Archive

  • Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus

    28 May 2026

    Finance Earth's fund has finally reached a first close, with a refreshed remit and institutional investor backing. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Beyond aid - the case for a new development compact

    18 May 2026

    The architecture that governs development finance is no longer fit for purpose, writes Leslie Maasdorp

  • BII's new strategy for impact

    23 April 2026

    British International Investment plans to launch a $1.5 billion climate initiative and crowd-in more private sector investment, as part of its new five-year plan. Rob Langston reports

  • The TFFF faces a forest of challenges

    04 March 2026

    There is much riding on the success of the $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility - but it still has many details to thrash out, and risks abound. Peter Cripps investigates

  • 'Impact at a critical juncture'

    03 February 2026

    Veteran impact investor Sylvia Wisniwski says the market is evolving amid the turbulent geopolitical environment. Michael Hurley reports

  • The themes set to boost impact investing in 2026

    22 December 2025

    Impact investing has the potential to balloon amid growing interest in secondaries, debt blended finance and the emerging markets, writes Jennifer Forrest

  • Sustainability labels - putting biodiversity on a shelf

    01 September 2025

    From an investor's perspective, certification frameworks translate to better-managed environmental risk, greater supply chain stability, and a clearer view of ESG performance on the ground, writes Sylvia Wisniwski

  • Q&A with Allianz's Udo Riese about SCALED

    27 August 2025

    The initiative aims to create fully standardized, comparable products to help boost blended finance flows

  • TFFF could reshape how investors engage with development finance

    03 July 2025

    The Tropical Forest Forever Facility is a prime example of the innovation and cooperation needed to revive the development finance agenda, writes Mahmoud Mohieldin

  • Scaling sustainable sovereign debt

    30 May 2025

    The sustainable sovereign debt market is gaining momentum, driven by a growing demand for financial solutions that link economic growth with environmental, social, and nature-positive outcomes, writes Barbara Oldani