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  • Turner Impact Capital raises $350m for housing fund

    09 December 2020

    California-based Turner Impact Capital has raised $350 million at the close of its second 'multifamily' social impact fund.

  • Australian pension scheme invests in climate impact fund

    08 December 2020

    Aware Super has committed to invest A$80 million ($59.4 million) in Adamantem Capital's second private equity fund, which will require investee companies to set targets to eliminate or offset their greenhouse emissions within 10 years.

  • HESTA makes A$20m impact investment

    07 December 2020

    Australian superannuation HESTA has invested A$20 million ($15 million) in a A$100 million issuance of shares by healthcare mutual company Australian Unity.

  • Swiss impact firms join to create CHF1bn asset manager

    04 December 2020

    Swiss impact investment managers Obviam and Asteria have entered a strategic tie-up to create an impact-focused manager with CHF1 billion ($1.1 billion) in assets.

  • Give UK infrastructure bank 'social impact and net zero mandate'

    03 December 2020

    A proposed UK 'infrastructure bank' must have a mandate to finance the transition to a net-zero economy, according to the Impact Investing Institute.

  • US hedge fund manager launches impact firm

    02 December 2020

    Veteran hedge fund manager Chris James has launched a firm that will focus on investing in companies that make profit and positive impact in the areas of 'jobs, workers, communities and the environment'.

  • Regulators increasing focus on sustainability outcomes - First Sentier

    01 December 2020

    Interventions from regulators across Europe are driving increased focus on the sustainability outcomes of investments, according to First Sentier Investors.

  • Domini launches impact mutual fund

    01 December 2020

    Domini Impact Investments has launched an international equities mutual fund targeting companies 'helping to address some of our greatest sustainability challenges'.

  • ESG data provider involvement good for impact investing, says Triodos

    27 November 2020

    Triodos has welcomed the increasing participation of large environmental, social and governance (ESG) data providers as a positive development for impact investors.

  • KPMG, CISL launch impact measurement tool

    26 November 2020

    KPMG and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) have jointly developed a tool to help asset managers measure and report the environmental and social impacts of their listed equity investments.