How COP28 can accelerate deep green finance
COP28 will be seen as a missed opportunity, if the role of local banks in emerging markets is not addressed as a crucial solution to scaling climate finance, writes Lachlan Cameron
Finance in Motion claims to benefit from sustainable timber boom
Finance in Motion (FiM) is doubling fundraising targets for a follow-on-fund focussed on sustainable timber, before its parent fund has been fully deployed.
Biodiversity credits could be 'huge for finance'
If biodiversity credits can capture the nature-related value of an area, they could become a "huge thing for finance", an investor has claimed.
KfW launches Latin America green bond fund
KfW has invested €74 million ($86 million) in a Latin America green bond fund the German development bank has initiated...
Dedicated impact mandate for pensions 'could be key' to growth of market
Requiring pension funds to set aside a small part of their portfolio to invest for positive impact could help grow the market while still satisfying trustees' fiduciary duties, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard. Michael Hurley reports.
Financial sector develops methodology for biodiversity impact
Financial institutions have developed a methodology to measure their global impact on biodiversity, which will enable them to help support its conservation.
Finance in Motion raises $60.2m for sustainable forestry fund
Impact asset manager Finance in Motion has announced the first close of its Arbaro sustainable forestry fund, having raised $60.2 million.
The impact of youth
Impact investing remains a niche pursuit but could millennials prove a game changer, asks Joe Walsh
Impact investment specialist prepares $200m forestry fund
German impact investment advisor Finance in Motion is planning a $200 million sustainable forestry fund, with a first close of $100 million expected in the third quarter of this year.