IMPACT

Analysis

10 April 2025

Strategic asset allocation in emerging markets

Unlocking private capital for impact investing in EMDEs requires a fundamental rethink of how risk, return, and impact are evaluated, write Mike Sebastian, Royston Braganza, Simon Cooke, Sindhu Krishna, Tim Streeter and Callum Thomas.
20 March 2025

The impact of SDR goes deeper than its four sustainability labels

The FCA's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements regime is helping purge the fund market, writes Jennifer Forrest
10 March 2025

'Article 9' becomes headwind for sustainable bond funds

Declining investor demand for 'Article 9' funds helped slow the growth of European sustainable bond fund market, reports Ahren Lester
07 March 2025

Which of the UK's SDR labels is proving most popular?

There are four labels under the UK's Sustainability Disclosures Requirements - but which are investors flocking to and which are they shunning? Jennifer Forrest investigates
06 March 2025

Camco looking for portfolio guarantees to help crowd-in private sector

Following its successful first close of its blended finance vehicle, Camco's Benjamin Hugues tells Jennifer Forrest how it has kickstarted the process of finding extra risk mitigation instruments to help attract private sector investors

News

  • LeapFrog bags EIB, IFC funding for $500m blended finance impact strategy

    23 April 2025

  • BlueEarth provides $25m SLL for seed processor

    23 April 2025

  • Mentha signs second deal following impact strategy fundraise

    22 April 2025

  • Blended finance helps fuel confidence in Africa's private markets, report finds

    17 April 2025

  • Natural Capital Investment Americas: early bird ends tomorrow

    17 April 2025

    The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Natural Capital Investment Americas conference ends tomorrow, so register now to save 20%. Environmental Finance subscribers receive a further 30% discount.

  • Vital backs land management business

    16 April 2025

  • Incofin backs Nicaraguan smallholder farmers lender

    16 April 2025

  • ABC Impact closes second fund at $600m

    15 April 2025

  • Patrizia invests $350m in Asian sustainable cooling infrastructure business

    15 April 2025

  • DPI launches VC business, restructuring Egypt's $105m Nclude Fund

    15 April 2025

  • Schroders sets path for Apple to address Scope 3 emissions with new fund

    11 April 2025

    Schroders is helping Apple offset its Scope 3 emissions for a second time, Environmental Finance has learned, after it committed $100 million to a new China renewable energy strategy.

  • 'Unjustifiably expensive' fees discouraging allocations to water, says Morningstar

    10 April 2025

    Expensive fees are likely preventing investors from allocating more capital to water-focused funds, Morningstar has claimed.

  • Revent closes $100m second fund

    10 April 2025

  • ResponsAbility loans $20m to construct Maldives solar projects

    10 April 2025
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Impact Awards 2024

IMPACT Awards 2024

The 2024 Environmental Finance's IMPACT Awards aim to recognise and reward the work of impact investors, and highlight best practice and thought leadership across all asset classes and geographies. The winners have been announced

Leading sustainable investment for a transitioning world

Philippe Zaouati, CEO of Mirova, discusses the firm's recognition as "Asset Manager of the Year" award and its leadership in sustainable investing.

The ideal asset class for impact

Stephen M. Liberatore, CFA, portfolio manager and head of ESG/Impact - global fixed income at Nuveen, explains how it approaches impact investing and why the opportunity set in public fixed income will continue to grow.

Re/insurer of the year: Zurich Insurance

During 2023, Zurich Insurance's $7.9 billion impact investing portfolio helped avoid a total of 4.5 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (CO2e), whilst also benefited 4.6 million people. The target is to achieve 5 million per year in both categories.

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.