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Gender investing 'key to Covid-19 recovery', say experts
29 July 2020Female-led projects are key to rebuilding following the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a panel discussion hosted by the Impact Investing Institute.
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More consistency needed in infrastructure investment to meet SDGs, says PRI
27 July 2020A significant increase in infrastructure investment and more standardised approaches are required, if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be met, according to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).
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Microsoft makes $50m investment in sustainability firm
23 July 2020Tech giant Microsoft has invested $50 million in Energy Impact Partners, a venture capital firm with focus on the sustainable energy transition.
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Biotech impact fund achieves $265m first close
22 July 2020An 'impact medicine fund' targeting investments in novel treatments for diseases that have until now been underserved has raised $265 million at first close.
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Danish pension fund commits $50m to Nuveen impact strategy
22 July 2020Nuveen has raised $150 million at first close of its private equity Global Impact Strategy, including $50 million from Denmark's Velliv.
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Environmental Finance's webinar - Renewable energy: mapping out the next investment push
21 July 2020Join our webinars each Tuesday 10:00 EF / 15:00 BST
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'Impact rescue facility' targets $1bn for SMEs hard-hit by Covid-19
17 July 2020A 'liquidity lifeboat' debt vehicle has been launched to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets respond to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biodiversity webinar: 'Mandate nature-related disclosures'
16 July 2020Investors and companies should be required to report information relating to their positive and negative impacts on nature, a webinar on biodiversity hosted by Environmental Finance heard.
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KKR has global ambition for Australian environmental markets platform
15 July 2020Private equity giant KKR is to invest an undisclosed amount in GreenCollar, a natural resource project development and environmental markets platform based in Australia, and has pledged to turn it into a global business.
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Phenix sees growth in affordable housing impact funds
15 July 2020Phenix Capital has observed a significant increase in the number of impact funds being raised to invest in affordable housing in recent months - and predicted that the trend is set to gather pace post-pandemic.