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

    10 May 2024

    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.

  • EDF urges scaling-up of 'Payment for Ecosystem Services' instruments

    10 May 2024

    The Environmental Defense Fund has called for a further scaling up of 'Payment for Ecosystem Services' (PES) system to help boost nature-related disaster preparedness, particularly for developing countries.

  • Sustainable infrastructure index launched

    09 May 2024

    V-Square Quantitative Management has launched a sustainable infrastructure index in partnership with Morningstar.

  • Ocean 14 fund raises €201m for blue economy fund

    09 May 2024
  • Loan round-up: Boliden, Matrix Renewables, Adani Green ... and more

    09 May 2024
  • Inconsistency of nature strategies damaging credibility with investors, says FAIRR

    09 May 2024

    Concerns surrounding the credibility of nature and climate strategies are "plaguing investors", agriculture-focused investor coalition FAIRR has warned, as it urges governments to step in to provide more clarity and 'guardrails'.

  • KKR teams up with HASI to launch $2bn US clean energy fund

    09 May 2024
  • Allfunds and MainStreet jointly launch sustainable portfolio construction data tool

    09 May 2024
  • UK asset owners to target natural capital in next 18 months

    09 May 2024

    Half of UK asset owners are 'already investing' in natural capital or plan to invest in the next 18 months, a study of institutional asset owners has found.

  • Rise in net zero targets not matched with credible transition plans, LGIM says

    09 May 2024

    An increase in the number of companies which have set targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions has not been matched by a rise in "credible" climate transition plans, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) says.