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Triple Jump launches financial inclusion fund
24 February 2023Dutch impact investor Triple Jump has launched a fund to improve the financial resilience of small businesses in emerging markets, which has raised $72 million at first close.
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Leapfrog eyes Indian climate tech
23 February 2023Impact investor Leapfrog is looking for Indian climate technology opportunities this year, which it described as possibly the nation's "defining year" for the sector.
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responsAbility invests $10m in South African solar
22 February 2023A responsAbility-managed climate fund has committed $10 million to asset manager Jaguar New Energies (JNE), to help it expand a portfolio of South African solar energy projects.
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Swiss Life: Biodiversity impact opportunity thin on the ground
17 February 2023A Swiss Life co-manager of a listed equities impact fund has said the investment opportunity in companies having positive impact on biodiversity "remains thin".
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Criticism of ESG can boost impact investing, says Norselab
17 February 2023Investors are set to focus more on proving the sustainability impacts of their investments in response to growing scepticism of broader sustainability-themed strategies, Norwegian impact investor Norselab has claimed.
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World Bank issues 'unique' carbon credit-linked bond
15 February 2023The World Bank has raised $50 million from an outcomes-based bond which links its coupon payments to verified carbon credits generated by a water purification project, described as a "unique" and "important" deal by investors backing the transaction.
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'Eurocentric' SFDR penalises emerging market investment, argues Actis
13 February 2023EU reporting regulations need to show "a greater level of discretion" for businesses in emerging markets, which often lag those in European countries in terms of sustainability.
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FCA considers regulation on closing 'say-do gap' for financial institutions
10 February 2023The UK FCA has said it will consider potential regulation to encourage financial institutions to contribute to positive sustainability outcomes.
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GIIN set to issue guidance on impact in listed equities
10 February 2023The Global Impact Investing Network's (GIIN) CEO said the organisation is developing guidance on "what impact looks like in a listed equities fund".
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UBP on the hunt for profitable social investments
09 February 2023Social investments, particularly in developed markets, are constrained by the lack of profitability in some sectors, Union Bancaire Privée has said.