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Bamboo Capital sells Bolivia microfinance stake

Bamboo Capital Partners has sold its stake in microfinance provider CONFIE to the Bolivian company's parent, FIE NGO.

M&G allocates £5bn to impact strategy

M&G has created an investment team to which it has allocated £5 billion ($6.8 billion) to invest in private assets that have a positive social or environmental impact.

Danone-backed fund targets €50m as water impact proof case

An impact fund with €10 million ($12 million) in backing from Danone hopes to prove the investment case for safe drinking water in emerging markets.

BlackRock partners with RepRisk for private company ESG data

Natural capital focus sees Norway, Netherlands punished in sustainability ranking

Norway and the Netherlands were among the countries that dropped sharply in the 2020 sovereign sustainability analysis undertaken by Candriam, after the asset manager weighted its scoring model more on how countries manage natural capital.

News Round Up: Foresight, EU carbon market, OS-Climate, SDCL, and more

Change on the horizon for green bond impact reporting

Proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) and the pending launch of a platform designed to make it easier for investors to access data signal change for green bond impact reporting, according to participants of a webinar on the subject.

Green and sustainability-linked loan round-up: Tod's, DBS, Sunlight REIT ... and more

Don't wait for regulation to act on climate, EC director tells insurers

While insurers want policy makers' help to tackle climate change, they have been told not to wait for regulation to act. Meanwhile, climate activists have urged regulators and legislators to step in, as they have no confidence in the industry's ambitions

J Safra Sarasin reworks water fund for wider environmental outlook

J Safra Sarasin's Sustainable Asset Management arm has rebranded its water fund in favour of a 'Green Planet' outlook that tackles a wider range of environmental themes, citing the intent to pursue higher-growth areas.