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'Sustainable seafood' fund aims for 2021 launch

Covid response boosts case for real estate impact investing - CBRE GI

Impact investors can harness public support packages designed to drive the supply of safe, affordable housing in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, according to CBRE Global Investors.

IFC says 'impact' portfolio outperformed by 15% since 1961

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) says a first-of-its-kind study on the performance of every equity impact investment it has ever made shows the entire portfolio delivered 15% higher returns than comparable, non-impact investments.

Triodos IM to launch UK impact bond fund

Triodos Investment Management (IM) is set to launch an impact bond fund for UK-based investors.

Investors "need to work out what good looks like" to have racial equity impact

Janus Henderson has said that as social issues such as racial equity rise up the agenda for impact investors, there is increasingly a need for them to "work out what good looks like" in this area.

US impact manager launched to target racial and gender 'justice'

An investment manager focused on investing to deliver social justice in the areas of racial and gender equality has been launched to tap into what it says is increased investor interest in the area.

Water risk is accelerating cases of 'drying' or 'drowning' assets

The announcement of 'stranded' assets created by rising water risk is growing, environmental not-for-profit CDP says, with examples of these 'drying' or 'drowning' assets accumulating rapidly, but awareness and disclosure remains lamentably low.

Carney to lead Brookfield's ESG and impact strategy

Mark Carney has been appointed vice chair and head of environmental, social and governance (ESG) and impact fund investing at Canadian alternative investment firm Brookfield Asset Management.

ASI unveils Asian equity fund 'aligned to' SDGs

UK-based Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI) has launched an Asian Sustainable Development Equity Fund it says is 'aligned to' the UNSustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Develop principles to govern digital finance and SDGs, UN told

The UN has been urged to help develop a set of principles to advance technology's role in closing the financing gap for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).