Don’t be fooled by jeremiads against “woke investing.' The evidence shows that taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into account isn’t just the right thing to do. It’s also a wise investment decision.
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#MondayInnovation : Umunthu Plus fights gender-based violence and supports women and children in Malawi. It earns more than half of its income from sponsored programs and ads that run on its radio station, Umunthu Community Radio Station. rightscolab.org/case_study/umu…

#MondayInnovation : LGBT+ Rights Ghana fights for LGBTQIA+ rights in Ghana by hosting events, collecting data, and organizing advocacy campaigns. It is mainly crowdfunded and accepts support from volunteers. rightscolab.org/case_study/lgb…

Meet our data science project coordinator, Yuwen Zhang.

“I saw the project as an excellent opportunity for me to learn more about the issues surrounding working conditions and labor protections,” she says.

Read more ➡ bit.ly/40qhyYg

#MondayInnovation : Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center (AJWRC) promotes gender equality and raises awareness about gender-based violence. Half of its operations are funded by membership fees, with the rest from sales, donations, and crowdfunding.
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#MondayInnovation : Liquid Democracy is a German tech platform that makes participatory democracy accessible for municipalities, universities, political parties, and civil society. It is free, open-source, and financed by donations and fees from add-on services. rightscolab.org/case_study/adh…

#MondayInnovation : Kidogo fights intergenerational poverty in Kenya by providing affordable childcare centers for low-income communities. It charges a low franchising fee and relies on donations to sustain its operations. rightscolab.org/case_study/kid…

📊Meet Columbia University University Data for Good Scholar Jay Trevino. For the past year, Jay has been working on Rights CoLab's data science project.

'The project taught me more about the field of data science than I could have imagined,' he says.

Read more: ➡ bit.ly/40mGwZz

💹 🌍 Can democratic reforms lead to healthier financial markets and stronger societies? Rights CoLab Advisor Jim Leitner delivers a fascinating take in a Breaking the Fever podcast.

🎧 Listen: ➡️ spoti.fi/3zdkv3f.

#DemocracyAndFinance #Investing #EmergingMarkets #ESG

📢 Join @[email protected] | 🦋 @[email protected] of 🦋 justground.bsky.social and Naing Htoo of EarthRights Intl on April 3rd at TMC Asser Instituut for a discussion on stakeholder engagement in HRDD.

✅ Register now and secure your ticket:
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Read the paper: ➡️ ow.ly/TcSz50NtleQ.

#MondayInnovation : Mapuj Pomoc is a portal that helps Russia-Ukraine war refugees find assistance using a database of organizations across Poland and Ukraine, shared through a map. It has crowdfunded and partnered with tech organizations and NGOs. rightscolab.org/case_study/map…

Less than #3days to the #BIG day!

We're set for the The RINGO Project 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 scheduled for 27 March at 13:00 UTC.

We’re going to tell you our story and what we’ve in store for phase 2.

We’ve a seat for you.

Register: lnkd.in/dy-vaH7S

Don't miss the official launch of The RINGO Project Phase 2, with West Africa Civil Society Institute (WACSI) leading the process from #innovation to transformation! Sign up for the Open House: What’s next for RINGO? on 27th March: tinyurl.com/47sdd5dn
#shiftthepower #decolonising #INGOs #civilsociety

Our co-founder Paul Rissman on harnessing fiduciary duty to stop climate destruction: “I am a fiduciary, and I was a fiduciary for 20 years at AllianceBernstein before I retired, so I take that very seriously…” esginvestor.net/uss-and-vangua…

Thank you to our investor and business group peers on the Coalition on Inclusive Economic Growth for their support of the rule - American Sustainable Business Network, B Corp U.S. & Canada, Public Private Strategies and Rights CoLab impinvalliance.org/news-updates/2…