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EU backs German social impact fund

The European Social Innovation and Impact Fund (ESIIF) has been launched to "immediately strengthen impact investing in the EU", by closing the financing gap for early-stage European social enterprises.

News round-up: US exits Paris Agreement, Willis Towers Watson, PACTA and Generali

Green bond comment, November: Time is ripe for sovereigns to finally step up

Sovereign green bonds experienced a bumper September, with several new issuers, but Ahren Lester argues other hesitant sovereigns should step-up ahead of COP26 next year to light up this potentially significant market

BlackRock backs creation of IFRS sustainability standards board

A proposal that would see the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation establish a sustainability standards board and become a global sustainability standards-setter has received the backing of the world's largest asset manager.

Cascading risk: Learning to deal with the world's greatest threat

Scientists have identified cascading crises as the biggest threat to planetary health and future generations, says Hélène Galy

Industrial Bank issues second 'blue bond' in China

The Hong Kong branch of China Industrial Bank (IB) has issued a 'blue bond', which was nearly five times oversubscribed, just a few weeks after the maiden blue bond in the country was announced.

News Round-up: KKR, KGAL and plant-based meat

KKR in $1.4bn renewables deal with NextEra Energy

Barclays leads vertical farming impact funding round

Barclays has invested an undisclosed sum in a US-based vertical farming company as part of its £175 million ($230 million) Sustainable Impact Capital initiative.

Apollo to quit insuring Adani coal mine

Underwriter already turned down additional policy for Australian mine, Reuters reports

Digital infrastructure among the most impactful sectors - Actis

Digital infrastructure, including data centres and broadband networks, is one of the sectors with the greatest potential for positive social impact, according to Actis.