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Pangyo Techno Valley: Leading the Charge in ESG Management and Building a Sustainable Industry Ecosystem

AsiaTechDaily

For instance, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance, in collaboration with related agencies, introduced the K-ESG guidelines in 2021. Aimed at supporting SMEs grappling with burgeoning ESG demands, this initiative also strengthens carbon reduction regulations, paving the path for 2050 carbon neutrality.

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New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape

TechCrunch

The market size of Africa’s digital economy is massive and, if projections go as planned, should top $712 billion by 2050. New York-based Endeavor is a global community of “high-impact” founders across almost 40 underserved markets in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. and China.

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Now Is the Time for Racial Equity in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Forward Cities

The statistics presented included infant mortality, maternal mortality, reduced life expectancy, educational achievement gap, income gap, school suspensions and discrimination in banking and finance. For those that need to hear the business case for racial equity, REI shared a great reality check- “by 2050, (I’ll be about 70 y.o.),

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YC’s latest batch cuts African startup presence by more than half

TechCrunch

And as financial services proliferate across Nigeria and the rest of Africa just like the rest of the world, it’s logical that upstarts offering neobank and embedded finance services rely on BaaS platforms such as Anchor — a startup in this batch — to launch quickly.

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NJEDA Seeks Information to Support Commercial Building Decarbonization Projects

American Entrepreneurship

WHAT: The NJEDA is exploring the creation of programs, especially around project financing, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from existing and new commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings within the state. The RFI can be found at [link] with responses due by July 6.

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Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain why they’re bullish on tech that makes buildings greener

TechCrunch

trillion every year between now and 2050, according to McKinsey. Proptech in Review: 3 investors explain how finance-focused proptech startups can survive the downturn. “Those that survive will have an opportunity to expand market share.”. And the potential market is enormous. A deeper look at proptech.

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REEF Technology raises $700M from SoftBank and others to remake parking lots

TechCrunch

SoftBank and Mubadala are joining private equity and financial investment giants Oaktree, UBS Asset Management and the European venture capital firm Target Global in providing the cash for the massive equity financing. As REEF acknowledges, cities are the future. Still, the fact remains that something needs to change.