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News round-up: Investors go to work on deforestation, DFIs go fossil fuel-free
05 November 2020€1.8trn of investors urge companies to tackle deforestation
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Biodiversity accounting initiative outlines initial guidelines
25 September 2020A report endorsed by banks and asset managers has laid out a common approach to measuring positive impact on biodiversity.
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Biodiversity: lessons from the Dutch working group
31 July 2020A number of leading Dutch financial institutions have joined forces to boost knowledge about biodiversity within the financial sector. Merel Hendriks and Simon Zwagemakers outline some of the key developments
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2X Challenge publishes gender equality criteria for investors
06 July 2020The 2X Challenge to invest to improve gender equality has published investment criteria for private financiers, as the initiative announced it has surpassed its initial objective by 50%, to drive $4.5 billion in investments.
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African access to energy fund raises $45m at first close
07 February 2020A fund aiming to allocate $120 million to projects that provide 'affordable' access to energy for homes and businesses in sub-Saharan Africa has raised $45 million at first close.
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New fund launched to invest in off-grid energy firms in Africa
16 December 2019UK-based charity Shell Foundation and Dutch development bank FMO have launched a $120 million investment fund to invest in companies working to provide affordable energy in sub-Saharan Africa.
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LeapFrog – targeting the emerging consumer
21 October 2019How does the world's biggest private equity impact specialist invest? Joe Walsh reports
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Investing in the oceans
21 October 2019Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh
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Climate Investor One raises $850m for developing country renewables
25 June 2019Climate Investor One (CIO), a blended finance vehicle set up by Dutch and South African institutions, has reached $850 million at its final close, far above its initial target of $530 million.
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FMO increases 2019 impact investments target
23 April 2019Dutch development bank FMO has revealed plans to increase its impact investments in emerging markets in 2019, to €2.9 billion ($3.3 billion).