Peter Cripps

Game-changing blended finance initiative delayed 'but making good progress'

A pioneering initiative to scale up blended finance has been delayed by bureaucratic obstacles - but expects to make its first investment within a year.

Poor green capex reporting 'creates investor blind spot'

Sustainable soy facility expects institutional investor commitments

A facility designed to reduce soy-related deforestation in Brazil said an $85 million commitment from the Green Climate Fund will help it crowd-in capital from institutional investors.

Unilever's food spin-out raises 'potentially material change in its sustainability profile'

Unilever's plans to spin off most of its food business and merge it with US firm McCormick raises "potentially material change in its sustainability profile", Rathbones has warned.

New modelling tool to help allocate capital amid the transition

A data provider has launched a first of its kind climate risk assessment designed to help steer capital allocation decisions.

IP Group and CEFC launch Aussie cleantech fund

London-listed venture capital investor IP Group has launched a fund with Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation to support Australian cleantech companies.

Nature engagement initiative to double down on lobbying

A collaborative investor engagement initiative on forest loss and land degradation has reported "positive signs" that target companies are moving in the right direction, but has identified lobbying as an area for future focus.

Clarity AI incorporates physical risk data from RiskThinking.ai

Deutsche Boerse moves closer to Mainstreet parent acquisition

Leapfrog leads $95m investment round in Indian renewables company