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NextEnergy Capital seeking nature-positive investments

People Moves, 7 June: Abrdn, Savills IM, CPP IB, South Pole ... and more

People moves, 9 February: TPG Rise, AXA, Abrdn, Cbus, Pollination and ... more

KKR announces $2.8bn close of second impact fund

American private equity firm KKR has announced the close of its $2.8 billion Global Impact Fund II (GIF II).

Private-public investment fund launched to invest in emerging market green bonds

The partners behind the EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) have signed a strategic partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest ...

The UK's Net Zero Strategy: A new era for climate litigation

A watershed moment for climate litigation has implications for companies, investors and policymakers, argue Mark Clarke and Janina Moutia-Bloom

US real estate fund targets $1bn in impact investments

Casoro Group has launched its Onyx Impact Fund to invest in real estate in the US, and set a target of $1 billion in investments over the 10-year life of the fund.

Green Bond Comment, August 2021: A new dawn for the beleaguered transition bond label?

Once seen as the next exciting frontier in sustainable fixed income, the take-up of transition bonds has so far underwhelmed the market. But could the beleaguered label stage a fight back, asks Ahren Lester

Cartonboard maker is Apollo Impact's first investment

Private equity firm Apollo's impact strategy has made its first investment, in Italy-based recycled cartonboard manufacturer RDM.

NAB faces flak over Port of Newcastle sustainability-linked loan

National Australia Bank (NAB) has faced criticism after it helped lead a sustainability-linked loan and green loan to the Port of Newcastle (PON) in Australia - which facilitates the largest coal export throughput in the world - with one campaigner arguing that it also raises questions about the validity of NAB's green bonds.