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THE sleepy settlement of Oyin Akoko in the present day Akoko North-West Local Government Area of Ondo State and Nigeria at large became a better place on

Honda Aviation Company has announced plans to build a larger jet called the 2600 Concept, and sources tell WGHP that it's the target for the $712,820 in incentives county is considering to lure a $55.7 million investment that would create about 280 jobs at Piedmont Triad International Airport. Honda has not confirmed it is part of "Project Sage," and a public hearing is scheduled for July 13.

Gender-focused or gender lens investing is garnering more attention. That’s a positive, but there’s also a need to demystify this investing style.

Investment in women-owned businesses and companies catering to women’s preferences has grown but it is still nowhere near its full potential

Paying attention to gender race and ethnicity in climate investments is critical, lest we risk investing in products that don’t meet the needs of the people they’re trying to serve, and in founder teams that don’t fully understand the problems they’re working to solve.

This investment strategy can positively affect society--and your portfolio.

A scan of the funds prioritizing women and climate issues.

These are articles written by professionals for investment professionals. They are contributions from external subject matter experts who do not work for CFA Institute, but may be a CFA charterholder as well as a member of a CFA Society. All are experts in their field and strive to deliver useful insights that help investment professionals make better decisions. Women have been making progress for years, but at a glacial pace. Year after year, I see the same bleak numbers: the more or less stag...

How to Begin Considering a Gender Lens Investing Strategy 10 December, 2020 - 19:50 More investment firms are considering how their investment decisions can better support economic and social well-being through gender lens investing (GLI). Firms investing with a gender lens raised $4.8 billion in capital in 2019, according to Wharton Social Impact Initiative’s Project Sage 3.0, more than double the amount raised in 2018. And this growth in GLI follows countless studies showing its manifold b...