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Schroders bags £50m from UK government for real estate impact strategy

OPIM elects fresh advisory board

Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM) has named its advisory board for 2024-2026, electing several senior impact investment professionals to its board.

Schroders real estate fund approved by FCA for Sustainability Impact label

'Unlock renewables investment' by freeing up insurers to invest in infrastructure equity

Investment in renewables could be "unlocked" if it was made easier for insurers to invest in infrastructure equity, Schroders Greencoat has claimed.

Generalists can provide value-add to impact specialists on transactions

Institutional investors tend to allocate capital towards highly-focused, specialised impact investors rather than those taking a more generalist approach, but both types can add value to a deal.

BlueOrchard-managed strategy invests in African digital fintech

Vanguard did not support any environmental proposals last year

Vanguard did not support any of 400 environmental or social shareholder proposals it encountered in the most recent proxy season, arguing that the proposals were either not addressing financially material aspects or "were overly prescriptive".

Schroders Greencoat acquires co-located energy storage and solar project

Rise of climate obfuscation in proxy season is concerning trend, Schroders says

The latest proxy season saw a concerning rise in the number of companies resorting to litigation to block climate-related shareholder proposals and removing the opportunity to vote on their transition plans, Schroders has said.

COP29 to focus on finance - but Trump could poop on the party

Will the climate conference in the petrostate keep 1.5°C alive, or be a forum for oil and gas deals, asks Peter Cripps