WEF, Value Balancing Alliance to collaborate on sustainability metrics

The World Economic Forum and the Value Balancing Alliance have committed to work together to develop…

ESG Data,IMPACT

OECD develops standards to beat 'impact washing'

A set of Impact Standards for Financing Sustainable Development has been published by the Organisation…

IMPACT

Axa impact fund, Circularity Capital invest in fibre-based packaging

Private equity firm Circularity Capital and Axa Investment Managers' (Axa IM) alternatives division have…

IMPACT

Bain impact fund invests in personal care brand

Private equity firm Bain Capital has invested an undisclosed amount for a majority stake in personal…

IMPACT

Kempen, PostNL pension fund launch SDG farmland fund

The Netherlands' Kempen Capital Management and PostNL pension fund have launched an 'SDG farmland fund'…

IMPACT

EQT says case for positive impact focus boosted by pandemic

Swedish private equity group EQT says its aim to 'future-proof' its investment portfolio, including through…

Equity,IMPACT

TPG Rise among investors in 'plant-based food pureplay'

TPG Rise Fund led a $335 million funding round by Livekindly Collective, a group of brands the investor…

IMPACT

Nuveen impact strategy invests in Indian microfinance lender

$1.2 trillion investment manager Nuveen has invested an undisclosed amount in Indian microfinance lender…

IMPACT

Million Lives Fund launches $100m healthcare impact vehicle

The Million Lives Fund has raised $100 million to invest in companies using technology to expand healthcare…

IMPACT

£30bn Brunel Pension Partnership preparing SDG reporting

The £30 billion ($41 billion) Brunel Pension Partnership is preparing to report the positive contribution…

IMPACT

Conservation, nature-based impact funds raising €10bn - Phenix

Fund managers targeting positive impact through conservation and nature-based investments are currently…

IMPACT

Humanitarian & resilience investing: unlocking capital for a little known area of impact

Addressing data gaps is key to catalysing impactful humanitarian and resilience investments, writes Katherine Garrett-Cox

IMPACT

More than half of major US companies 'failing' on equal pay

More than half (26) of 51 of the largest US listed companies have been given a 'fail' grade for their…

Corporate,ESG,IMPACT

'Post-growth' investing could succeed unsustainable ESG strategies - ShareAction report

'Sustainable' investment approaches are merely a "continuation of unsustainable investment" practices…

ESG,IMPACT

TPG targets 'next generation of diverse investors, entrepreneurs'

Alternatives investor TPG has launched an initiative to invest in what it called "the next generation…

IMPACT

JP Morgan private bank launches $150m impact fund

JP Morgan Private Bank has raised about $150 million at final close of its Global Impact Fund, to invest…

IMPACT

News round-up: ESAs, BlackRock, Lyxor, Article 29, and more

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TPG's Rise Fund invests $200m in Airtel Africa

TPG's Rise Fund is to invest $200 million in Airtel Africa's 'mobile money' business, as part of a deal…

IMPACT

M&G Catalyst impact strategy invests in vaccine developer

M&G was lead investor in a funding round worth $168 million in Vaccitech, which co-invented a Covid-19…

IMPACT

T. Rowe Price launches listed equities impact fund

T. Rowe Price has launched an 'impact fund' to invest in listed companies that have a positive impact…

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