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Asia impact fund invests in 'agri-tech'

Private equity impact fund ABC World Asia led a $20 million funding round by 'agri-tech' company CropIn, which provides software-as-a-service and data products to improve productivity and sustainability of crops.

People Moves, 31 December: Hiro Mizuno, PRI, Temasek, SASB

News Round Up: EU Just Transition, Sustaintech Xcelerator

Tideline launches impact verification business

US-based consultancy Tideline has launched BlueMark, a separate business to provide 'verification' of investors' claims of positive impact.

Most financial institutions don't push for ambitious EU sustainable finance strategy

Many financial institutions are failing to support an ambitious EU sustainable finance strategy, according to a report on lobbying by NGO InfluenceMap, with just a handful supporting and actively engaging with the European Commission's policy.

People Moves, 6 January: Posaidon, Cerema, Rest

Impact, expanded

The GIIN's CEO, Amit Bouri, believes impact investing can help transform the financial system

The ESG data files - introduction

ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports

US green bank investment reaches $3bn

Cumulative investment ‘caused by’ green banks in the US has exceeded $3 billion for the first time, according to a report by The Coalition for Green Capital (CGC).

Shell to leave American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers following review of lobbying

Oil & gas giant Shell has published its first report on its lobbying practices, as a result of investor pressure, and has agreed to leave the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM).