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Infranity impact debt funds reach €2bn final close and deliver strong early returns
19 February 2024Sustainable infrastructure manager Infranity said its two impact debt funds have reached a final close, raising a combined €2 billion ($2.15 billion), with the initial investments set to beat their targeted returns.
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SDG data platform building use of AI to identify investments
13 February 2024An impact-focused data platform pioneered by Dutch asset owners APG and PGGM is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement human input, its research director has said.
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PAI looks to embed carbon pricing throughout its portfolio
12 February 2024PAI Partners is to encourage its portfolio companies this year to use internal carbon pricing, in a bid to better manage transition risks within its funds.
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Brookfield raises $10bn for second energy transition fund
05 February 2024Brookfield Asset Management has held a first close for its second energy transition fund, raising $10 billion.
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EU regulator sounds 'impact washing' alarm call
02 February 2024Funds that purport to contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been found to "not significantly differ" to peers that do not make such claims, in analysis by the European securities regulator.
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Circular economy 'super underdeveloped', claims M&G
30 January 2024The circular economy will be a key investment theme for 2024, being one of the sustainable development goals that is "going backwards".
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World Bank issues $100m plastic waste reduction-linked bond
26 January 2024The World Bank has raised $100 million from a ground-breaking outcomes-based bond that links its coupon payments to verified plastic and carbon credits generated by projects in Ghana and Indonesia.
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Rise of AI can benefit impact data, APG says
22 January 2024The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify and organise data presents opportunities in areas including sustainability-related impacts, according to one of Europe's largest asset managers.
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General Atlantic adds to sustainable infrastructure offering with Actis acquisition
16 January 2024Private equity giant General Atlantic has acquired sustainable infrastructure investor Actis for an undisclosed amount.
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Investors to turn to impact in 2024 as sustainability risks bite, Snowball predicts
10 January 2024Investors will increasingly price-in sustainability risks in 2024 and more will consider impact investing as a way to mitigate these, Snowball Investment Management has predicted.