Jennifer Forrest

NDCs must go beyond political signals at COP30, warns Helios

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) must go beyond political signals to inform sustainable investment policy, a private markets investor has warned.

RGreen to launch energy transition evergreen fund

RGreen Invest is to launch a renewables-focused open-ended fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

Aavishkaar eyes first carbon strategy

Aavishkaar Capital is looking to fundraise for its first carbon strategy, Environmental Finance has learned.

Sosteneo onboards EU-only backers for €620m maiden fund

Sosteneo, the greenfield infrastructure investment manager of Generali Investments, has closed its maiden fund with €620 million ($720 million) in capital commitments, and announced it will launch a second.

Investors urged to double-down on plastic alternatives despite latest treaty failure

Efforts to reach a Global Plastics Treaty failed, leaving investors to drive the agenda forward, reports Jennifer Forrest

Norrsken raises €57m for impact start-up fund

US 'impact exchange' aims to start trading next year

An exchange for sustainable-focused stocks hopes to defy the ESG backlash. Its founder Dan Labovitz speaks with Jennifer Forrest

PIDG: 'Anonymised data will help bridge EM data gaps'

Anonymised data might be a solution for bridging emerging markets data gaps, Private Infrastructure Development Group's global head of investor relations has suggested, noting that investors can help by supplying their own data.

Forestry is on infra-like growth path, says Stafford Capital

The asset manager's leaders expect a dramatic rise in investor interest in timberland. Jennifer Forrest reports

Biases against emerging market allocation is 'endemic', says PIDG

Negative biases against investing in the emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) is an 'endemic' problem and hinders capital flows towards the Global South, according to Private Infrastructure Development Group's (PIDG) Tim Streeter.