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Calvert invests $10m in sub-Saharan agribusiness fund

Calvert Impact raises $30m from initial C-PACE 'Cut Carbon' bond issuance

Calvert Impact Capital has issued its first 'Cut Carbon Note', with future deals expected to grow the amount raised by the performance-incentivised instrument to $400 million.

Are debt-for-nature swaps misunderstood?

Debt-for-nature swaps have faced criticism, but they may have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity in developing markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports

ASN Bank, Calvert Impact back financial inclusion impact investor

Investors optimistic about sustainable blue economy opportunities

Oceans and blue economy briefing afternoon round up

The second instalment in a series of thematic briefing afternoons that Environmental Finance is running throughout the year on the topic of Natural Capital Investment.

Environmental Finance celebrates World Oceans Day

To coincide with the UN World Oceans Day, Environmental Finance will host a thematic briefing afternoon focusing on oceans and the blue economy, to examine one of the most exciting areas of natural capital investment.

'Impact rescue facility' targets $1bn for SMEs hard-hit by Covid-19

A 'liquidity lifeboat' debt vehicle has been launched to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in emerging markets respond to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Calvert Impact Capital seeks $1bn for SME relief vehicle

Calvert Impact Capital aims to raise $1 billion for a national US Covid-19 relief fund for small businesses, with a view to eventually tapping $20 billion in federal funding.

Investing in the oceans

Investors targeting SDG14 – life below water – can find themselves fishing in murky waters, writes Joe Walsh