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EXCLUSIVE: M&G to rebrand climate solutions fund as biodiversity

M&G Investments is rebranding its climate solutions fund as a nature and biodiversity fund, as it looks to capitalise on growing interest in the theme, Environmental Finance has learned.

GRI and IFVI to collaborate on sustainability data

BeyondNetZero has proved it isn't too big for climate start-up space

General Atlantic's inaugural BeyondNetZero fund is 'very complementary' to the venture capital strategies, despite being nearly 10x the average VC fund size, its managing director has claimed.

Environmental Finance's IMPACT Awards 2024 open for entries

Nominations have opened for the 2024 Environmental Finance IMPACT Awards.

Impact investment valuations gathering 'real momentum', says Schroders Capital

Schroders Capital is beginning to see "real momentum" in the valuations of its impact investment portfolio, its head of sustainability and impact for private equity has told Environmental Finance.

Healthcare investing facing 'perfect storm' similar to energy systems, says LOIM

A "wildly inefficient" health system has presented "the perfect storm" of investment opportunity, Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has claimed.

Impact mandates do not require an all-or-nothing approach to emerging markets, says BlueOrchard

Tailoring impact investment mandates to commit just a fraction to emerging markets is an increasingly attractive starting point for mobilising greater capital into the Global South, an impact investor has told Environmental Finance.

Disproving perceived risk of emerging market investing is a 'complicated matter'

The realities of disproving investor's assumptions on risk regarding emerging market-based investments is "complicated" but necessary for mobilising capital into the Global South, an impact investor has claimed.

'The blue economy today is where AI was three to five years ago'

There is a "massive dearth" of funding for the blue economy, beyond early-stage investment, a venture capitalist has warned, but he maintained the theme is set to boom.

Impact Expansion reaches €150m hard cap with maiden fund

Impact Expansion, a spin-out from European impact investment firm KOIS Impact, has closed its debut fund at its €150 million ($160 million) hard-cap.