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Kempen backs eco.business Fund to promote biodiversity

M&G invests €107m into public-private partnership impact fund

M&G has invested €107 million ($115.3 million) into the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a public-private partnership (PPP) impact fund providing access to finance for underserved microfinance lenders and financial institutions in developing countries in southeastern and eastern Europe.

Calvert invests $10m in sub-Saharan agribusiness fund

How COP28 can accelerate deep green finance

COP28 will be seen as a missed opportunity, if the role of local banks in emerging markets is not addressed as a crucial solution to scaling climate finance, writes Lachlan Cameron

People moves 28 July including OCBC, First Sentier and more

Finance in Motion claims to benefit from sustainable timber boom

Finance in Motion (FiM) is doubling fundraising targets for a follow-on-fund focussed on sustainable timber, before its parent fund has been fully deployed.

Biodiversity credits could be 'huge for finance'

If biodiversity credits can capture the nature-related value of an area, they could become a "huge thing for finance", an investor has claimed.

KfW launches Latin America green bond fund

KfW has invested €74 million ($86 million) in a Latin America green bond fund the German development bank has initiated...

Dedicated impact mandate for pensions 'could be key' to growth of market

Requiring pension funds to set aside a small part of their portfolio to invest for positive impact could help grow the market while still satisfying trustees' fiduciary duties, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard. Michael Hurley reports.

Financial sector develops methodology for biodiversity impact

Financial institutions have developed a methodology to measure their global impact on biodiversity, which will enable them to help support its conservation.