IMPACT

Analysis

22 July 2024

It's not you, it's me

Sustainability and impact advocates can close the 'do-say gap' in 21st-century investing, writes Kieron Boyle
03 July 2024

UK investors hit pause on sustainability labels

The "painful" process of applying for a sustainability fund label in the UK has led some asset managers to pause applications, Michael Hurley reports
24 June 2024

The role for TNFD in managing risk

Business's impacts and dependencies on nature will only increase in salience. The tools and guidance available from the TNFD provide the perfect foundation for every business to start the journey, writes Judy Kuszewski

News

  • Bpifrance, Zebra Impact leads €27m funding in resistant weed biotech

    26 July 2024

  • Abris divests salmon products company to India's Captain Fresh

    24 July 2024

  • UBS partners with SDG data platform

    22 July 2024

  • Summa Equity-backed NG Group acquires Fortum's recycling business for €800m

    18 July 2024

  • Abris sells Polish packaging business in trade exit

    18 July 2024

  • Auxilo Finserve raises $30m from LeapFrog

    16 July 2024

  • Bridges exits Nexgen Group in deal with Bidvest Noonan

    16 July 2024

  • Eurazeo closes transition infra program after raising €700m

    16 July 2024

  • BII lends $20m to African payment processor

    10 July 2024

  • Blue Earth leads $29m for Indian grain commerce platform

    10 July 2024

  • Tikehau signs second acquisition from new decarbonisation strategy

    09 July 2024

  • UK pension scheme selects LOIM to manage transition mandate

    04 July 2024

  • Nuveen holds $200m first close for second climate inclusion strategy

    04 July 2024

  • Zero Carbon Capital leads £2.2m funding for recycled concrete business

    03 July 2024
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Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2023

IMPACT Awards 2023

Environmental Finance's annual IMPACT awards have been announced.

A widening range of impacts

Growing comfort with the use-of-proceeds bond model is driving innovation, diversity and more granular outcomes for sustainability-oriented investors, says Stephen Liberatore of Nuveen.

Delivering impact through sustainable farming

Nuveen Natural Capital, the world's largest farmland asset manager, is rolling out its Nature Positive Farming initiative. James Little explains how it will deliver impact.

Impact project/investment of the year - social inclusion/community development: Micro Connect

Having only been in operation for under two years, Micro Connect has already managed to assist 10,000 micro and small enterprises (MSE) in China to access $460 million in funds from global capital, by leveraging fintech.

Impact webinar series

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Achieving impact in private equity

This webinar will assess how a shift towards impact compares with other forms of private equity investment strategies.
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The shifting focus of pension funds

This webinar will consider how impact investment is changing the investment decisions that pension funds are making.
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The Just Transition and impact: lessons learned from Covid-19

This free webinar will consider how the transition to a low carbon economy can minimise negative impacts to people and jobs, as well as considering the effect the Covid-19 has had on just transition impact themes.
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Family offices and their approach to impact investment

This webinar will assess whether a rush of family office-managed private wealth into impact investments inevitable and how approaches to impact may differ.