Michael Hurley

Investor alliance targets $10bn natural capital investment

An 'alliance' of institutional investors HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management, Lombard Odier and Mirova aims to invest $10 billion in natural capital by next year.

'Slew of impact opportunities' presented by emerging market Covid-19 recovery

"A slew of opportunities" awaits impact investors in emerging markets, as they bounce back from the economic hit caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the CEO of BlueOrchard.

Barclays joins alternative protein funding round

Barclays, ADM Capital and GV (formerly Google Ventures) led a $32 million funding round by Air Protein, which uses 'vertical farming' to produce protein that is a low-carbon alternative to meat.

Asia impact fund invests in 'agri-tech'

Private equity impact fund ABC World Asia led a $20 million funding round by 'agri-tech' company CropIn, which provides software-as-a-service and data products to improve productivity and sustainability of crops.

Hank Paulson to run TPG Rise Climate fund

Henry Paulson has been recruited by private equity giant TPG to become executive chairman of its new climate-themed fund, according to the New York Times.

The outlook for impact

Cliff Prior outlines the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment's priorities for 2021. Michael Hurley reports

AMF study identifies weaknesses in French institutions' TCFD reports

Financial institutions continue to struggle to report decision-useful information on how their overall strategy responds to climate change, according to an analysis of French financial institutions' Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reports.

People Moves, 31 December: Hiro Mizuno, PRI, Temasek, SASB

Singapore's Heritas Capital to launch impact fund

Heritas Capital plans to launch a $30 million impact fund to invest in early-stage technology start-ups active in the areas of healthcare, education and food.

Qatar sovereign wealth fund invests in renewable energy storage

The Qatar Investment Authority has committed to invest $125 million to take an undisclosed stake in energy storage provider Fluence.