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Press release Open Society Invests $25 Million to Boost Global Climate Projects
The Allied Climate Partners, supported by the Soros Economic Development Fund, addresses a critical financing gap at the early, risk-oriented stages of the development process for climate projects.
Press release Open Society Supports an Innovative Model to Make Naloxone Easier to Access Amidst the U.S. Overdose Crisis
A new $1 million investment into the non-profit Remedy Alliance by the Soros Economic Development Fund will expand access to low-cost naloxone to combat the U.S. overdose crisis.
Press release Soros Economic Development Fund Invests $15M in Forest-Friendly Amazon Businesses
Open Society’s impact investment arm is one of the backers of a new $60 million Brazil-based fund dedicated to financing sustainable businesses in Brazil’s Amazon region that create jobs and preserve standing forests.
Press release Open Society Supports a $20 Million Expansion of a Medical Oxygen Producer in Kenya
The Soros Economic Development Fund will invest $4 million to improve access to medical oxygen in Kenya.
Press release Open Society Joins Partners to Support New Initiative on Global Education Funding
Open Society and philanthropic funders are backing the International Financing Facility for Education—which seeks to boost concessional lending by Multilateral Development Banks.
Press release Open Society Invests in Innovative Litigation Financing Venture to Drive Positive Social Change
Open Society’s Soros Economic Development Fund is investing £5 million in Aristata Capital—the first litigation-financing fund focused on positive social and environmental change.
Press release Soros Economic Development Fund Provides $100M Guarantee to Boost Global Access to COVID-19 Vaccines
A new risk-sharing initiative seeks to expand the supply of affordable COVID-19 vaccines to the world’s poorest countries.
Press release Open Society Announces Investment to Improve Labor Rights for Domestic Workers
Aiming to improve labor rights, Open Society’s Soros Economic Development Fund is investing $1.75 million in Symplifica, which simplifies the process for households to employ domestic workers legally.
Press release New Social Enterprise Seeks to Expand Affordable Global Access to Health Care
Philanthropic funders and investors led by the Open Society Foundations, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, have set up a new “social enterprise” business to expand affordable, global access to medical technology.
Press release Open Society Fund Invests in Global Access to Biologics
Open Society’s initial investment will support the removal of existing manufacturing bottlenecks in the production of COVID-19 vaccines.