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EQT says case for positive impact focus boosted by pandemic
01 April 2021Swedish private equity group EQT says its aim to 'future-proof' its investment portfolio, including through making positive impact investments, was "sorely tested" last year - but that the pandemic boosted the case for its focus on thematic investments in digital infrastructure and healthcare.
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TPG Rise among investors in 'plant-based food pureplay'
31 March 2021TPG Rise Fund led a $335 million funding round by Livekindly Collective, a group of brands the investor says is "on track to become one of the world's largest plant-based food companies".
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Nuveen impact strategy invests in Indian microfinance lender
30 March 2021$1.2 trillion investment manager Nuveen has invested an undisclosed amount in Indian microfinance lender Annapurna Finance.
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Million Lives Fund launches $100m healthcare impact vehicle
30 March 2021The Million Lives Fund has raised $100 million to invest in companies using technology to expand healthcare access and education.
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£30bn Brunel Pension Partnership preparing SDG reporting
26 March 2021The £30 billion ($41 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership is preparing to report the positive contribution of its investments in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it said in its annual report.
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Conservation, nature-based impact funds raising €10bn - Phenix
26 March 2021Fund managers targeting positive impact through conservation and nature-based investments are currently raising a combined €10 billion ($12 billion), according to data provider Phenix Capital.
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Humanitarian & resilience investing: unlocking capital for a little known area of impact
25 March 2021Addressing data gaps is key to catalysing impactful humanitarian and resilience investments, writes Katherine Garrett-Cox
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More than half of major US companies 'failing' on equal pay
24 March 2021More than half (26) of 51 of the largest US listed companies have been given a 'fail' grade for their inadequate progress to reduce the racial and gender pay gap, according to research by Arjuna Capital and Proxy Impact.
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'Post-growth' investing could succeed unsustainable ESG strategies - ShareAction report
23 March 2021'Sustainable' investment approaches are merely a "continuation of unsustainable investment" practices insofar as they are built on the economic imperative of growth at a cost to society, according to a report by ShareAction and a group of UK charitable investors.
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TPG targets 'next generation of diverse investors, entrepreneurs'
19 March 2021Alternatives investor TPG has launched an initiative to invest in what it called "the next generation of diverse investors and entrepreneurs".