Madeleine Jenkins

Credit Suisse names 48 deforestation solution companies

Credit Suisse has named 48 companies exposed to deforestation solutions, including Beyond Meat and HelloFresh.

'Milestone' impact comparison tool launched by GIIN

Impact investors can now measure and compare their performance against a newly launched benchmark from the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).

Abrdn and UNESCO partner to fund UN SDGs

£2.2trn investors call for living wage at UK supermarket chain

'Three problems' with Verra's first plastic waste reduction credits

Verra has issued the first "Plastic Credits" in the voluntary carbon market to Second Life Thailand, a plastic waste reduction program.

Arowana Impact Capital invests in plastics recycler

Arowana Impact Capital (AIC), the impact investing arm of asset manager Arowana, has made a cornerstone investment in Green Antz, a convertor of plastic waste to construction materials.

Demand for renewables will 'drive investors to green bonds & loans'

ING have said that the drive for renewable energy, caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, will drive higher issuance of green, use of proceeds (UoP) loans and bonds, instead of sustainable and sustainability-linked bonds and loans, over the next year.

Shell and Macquarie invest in carbon offset firm

Shell Eastern Trading, a Singapore-based division of Shell, and infrastructure asset manager Macquarie, have invested for a second time in C-Quest Capital (CQC), a provider of clean cookstoves in Sub-Saharan Africa.

$50m agritech fund launched by Bidra Innovation Ventures

A $50 million fund for sustainable agriculture technology (agritech) has been launched by the world's largest phosphate fertiliser provider, the OCP Group.

Impact initiative targeting $1.1bn investment calls for proposals

A grant-giving programme aiming to drive CHF1 billion ($1.07 billion) in private capital to fund impact projects in developing countries has been launched by a Swiss blended finance collaboration.