Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

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

    04 November 2020

  • BlackRock backs creation of IFRS sustainability standards board

    04 November 2020

    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.

  • Barclays leads vertical farming impact funding round

    03 November 2020

    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.

  • Digital infrastructure among the most impactful sectors - Actis

    03 November 2020

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

  • Regnan launches Impact Solutions Fund

    02 November 2020

    Regnan and JO Hambro Capital Management have jointly launched a listed equity impact fund targeting themes including the circular economy and financial inclusion.

  • TCFD eyes new forward-looking metrics

    30 October 2020

    The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is studying the feasibility of recommending 'forward-looking' climate metrics, in what could result in a significant overhaul of sustainability reporting.

  • Incofin, KfW launch 'emergency liquidity facility' for agriculture

    29 October 2020

    A €40 million ($47 million) 'emergency liquidity facility' has been launched to help smallholder farmers in developing countries survive the economic fallout from Covid-19.

  • UK social impact investment market passes £5bn

    28 October 2020

    The UK's market for social impact investments jumped a fifth in 2019 to about £5.1 billion ($6.7 billion) in total, according to research by Big Society Capital.

  • Triodos agrees Indonesian impact debt facility

    27 October 2020

    Triodos Microfinance Fund has provided a €3 million ($3.5 million) debt facility to Indonesian peer-to-peer digital lender KoinWorks.

  • News round-up: Japan's net zero goal, Willis Towers Watson, Rockefeller Foundation ... and more

    26 October 2020