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“Despite $7 billion to ‘Power Africa,’ why the continent is still in the dark” – Reuters – July 30, 2015

  On July 30, 2015 an article in Reuters analyzes barriers to accessing electricity in Kenya, despite the Power Africa initiative.  The article was written in collaboration with Catherine Wolfram, Professor of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, and Francis Meyo, Research Coordinator, Innovations for Poverty Action. In a study conducted by the two organizations, the authors “document a host […]

“Faith-Based Investors Support National Legislation Mandating Corporate Disclosures on Trafficking, Slavery Risks” – Sustainable Brands – July 30, 2015

On July 30, 2015 Sustainable Brands reported that “(t)he Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), a coalition of 300 investors with assets under management of over $100 billion, along with Calvert Investments and Christian Brothers Investment Services, commend Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) for this week’s introduction of The Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2015 […]