Month: September 2023

Participants in the Talanoa Dialogue share their stories and insights regarding climate change in one of seven dialogue rooms in Bonn, Germany. May 6, 2018 (Photo courtesy Earth Negotiations Bulletin) Used with permission By Sunny Lewis BONN, Germany, May 8, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – “We need to dramatically increase our ambitions. We are witnessing the severe impacts of climate change throughou...[Read More]

By Sunny Lewis GENEVA, Switzerland, March 29, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – When forests are cleared, climate warming is accelerated as the trees that were cut can no longer store carbon dioxide (CO2). Support for financial incentives that encourage the conservation of forested lands, known as REDD+, is included in the Paris Climate Agreement that 195 governments reached in December. Reducing Emissi...[Read More]

This beach in Java, Indonesia has become an illegal dumpsite for plastic waste. A resident is burning the plastic so it doesn’t enter her house at high tide. November 16, 2021 (Photo by Vincent Kneefel of The Netherlands is part of an online photo exhibition organized by the Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership entitled, “In Images: Plastic is Forever.”) Creative commons license via Flickr B...[Read More]

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, founder and chairperson of Education Above All, and UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi visit refugee children attending the Dignity School, part of EAA’s Educate A Child Programme, implemented by UNHCR, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Aisha al Musallam / UNHCR) By Sunny Lewis WASHINGTON, DC, April 30, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – Unaccompani...[Read More]

Flamingoes have returned to Lake Karla. (Photo by Ecotourism Greece) Posted for media use By Sunny Lewis BRUSSELS, Belgium, October 5, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – In the face of massive external and internal imbalances that resulted in loss of market access, in April 2010 Greece was forced to request financial assistance from its European and international partners. Unprecedented billions were pro...[Read More]

A Boko Haram bombing, February 6, 2015, (Photo courtesy Diariocritico de Venezuela) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis STOCKHOLM, Sweden, August 27, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – More nature-based solutions are urgently needed to avoid a violent global water crisis, warn the hosts of World Water Week 2018, which opened Sunday in Stockholm, attracting government leaders, water experts...[Read More]

2017 Equator Prize winners celebrate together on the stage at New York’s Town Hall Theatre to the music of American singer-songwriter Morley, September 17, 2017 (Photo by Arnaldo Vargas courtesy UNDP) Posted for media use. By Sunny Lewis NEW YORK, New York, September 19, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – Outstanding local and indigenous community initiatives that resolve climate, environment and poverty...[Read More]

India One, a 1 megawatt solar thermal power plant in Rajasthan, India is due for completion in 2016. It uses 770 newly developed 60m2 parabolic dishes and features thermal storage for continuous operation. The plant will generate enough heat and power for a campus of 25,000 people and is a milestone for clean power generation in India. (Photo by Brahma Kumaris) Creative Commons license via Flickr ...[Read More]

by Marta Maretich This has been an amazing year for impact investing. Here we round up some of the top reasons why the sector has the right to feel cheerful about 2013; and look forward optimistically to 2014. 1. The Impact G8 If it needed confirming, June’s Impact G8 was the sign that impact investing has officially arrived. It was UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s own idea to host this high-leve...[Read More]

By John Kohler The most recent Latin American Impact Investing Forum (Foro Latinoamericano de Inversión de Impacto , or FLII) gathering, held in Mérida, Mexico, highlighted both the promise and remaining challenges of impact investment and social entrepreneurship in Latin America. Here are the top three things I took away from the 2016 FLII event: Latin American impact investing is gaining tractio...[Read More]

This woman is learning online as she enjoys a pot of tea in the comfort of her home, December 15, 2017 (Photo by Nenad Stojkovic) Creative Commons license via Flickr By Sunny Lewis for Maximpact RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 17, 2020 (Maximpact.com News) – “With colleges and universities making the difficult decision to move to online learning in the wake of the global pandemic, we join the commu...[Read More]

Solar photovoltaic power generation in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by WING / Electrical and Mechanical Services Department Headquarters) Creative commons license via Wikipedia. By Sunny Lewis LONDON, UK, April 18, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – The market for Green Bonds is developing rapidly, proving effective at channeling money into environmental projects. Offering insights into this fledgling, but f...[Read More]