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Canada 'transition' taxonomy delayed
18 August 2020Canada's taxonomy of 'transition'-aligned economic activities, initially scheduled to be launched next month, has been delayed after it failed to secure the necessary level of support, Environmental Finance has learned.
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Two Sigma creates impact arm to invest in 'jobs of tomorrow'
14 August 2020$60 billion hedge fund manager Two Sigma has created an impact arm to invest in companies it calculates can drive significant long-term growth in jobs in the consumer, business services, education and healthcare sectors.
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Increase access to financial services to cut racial inequality, investors told
13 August 2020Investing to increase access to financial services among 'people of colour' is perhaps the most important thing investors can do to reduce racial inequality in the US, according to a report by Cornerstone Capital.
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$100m raised for oceans and seafood impact fund
12 August 2020S2G Ventures has launched a fund with about $100 million in commitments to invest in alternative food sources from the world's oceans.
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GIIN publishes Covid-19 guidance for impact investors
10 August 2020The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has published guidance to help impact investors understand how they can best support their investees and enterprises through the coronavirus crisis.
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Family offices and impact investing
06 August 2020Is a rush of family office-managed private wealth into impact investments inevitable, asks Michael Hurley
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Biotech impact fund achieves $265m first close
22 July 2020An 'impact medicine fund' targeting investments in novel treatments for diseases that have until now been underserved has raised $265 million at first close.
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Danish pension fund commits $50m to Nuveen impact strategy
22 July 2020Nuveen has raised $150 million at first close of its private equity Global Impact Strategy, including $50 million from Denmark's Velliv.
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'Impact rescue facility' targets $1bn for SMEs hard-hit by Covid-19
17 July 2020A 'liquidity lifeboat' debt vehicle has been launched to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets respond to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Biodiversity webinar: 'Mandate nature-related disclosures'
16 July 2020Investors and companies should be required to report information relating to their positive and negative impacts on nature, a webinar on biodiversity hosted by Environmental Finance heard.