Thursday, 3 May 2012
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Doing well by doing good
Those of us living in South Africa know that we live in a truly magnificent country with diverse cultures, rich heritage and breathtaking landscapes. However, there are some fundamental social issues affecting many people living in South Africa. GreaterCapital’s impact investing guru, Laurie Scholtz provides an overview of the new, innovative and scalable solutions needed to address our challenges.
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The 3 biggest mistakes in development
Last month we looked at the mistakes investors make and after reading the awful story of chickens eating each other when an income generation project went wrong, we wondered whether there were also common mistakes development practitioners make. Turns out there are.
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Support a social innovator
Vote for Louise van Rhyn from Symphonia for South Africa in the OGUNTE Women's Social Leadership Awards in London. Louise founded Symphonia – a group of organisations committed to sustainable transformation in people, teams, companies, organisations and communities throughout the world. Through Symphonia for South Africa – a community focused NPO, Louise is committed to mobilising citizens to become actively involved in addressing the education crisis facing South Africa.
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Conflict resolution experts offer services
The Africa Centre for Dispute Settlement (ACDS), which is based at Stellenbosch University’s Business School, is hosting an international conference on dispute resolution together with the IACM (International Association for Conflict Management) from 11-14 July 2012. Conference delegates – all experts in the fields of conflict prevention and resolution, mediation and collaborative problem-solving – are offering their skills and time to Cape Town and Boland based causes.
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Rockefeller issues Innovation Challenges
To mark its centennial, The Rockefeller Foundation is seeking the knowledge and innovative ideas that will solve problems for the next 100 years by issuing a series of new online challenges to source innovative ideas that have the potential to create long-term impact in an increasingly dynamic and complex world.
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Pensions for good
Governments around the world are calling on private investors to help solve some of our most pressing social and environmental problems. With South Africa at a major junction in its history – where increasing the growth rate of the economy in an inclusive way is imperative – Government has released new regulation to encourage institutional investors to invest responsibly and sustainably. Elena Mancebo Masa, head of research and evaluation at GreaterCapital, takes a closer look at this ground-breaking regulation.
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