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Investors back Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing
10 November 2020A Sustainability Reporting Standard for Social Housing has been published with support from a group of UK-based investors including M&G, Insight and Legal & General.
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BlueOrchard launches Covid-19 support impact fund
09 November 2020BlueOrchard Finance has launched a $140 million impact fund to help financial institutions provide financing to micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging and frontier markets as they respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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US election shows demand for positive change, impact investor says
09 November 2020The record level of voter turnout in the 2020 US election demonstrates the country's desire for positive change - public sentiment which should be harnessed by investors, according to Adasina Social Capital.
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Impactful real estate's role in the pandemic recovery
09 November 2020Real estate impact funds can help countries 'build back better' from Covid-19, writes Manfredi Catella
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PRI responds to questions on outcomes reporting
05 November 2020The Principles for Responsible Investment has moved to reassure its investor signatories about the motivation behind proposals to require reporting on "real-world outcomes" of their investments and the Sustainable Development Goals.
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EU backs German social impact fund
04 November 2020The European Social Innovation and Impact Fund (ESIIF) has been launched to "immediately strengthen impact investing in the EU", by closing the financing gap for early-stage European social enterprises.
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Barclays leads vertical farming impact funding round
03 November 2020Barclays has invested an undisclosed sum in a US-based vertical farming company as part of its £175 million ($230 million) Sustainable Impact Capital initiative.
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Digital infrastructure among the most impactful sectors - Actis
03 November 2020Digital infrastructure, including data centres and broadband networks, is one of the sectors with the greatest potential for positive social impact, according to Actis.
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Regnan launches Impact Solutions Fund
02 November 2020Regnan and JO Hambro Capital Management have jointly launched a listed equity impact fund targeting themes including the circular economy and financial inclusion.
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Incofin, KfW launch 'emergency liquidity facility' for agriculture
29 October 2020A €40 million ($47 million) 'emergency liquidity facility' has been launched to help smallholder farmers in developing countries survive the economic fallout from Covid-19.