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Cibus-managed fund to deploy $200m to glasshouse food growers

A Cibus-managed fund aims to deploy $200 million via a platform it has set up to invest in fruit and vegetable growers using sustainable glasshouses, Environmental Finance understands.

EIB issues 'first' digital green bond in Europe

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has raised SEK1 billion ($93 million) from the first "digital green bond" in Europe, which was issued through an open source platform developed by SEB and Crédit Agricole CIB (CA-CIB).

'Buyer's market' for private equity impact investors

The challenging macro-economic environment has created a buyer's market for impact investors in the private equity space, according to one market veteran.

IIGCC to step up pressure on banks to demonstrate action on net zero

A group representing investors with €65 trillion ($70 trillion) in assets under management has published a set of expectations for banks, as they push for more details on how banks will act on pledges to achieve net zero emissions.

SEB, CA-CIB launch blockchain-based digital bond platform

Cibus: Tree nurseries are a 'very fragmented space'

One of the key challenges to investing in companies that produce saplings is their small size, an issue reflected across natural capital, an executive at Cibus has said.

Cibus predicts more focus on 'agricultural revolution' in 2023

Cibus: Food transition is 'incredible' investment opportunity

Lack of agriculture in EU climate taxonomy 'concerning'

The absence of agriculture from the EU's climate taxonomy for sustainable activities is "concerning", according to a representative of a sustainable food fund.

Microfinance 'causes some hardship but is positive overall'

Although "microfinance is making some lives worse...the overall picture is positive", and most customers' lives have improved, a think-tank argued.