Madeleine Jenkins

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Two circular economy funds launched

Two circular economy funds have been launched, by separate asset managers.

Impact guide recommends financial institutions improve forward-looking data

The Center for Climate-Aligned Finance (CCAF) has released a guide for private-sector financial institutions looking to draw up an 'impact-oriented' decarbonisation...

KKR's impact fund ups investment in nature-based solutions firm

KKR's impact fund has made a further investment in Resource Environmental Solutions (RES), which claims to be the largest ecological restoration company in the US,...

CA100+ investor welcomes BP's 'triple' net-zero target

The investor leading engagement with oil and gas giant BP has cautiously welcomed the company's plans to reduce to 'net zero' the greenhouse gas emissions from sales of its products, as well as its operations and production.

Agriculture tech provider Agritask raises $26m

Agritask has raised $26 million in a funding round led by Bridges Israel impact investment fund, Liechtenstein Group and Smart Agro Fund, as well as existing investors including the Insuresilience Investment Fund.

Carbon scores 'over represent' impact bond emissions, says Nuveen

Nuveen is creating custom carbon datasets to track the emissions of its impact bonds, as present datasets measure emissions of parent companies and not bond-funded projects, leading to "incorrect conclusions" about project emissions, it said.

German green bond 'Greenium' widened in 2021

Persistent high demand for German sovereign green bonds last year widened the premium investors were prepared to pay for the green label,...

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Extracting higher standards from the mining sector

A $20 trillion investor initiative is driving change in the mining industry, write Madeleine Jenkins and Peter Cripps