Archive

  • Impact valuations have 'come back down to Earth' after painful 2023, says M&G

    23 May 2024

    M&G's Positive Impact Fund's holdings were affected by rising costs and supply chain issues, Ben Constable-Maxwell tells Jennifer Forrest

  • The promise and perspectives of place-based investing

    16 May 2024

    Public and private capital can work together to drive investments that respond to the unique assets in a place, says Kieron Boyle

  • Going beyond the pale green

    08 May 2024

    Foresight's Irish impact fund aims that one-in-four of its investments will be 'pure green'. Jennifer Forrest reports

  • SFDR 'not working for impact VC funds'

    16 April 2024

    Venture capital funds are calling for special treatment in the updated version of SFDR. Jennifer Forrest reports

  • The legacy of legacies

    28 February 2024

    Family offices are uniquely positioned to lead the charge into impact investing, writes Kieron Boyle

  • Impact accounting framework released - with $236 per tonne cost of carbon

    23 February 2024

    The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts has published two draft methodologies - on greenhouse gas emissions and adequate wages. Michael Hurley speaks with Daniel Osusky

  • The future of eDNA

    16 February 2024

    Data provider NatureMetrics says demand is booming for its eDNA testing. Genevieve Redgrave visits its lab to find out more.

  • World Bank: Expect 'more and bigger' outcomes-based bonds

    09 February 2024

    Following the Bank's recent plastic waste reduction bond, Michael Bennett tells Ahren Lester that its ambitions are growing

  • Comment: How to stay positive if you work in sustainable finance?

    01 February 2024

    As governments fail to act, hopes rest on the ingenuity of people and technological advances, writes Peter Cripps

  • Fiduciary duties — the frontline of the faultline

    29 January 2024

    A large part of the fate of the planet rests on this seemingly technical issue, writes Kieron Boyle