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Sienna launches 'first' biodiversity-focused private debt impact fund

ResponsAbility partners with Mongolia's Khan Bank for $15m facility

Meridiam partners with US to mobilise $1.5bn infra capital to Africa

Impact awards 2024 - Personality of the year: Amar Inamdar

Amar Inamdar has emerged as a leader in unlocking climate finance for Africa.

EU advisers push for sustainability, transition categories to replace SFDR Articles 8 & 9

The EU has been told it should create three categories of sustainable investment products to replace the existing Article 8 and 9 disclosure framework under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), by its expert Platform on Sustainable Finance

Define impact investing in SFDR, EU Platform says

The EU should define impact investing so impact funds can be distinguished in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), according to expert advisors mandated by the European Commission.

Ecuador secures 'incredible' $1bn debt-for-nature swap deal

Ecuador has signed a $1 billion debt-for-nature swap transaction which will secure more than $400 million in conservation funding for the Amazon, in a deal which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said was full of "incredible firsts" for the burgeoning conservation-focused debt conversion market.

Biodiversity resolution support 'plummeting', Global Witness finds

Support for biodiversity-related resolutions has "plummeted" in recent years, research by Global Witness has found, as it warns that growing awareness of biodiversity loss is not translating to better outcomes.

Investor expectations on textiles launched by Finance for Biodiversity

Regen ag and biodiversity form 2025 investment focus for Schroders Capital

Natural capital, biodiversity and newer themes such as regenerative agriculture will be a bigger area of focus for Schroders Capital in 2025, Environmental Finance has learned.