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Urbanisation in recent decades has been accelerating on an unprecedented scale, fundamentally transforming the opportunities and challenges that cities face today. There is a need to create a common platform that facilitates dialogue on addressing the social needs of 21st century cities. The Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum is the first of its kind in Asia to focus on metropolitan social issue...[Read More]

The GSG, an independent global steering group catalyzing impact investment and entrepreneurship, invites you to its annual summit in New Delhi on 8-9 Oct Explore The Power of Impact across the five core building blocks of the global impact investment ecosystem. 1 | Supply: New investment allocation paradigm 2 | Demand: Impact entrepreneurs to the fore 3 | Intermediation: Delivering risk, return an...[Read More]

Prabhav 2018 will be a unique opportunity for limited partners and general partners to meet each other and engage in dialogue. This will help forge a stronger working relationship for a greater shared understanding of risk-return trade-offs, fund performance, pipeline of deal flow, social impact measurement and other relevant issues confronting impact investors…

Every September, innovators from across the Pacific NW come together at VertueLab Impact Summit (formerly BEST FEST), the Pacific Northwest’s premier cleantech innovation conference.  Now in its 10th year, VIS2018 brings together the doers, thinkers, and innovators working in clean technology across the region. VIS2018 is about learning, inspiring, networking, sharing ideas, and shaping our future...[Read More]

The Inside Alternatives and Asset Allocation Conference looks beyond traditional alternative investments and strategies and into the “new breed” of alternatives, how they are perceived by the investing public, and how they are being utilized by successful advisors. In a world where many experts believe traditional assets are expensive, you’ll learn about alternative ways to protect and grow your c...[Read More]

InterContinental Hotel Berlin Inviting All Current Leaders and Future Leaders to Achieve Water Security 18 confirmed leading European and international speakers on building a water-secure world Moderated by Karin Helmstaedt, TV host and presenter on Germany’s international broadcaster Deutsche Welle Extensive networking opportunities throughout the day: Current leaders networking with future leade...[Read More]

Biomimicry and Design Up to 6 CEUs/academic credits available for educators Immerse yourself in the beauty of Veracruz State while learning about biomimicry with peers from all over the world. Biomimicry is the practice of developing sustainable technologies inspired by ideas from nature. Examples of biomimicry that are changing our world today include highly efficient fans inspired by the way kel...[Read More]

The new climate reality means that even those living on a hill will be affected by flooding in the valley, and those living in Northern states will be affected by droughts in the South. But as the corn belt moves to higher latitudes and new industries emerge, there will be, among the many losers, some climate winners. UC Berkeley researcher Solomon Hsiang wrote a paper in Science looking at state ...[Read More]

Please join us at Hampshire College for the Net Positive for Higher Education Symposium—focused on inspiring, educating, and igniting action that creates a living future within higher education institutions Higher education institutions have long been centers of innovation, research, and leadership, integral in shaping our society and culture. So, what better place than college and university camp...[Read More]

Decoupling economic growth from carbon emissions will require new technologies to get the job done. Some of that innovation will come from established corporations, but much of it will come from creative entrepreneurs building new products and fresh ways to power our economy. Some of those inventions are cool. Others have less sex appeal but could put a big dent in carbon emissions that are drivin...[Read More]

Dear Friends and Colleagues,Its our pleasure to invite you to attend agritech 2018.We all agree that everyone of us is witnessing far-reaching changes in the agriculture industry – due to the influences of nature like that of climatic conditions and amount of natural resources available and or economic influences in the form of developing world’s needs. All these conditions will continue to exert ...[Read More]

US | SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment is the leading voice advancing sustainable, responsible and impact investing across all asset classes. OUR MISSION is to rapidly shift investment practices towards sustainability, focusing on long-term investment and the generation of positive social and environmental impacts. OUR VISION is a world in which environmental, social and go...[Read More]