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Impact Investing: Combining Finance and Philanthropy to Transform Latin America
A low-cost clinic in Monterrey for people with diabetes. A system that gives low-income students financial credit in order to receive a private university education. Low-cost, ready-made houses for people with little income in marginalized rural communities. All of these scenarios have been created by companies currently improving conditions for people in Latin America while also creating profits. This concept – that companies can create profits while doing good in the world – is at the heart of the growing impact investing field.
Q & A With Tao Zhang: Scaling Up Impact Investing In China
Many Chinese companies with environmental and social benefits in their business models are not familiar with the impact investing, but that could change.Opportunities in China for impact investing are growing, where investors look to create positive social and environmental benefits alongside returns. Impact investors actively choose to put their money into companies that address social and environmental issues through their business models.
A New Direction in South-South Collaboration at the 6th Annual New Ventures India Investor Forum
Mr. Yang of Sinen En-techSinen En-tech, a Beijing-based company that produces waste treatment technologies for industrial boiler system steam, has enjoyed great success in its home market of China. A long-standing New Ventures portfolio company, Sinen has an impressive growth history and plans to launch an IPO in the next three to five years.
Shanghai Pearl Supports Small and Medium Power Applications with Hydrogen-based Fuel Cells
Facing the energy crisis, a Chinese company finds a smart solution in water.
Alongside a higher national income and an improved average standard of life, China’s booming economy has brought about some less desirable consequences, including the country’s current energy crisis. Coal mining cannot meet the market’s energy demand, which is estimated to be nearly 40 gigawatts higher than the supply in 2011.
New Ventures China November Forums Take Solid Step in Deepening In-Country Collaboration to Help Green SMEs
New Ventures China hosted two forums in Shenzhen and Shunde on November 17 and 19, respectively, in collaboration with the Information Center of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). The two events, under the umbrella of the annual High-Tech Fair and Exhibition in Shenzhen, mark a solid step taken by New Ventures to deepen its in-country collaboration particularly at the government level.
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