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Ecofin impact fund sells plastics recycling, school holdings
11 August 2021Ecofin has raised about $12 million from the sale of two private debt investments, in plastics recycling company PureCycle Technologies and MaST Community Charter School, respectively.
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The 'zero' challenge: offsetting
11 August 2021Despite the weaknesses of carbon offsets, they remain a necessary tool for some investors as they plan for net zero emissions, write Chris Varco and Simon Hallett
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KGAL launches renewables impact fund
10 August 2021Germany's KGAL Investment Management has launched an 'impact' fund focused on renewable energy infrastructure in Europe, for which it aims to raise €500 million ($586 million), with a hard cap of €750 million.
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Exclusive investor reaction to IPCC report: No part of portfolio immune
09 August 2021A landmark report published today by leading climate scientists has been greeted by investors as a chastening warning of the potentially catastrophic impacts of current global emissions, but also an important signifier of the transition required.
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Energy feedback loops will make 2020s 'decade of cascading change' - Carbon Tracker
06 August 2021A series of tipping points in energy will shape the 2020s as a "decade of cascading change", according to think tank Carbon Tracker Initiative.
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TPG's Rise Fund invests in US pension plan provider
05 August 2021The Rise Fund led a $200 million investment round in Human Interest, a San Francisco-based company which provides pension plans for small- and medium-sized businesses.
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Biodiversity COP set to be delayed again, 'with implications for COP26'
05 August 2021A summit to agree a global framework to promote biodiversity is set to be delayed until next year, Environmental Finance has learned from sources who suggest that there may be implications for the UN's climate conference (COP26) set for November.
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Steel first target of new CA100+ sector-wide engagement workstream
04 August 2021The convenors of the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) collaborative engagement initiative have launched a new 'global sector strategies' workstream to "coordinate sector-wide engagement".
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Impact investments top $2.3trn, IFC says
04 August 2021About $2.3 trillion of investments that target positive, measurable environmental or social impact alongside financial returns had been made by the end of last year, according to an estimate by the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
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$14trn investor group pushes for AGM vote on 'net zero' claims
30 July 2021A group of 53 investors with a combined $14 trillion of assets under management has called for new climate-related corporate governance measures, including an annual general meeting (AGM) vote on corporate 'net zero' transition plans.