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The microfinance revolution has only just begun
Prof. Hanns Michael Hölz
Deutsche Bank AGMicrocredits have proven to be powerful instruments in the fight against poverty. However, they will reach their full impact only if they manage to limit their reliance on the charitable sector. “The genocide brought the destruction of my parents’ retail shop“, Nsengiyma Gilbert from Rwanda explains. “It ended in ruins and in the brutal killing of my father. After the war, I dropped out of school, crisscrossed Kigali in search for a job to no avail. Then the idea of selling milk to a nearby kindergarten school near my home came to me. However, the earnings from this business were not enough to buy me a refrigerator and enable me rent a bigger place to start a restaurant,” Gilbert says. more[...]
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Improving the Working Environment
Gerhard Teschl, Danfoss
DanfossIn August 2006, Danfoss acquired the factory of Chinese company Qinbao, a manufacturer of brazed plate heat exchangers that is located in Hangzhou, approximately 150 km southwest of Shanghai. more[...]
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Reforestation as Part of the Sustainable Chain of Cement
Editorial TeamTeak, pine, and eucalyptus now form part of the sustainable chain of cement. Reforestation is one of the ways in which Cementos Argos is consolidating part of its environmental strategy. more[...]
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Reforestation as Part of the Sustainable Chain of Cement
Cementos Argos S.A.Teak, pine, and eucalyptus now form part of the sustainable chain of cement. Reforestation is one of the ways in which Cementos Argos is consolidating part of its environmental strategy. Cementos Argos has been planting important plantations of native species in 16 municipalities throughout the country. more[...]
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How Can We Do Good and Do Well? Just Ask!
Editorial TeamThere’s an ancient Chinese proverb that goes something like, “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” more[...]
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How Can We Do Good and Do Well? Just Ask!
Frank Stokes, AMECThere’s an ancient Chinese proverb that goes something like, “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” The message is clear: Education has a longer-lasting benefit than charitable donations alone. more[...]
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