Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Lightrock takes 10% stake in South Pole

    19 April 2021

    Impact investment manager Lightrock has bought a 10% stake in climate-themed project developer South Pole for a "double-digit-million-euro" sum.

  • Covid-19 a catalyst for real estate impact strategies, Schroders says

    16 April 2021

    The fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has accelerated a "fundamental shift towards strategies which generate a positive social and environmental impact", particularly among real estate investors, according to Schroders.

  • Phenix developing impact benchmarks

    14 April 2021

    Phenix Capital is developing impact benchmark indexes and is canvassing large asset owners for their input, according to the data provider.

  • Companies failing to meet own emissions targets, says TPI

    13 April 2021

    Companies are not cutting their emissions fast enough to hit their own 2030 or 2050 emissions reductions targets, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

  • WEF, Value Balancing Alliance to collaborate on sustainability metrics

    12 April 2021

    The World Economic Forum and the Value Balancing Alliance have committed to work together to develop 'stakeholder capitalism' and sustainability metrics for companies.

  • RepRisk develops SDG 'risk lens'

    12 April 2021

    Data provider RepRisk has extended the coverage of its flagship product to assess the potential adverse impacts of companies on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • OECD develops standards to beat 'impact washing'

    12 April 2021

    A set of Impact Standards for Financing Sustainable Development has been published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and UN Development Programme (UNDP).

  • BlackRock transition ETF launch hailed as largest ever

    09 April 2021

    BlackRock's newly-launched set of 'Carbon Transition Readiness' exchange traded funds (ETFs) have raked in almost $12 billion in the first days following listing.

  • Axa impact fund, Circularity Capital invest in fibre-based packaging

    08 April 2021

    Private equity firm Circularity Capital and Axa Investment Managers' (Axa IM) alternatives division have invested an undisclosed amount in PackBenefit, a provider of 'fibre-based' food packaging.

  • Bain impact fund invests in personal care brand

    08 April 2021

    Private equity firm Bain Capital has invested an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in personal care brand Hand in Hand.