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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.
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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.