$320m raised for gender equality fund

Impact investor Co-Impact has raised $320 million for its gender equality fund, which aims to raise $1…

IMPACT

Ukraine invasion will lead to food shortages, warns impact investor

Russia's invasion of Ukraine will disrupt the agricultural sector and will lead to food shortages, an…

IMPACT

Elbow Beach Capital launches £20m impact venture fund

Impact investor Elbow Beach Capital has launched a £20 million ($26 million) venture vehicle focused…

IMPACT

BlueOrchard to launch second impact insurance fund

Investment manager BlueOrchard Finance said the impact-focussed insurance fund it manages is fully deployed,…

IMPACT,Insurance

SEC climate rules 'likely to spur legal action'

Climate disclosure rules set to be decided next week by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…

IMPACT,Policy

DBS India launches green deposits

Asia Pacific,IMPACT

TNFD 'beta' framework to be launched "next week"

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) said the first draft of its guidance framework…

IMPACT,Natural Capital

EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries

Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2022

Asia Pacific,Carbon,COP,Corporate,Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Green Bonds,IMPACT,Insurance,Investment,Markets,Natural Capital,People,Policy,Renewables,Stranded Assets,Water

Asian sustainable farming is 'overlooked investment opportunity'

European investors are overlooking low-carbon opportunities in Asian farming in favour of new agricultural…

Asia Pacific,IMPACT,Natural Capital

Over half of UK pension funds invest in impact

More than half of UK pension funds hold some form of impact investment, a survey of UK pension funds…

IMPACT

Gender-lens scorecard identifies leaders and laggards

Gender-lens themed funds managed by Pax, UBS and Nordea were ranked among top performers in a scorecard…

ESG Data,IMPACT

$100m regenerative forestry fund launched

A fund has been launched, with a target of up to $100 million, to focus on investing in regenerative,…

Carbon,ESG,IMPACT,Natural Capital

CalSTRS backs impact fund with $50m

California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) has committed to invest $50 million in an impact…

IMPACT

UK impact investment market worth £58bn

The UK impact investment market was worth £58 billion in 2020, according to the "most recent data available"…

IMPACT

Ukraine conflict 'won't undermine green transition'

The chair of the G7 Impact Taskforce (ITF) said the "tragedy" of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will not…

IMPACT

Bank of America invests $5m in ABC impact fund

The Bank of America has invested $5 million in the Agri-Business Capital (ABC) Fund - a "landmark" commercial…

IMPACT

Brown Advisory launches sovereign ESG bond framework

Investment manager Brown Advisory has launched a "one size does not fit all" framework for analysing…

ESG Data,Green Bonds,IMPACT

TPG's Element Markets merges with Bluesource

TPG's giant impact fund TPG Rise has boosted its exposure to the rapidly growing carbon markets after…

Carbon,IMPACT

CBRE raises €175m for European housing fund

CBRE Investment Management has raised a further €175 million ($200 million) for its CBRE European Residential…

IMPACT

Actis inks $1.2bn 'cutting edge' impact-linked loan

Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has secured a $1.2 billion "impact-linked loan", which is a…

Debt,Green Bonds,IMPACT