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Impact: areas to watch in 2022

Big-name players demonstrate the growing appeal of impact strategies - but calls for more credible evidence of impact continue to grow, Michael Hurley writes

M&G Catalyst, TPG Rise invest in recycling company

Impact funds M&G Catalyst and TPG Rise have invested as part of a $170 million funding round by a company that recycles household waste to produce 'thermoplastic'

Rotation into value stocks dents M&G impact fund outperformance

The wider stock market shift that has in recent months benefited stocks perceived as 'cheaper' alternatives to those that rely on the promise of future growth has dented the financial performance of listed equities impact funds, including that run by M&G.

Markets 'unmoved' by blizzard of COP26 announcements

The flurry of announcements emanating from the COP26 summit in Glasgow have yet to make an impact on financial markets, a sustainability-focused fund manager has claimed.

M&G invests in plastics recycling firm

M&G has invested an undisclosed amount in UK-based plastics recycling firm Plastic Energy as part of a €145 million ($168 million) fundraising round.

M&G invests in electric vehicles company

M&G Investments and Mountain Partners have invested in TIER Mobility, a European 'micro-mobility' company that provides electric bicycles, mopeds and scooters...

Two-thirds of SDGs set to be missed, M&G analysis suggests

A lack of investment means the world is on track to meet only six of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to analysis by M&G Investments.

$14trn investor group pushes for AGM vote on 'net zero' claims

A group of 53 investors with a combined $14 trillion of assets under management has called for new climate-related corporate governance measures, including an annual general meeting (AGM) vote on corporate 'net zero' transition plans.

Sustainable bonds represent fifth of Euro bonds issued in 2021, says M&G

Sustainable bonds constituted more than a fifth of total Euro-denominated bond issuance in the first half of 2021...

M&G invests in carbon capture and storage firms