Linking socially and environmentally conscious individuals and institutions with the opportunity to support microfinance entrepreneurs in the developing world.
Rafode, an Envest partner, serves some of the most impoverished communities in the southwestern part of Kenya. Women represent 70% of the borrowers, and 20% of the loans are for solar panels and high-efficiency wood stoves.
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Pana Pana means "mutual help" in the language of Miskitu, an indigenous group of Nicaragua. Envest partners with Pana Pana to provide economic opportunities for families in the region. https://t.co/qdWyl1djPb
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35 Impact Investing conferences to have on your radar https://t.co/i6zr6ILNbU via @CaseFoundation
Responsible Investing is gaining speed, as evidenced by all these exciting events coming up!
Financial exclusion means the lives of the working poor, their communities and entire institutional systems are more insecure, costly, and constricted, argues @S3IDF's Lexi Doolittle https://t.co/QE4VLUVVyu (via @ImpactAlpha) #unbanked
"All of these factors make women the largest emerging market in the world – twice as big as India and China combined – with over $5 trillion in growth since 2009." - @MellodyHobson@ArielFunds via @CliffGMJ https://t.co/KKLMf88Dav
Can Governance Impact Investing Make a Difference? "The G in ESG investing often gets the short shrift in coverage, but actually has made an impact for decades." https://t.co/5jCC2iWriU via @ThinkAdvisor
" It’s not an act of charity or philanthropy, but rather a strategy that belongs in an individual or a firm’s investment portfolio." -Amit Bouri, CEO of GIIN @amitkbouri @theGIIN https://t.co/wEldZDy08e via @BarronsOnline
"'Probably the single largest growth opportunity' in the advisory space" --@TobySalFP has great piece in #FinancialPlanning on how financial advisors can tap into the growing #ESG market https://t.co/3Qg6BB9cvH #impinv#financialadvisor
Great experiment by @resonanceltd. Where do you fall? How much of your investable wealth would you allocate to #impinv? Let us know! https://t.co/bzU30uD29W
#FinancialAdvisors – are you ready to talk to your clients about sustainable investment options? @US_SIF just published a guide on how to incorporate sustainable, responsible, and #impactinvesting (SRI) into their practice: https://t.co/CBYFH7jM6L #ESG#impinv#Advisor
Envest has recently begun lending relationships with seven new partners. See our latest newsletter for more details about how we’re working together to create a stronger #microfinance sector.
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