022 (Maximpact Sustainability News.com) – “We want to increase the power output of photovoltaic facilities under unfavorable conditions, such as shade, dirt, or aging, and to optimize the ...[Read More]

Schooling fairy basslets on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, July 8, 2007 (Photo by GreensMPs) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis NAIROBI, Kenya, June 12, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – To celebrate World Oceans Day, June 8, nations throughout the world showed an unprecedented commitment to healthy, thriving oceans and seas, free from plastic pollution, say officials at UN Environme...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis LONDON, UK, November 6, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Imagine the joy of driving your zero-emissions electric car for 1,500 miles (2,414 km) without stopping to recharge the battery. Until now that has been impossible for any type of vehicle anywhere in the world, but late last month an ex-British naval officer signed a multi-million-pound deal to produce his revolutionary new type of...[Read More]

Houston, Texas resident up to his knees in floodwaters dumped by Hurricane Harvey, August 28, 2017 (Photo by Jill Carlson) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis MIAMI, Florida, September 20, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – Contemplating the destruction and suffering that four ferocious hurricanes have brought to the Caribbean over the past three weeks, UN Secretary-General António Guterre...[Read More]

Sea level rise inundates streets in St. Louis, Senegal which borders the Atlantic Ocean on Africa’s west coast. September 2015 (Photo by Patrick Schumacher) Public domain via Flickr By Sunny Lewis SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda, May 10, 2018 (Maximpact.com  News) – Unprecedented changes occurring in the oceans signal the urgent need for a multi-sectoral approach, with businesses, governments and the insuran...[Read More]

Hanna, a founding member and activist of MALOA (Malen Land Owners and Users Association) is preparing dinner in the kitchen of her home in Sahn Malen, Sierra Leone, West Africa, where there is no electricity or running water. December 12,2015 (Photo by FIANBelgium) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis PORTLAND, Oregon, July 25, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Efforts to shift away from f...[Read More]