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Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together: Closing the Monitoring, Verification, and Reporting Gap to Enable Sustainable Regenerative Agriculture

One way to drive more sustainable land use is through regenerative agriculture. But driving the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices requires changing the incentives for farmers, which in turn requires developing new financing and technical support mechanisms that include monitoring, verification, and reporting tools focused on how farmers are using their land.

Land Restoration that Works: How to Rejuvenate the Environment while Stimulating Economic Growth

Across Africa, a climate solution known as Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) is gaining traction through an ambitious goal to restore 100 million hectares of degraded landscape by 2030. But more philanthropic capital is needed to help FLR achieve its potential.

Driving Change through Storytelling: An Interview with Journalist and Dalberg Alum Megan Shutzer

Megan Shutzer is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist who focuses on issues related to race, gender, and class in the U.S. and around the world. In this interview, Schutzer speaks about her work, how Dalberg influenced her journey, and the power of storytelling to drive positive social impact.

Dalberg Advisors Elects Gaurav Gupta as Global Managing Partner

Dalberg Advisors is pleased to announce the appointment of Gaurav Gupta as Global Managing Partner for a three-year term, effective January 1, 2023.

Rural Women and Climate Change: The Products and Services that Are Expanding Earning Potential and Mitigating Risk

Factoring gender and climate considerations into the design of financial services like loans, credit and insurance – as well as non-financial services and practices such as new approaches to agriculture and energy management – can help pave the way for programs to fulfill their potential for impact.

Applying an Investor Lens to Biodiversity Measurement: Design Principles for Framework Developers

Investors need better measurement tools to assess and invest in biodiversity initiatives. Eight design principles provide the starting point for the development of investor-relevant frameworks.

Panel Discussion: How Can Investors Drive Access to Education for All Children?

Education is a huge sector but remains underrepresented in the impact investment market. A recent panel discussion at SOCAP22 with Acumen, Chancen International, and Dalberg explored the reasons why and where opportunities do exist for impact investors.

The Growing Role of Forest Products in Climate Change Mitigation

How can the forestry sector help the world to meet ambitious climate change targets? A new report by Dalberg Advisors shows how a nationally-determined approach to growing the forestry economy can both increase the supply of sustainably-sourced wood products as well as reduce global emissions.

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Building a Racial Equity Lens in Corporate Grant Making: A Toolkit for More Impactful Giving

Dalberg’s toolkit helps corporate grantmakers identify and take action on funding disparities between BIPOC-led nonprofits and white-led nonprofits.

An Update on Our Progress: Dalberg’s Climate Lens

Dalberg has moved into the next phase of fulfilling its Climate Commitment—incorporating solutions to the climate crisis into all project work globally while ensuring our own footprint reaches net zero quickly.

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