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UK social impact investment market passes £5bn
28 October 2020The UK's market for social impact investments jumped a fifth in 2019 to about £5.1 billion ($6.7 billion) in total, according to research by Big Society Capital.
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$6bn charity criticises 'appalling' climate voting records of major investors, advisors
27 October 2020The Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) has sent a letter to a dozen major global investors, pension consultants and proxy voting advisors criticising their "appalling" records for using shareholders' votes to deliver the transition to a net-zero economy.
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Triodos agrees Indonesian impact debt facility
27 October 2020Triodos Microfinance Fund has provided a €3 million ($3.5 million) debt facility to Indonesian peer-to-peer digital lender KoinWorks.
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Credit Suisse seals deal to cater to private client demand for impact
23 October 2020A tie-up between Credit Suisse, The Conduit Connect, Linklaters and Deloitte will aim to make it easier for the Swiss bank's private clients to make impact investments.
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TPG raises $2.2bn for second impact fund
23 October 2020TPG has raised $2.16 billion for its second Rise Fund, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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GIIN publishes impact performance comparisons
23 October 2020The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has published reports it says will catalyse the widespread comparison of the impact performance of individual investments.
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Regulation to require Impact-Weighted Accounts 'is inevitable'
21 October 2020Investors are likely to require regulatory oversight of companies' disclosure of the positive and negative impact they have on society, according to a leading proponent of impact investing.
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Proterra leads Asia plant-based protein investment
20 October 2020Proterra Investment Partners Asia will lead a consortium of investors committing $100 million to help build what is claims would be the first plant-based protein production facility in Asia.
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Aegon Asset Management: Impact investing marred by 'poor measurement standards'
19 October 2020The asset management arm of Netherlands-based financial services firm Aegon has criticised the impact investing sector for 'sub-par measurement and reporting', which can lead to greenwashing and a difficulty in assessing investors' claims.
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Emerald invests in water treatment technology company
16 October 2020Emerald Technology Ventures has led a €3 million ($3.5 million) funding round for Finnish start-up Sofi Filtration.