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French investors devise framework to tackle 'engagement washing'

A group of French investors has devised a framework to judge the effectiveness of engagement with companies, which they claim can help mitigate the risks of 'engagement washing'.

Sosteneo onboards EU-only backers for €620m maiden fund

Sosteneo, the greenfield infrastructure investment manager of Generali Investments, has closed its maiden fund with €620 million ($720 million) in capital commitments, and announced it will launch a second.

Infranity's €2bn impact debt strategy 'did better than promised'

Sustainable infrastructure manager Infranity has said the performance of its impact debt funds surprised its investors, by performing better than anticipated.

Infranity acquires rail freight decarbonisation fleet

Institutions anxious over PE-style infra investing

Institutional investors are increasingly wary of skyrocketing infrastructure funds, causing anxiety over distributions and concerns pertaining to allocations towards to the energy transition, a clean energy investor has claimed.

Appetite from banks for energy generation solutions in the rise, says Sosteneo

The appetite from banks to lend against energy generation projects is set to rise as they seek guaranteed returns from energy transition-focused allocations, an investor has claimed.

Generali Investments' Sosteneo acquires Italian energy transition portfolio

Infranity bags €425m for fourth senior infra debt fund

SocGen raises €10m from first 'blockchain' green bond

Société Générale has raised €10 million ($11 million) from its first digital green bond using blockchain, which the French bank said was a "first step" towards using blockchain as a sustainability impact data and certification tool for green bond issuers and investors.

CA100+ investors welcome SBTi validation of ČEZ targets