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Australian EV investor launches AUD100m fundraise
11 March 2021Impact investor TrueGreen plans to raise AUD100 million ($78 million) for its electric vehicle investment division, before publicly listing the division in the next financial year.
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How BMO's impact fund is navigating the EV and renewables 'bubble'
10 March 2021BMO's impact fund has avoided Tesla and identified "cheaper" alternatives that enable it to tap into long-term trends such as the rise of electric vehicles and sustainable nutrition, in the midst of what it says are valuation "bubbles".
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Temasek commits $500m to impact investor LeapFrog
09 March 2021Temasek has committed $500 million to impact investment manager LeapFrog, in what the Singapore state-backed investor said is the largest ever single commitment to an impact investor.
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SDG data launch helps 'next evolution of financial industry' towards impact - Truvalue Labs
09 March 2021Truvalue Labs says the launch of a free data service to analyse companies' contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will support what it says is the "next logical evolution of the financial industry" to make accounting for positive and negative impact a "mainstream" practice.
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Brambles, Danimer among positive biodiversity impact leaders - Federated Hermes
08 March 2021Australian supply chain logistics company Brambles and US biotechnology firm Danimer Scientific have been touted by Federated Hermes as top stocks for their positive impact on biodiversity.
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Triple Point-led digital infra trust launches £400m IPO
08 March 2021Investment trust Digital 9 Infrastructure has launched an initial public offering (IPO) seeking to raise £400 million ($550 million) to invest in data centres, fibre cables and 5G technology.
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BSI readies natural capital accounting standard as investors seek impact 'baseline'
04 March 2021A forthcoming accounting standard for natural capital could help investors grappling with the problem of assigning a financial value to preservation and improvement of nature.
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Exxon adds Ubben to board ahead of AGM
03 March 2021ExxonMobil has appointed Jeff Ubben to its board, in an apparent concession to demands made by the activist investor to reposition its business model to reduce the impact of its business on climate change.
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Apollo appoints 'impact advisory' group
03 March 2021Apollo has appointed an 11-member group to support the private equity investment manager's impact investment strategy.
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Federated Hermes to ask companies for 'net positive biodiversity impact'
02 March 2021Companies in sectors including consumer goods, mining, oil & gas, real estate and finance are to be asked to disclose their impact on biodiversity and to set a target to have a 'net positive impact'.