IMPACT

Analysis

25 October 2024

A watershed moment for impact investing in the UK?

The UK's International Investment Summit had a dedicated impact investment strand and there were numerous eye-catching commitments to allocate capital to theme, writes Kieron Boyle
11 October 2024

ETFs: an easy way to dive into blue investments

A passive fund is a way for investors to get comfortable with the theme, Lorraine Garros-Sereyjol tells Jennifer Forrest
08 October 2024

Lending with 'true additionality'

Impact debt is the remedy to missing middle, Eiffel's Fabrice Dumonteil tells Jennifer Forrest

News

  • Eiffel leads €45m into decarbonising aviation business

    18 November 2024

  • BII provides $30m derisking Nigerian infra guarantee business

    14 November 2024

  • Final 'Sustainable Development Impact Disclosure' guidance published

    14 November 2024

  • Trio of impact investors back African renewables development with €84m

    13 November 2024

  • 'UK needs higher pension contributions to capitalise on impact opportunities'

    13 November 2024

    The UK needs to increase its pension contributions if it is to direct more capital towards sustainable solutions, a pension fund network has claimed.

  • CEV leads $8.2m funding round in energy efficiency business

    05 November 2024

  • BII, Standard Chartered sign $350m funding for Africa and Asia

    05 November 2024

  • EFG AM launches global impact bond fund with BlueOrchard

    04 November 2024

  • IFVI explores impact of product or service with new methodology

    04 November 2024

    The International Foundation for Valuing Impacts (IFVI) is exploring a future methodology that provides insights into the impact of a product or service rather than the organisation offering it, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Impact could top 15% of UK's total AUM by 2030, investors predict

    01 November 2024

  • Janngo closes Africa's 'largest gender-equal VC fund' at $78m

    01 November 2024

  • Verdane bags increased US investor interest for €700m decarb fundraise

    30 October 2024

    Decarbonisation and technology-focused private equity firm Verdane has closed its second decarbonisation strategy at €700 million ($757.2 million).

  • More private capital than ever before flowing to Africa, says AIIM

    30 October 2024

    More money is being committed by institutional investors into Africa than ever before, a local infrastructure investor has claimed.

  • Nuveen, Leon acquires real estate sustainability consultancy

    30 October 2024
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Environmental Finance Impact Awards 2023

IMPACT Awards 2023

Environmental Finance's annual IMPACT awards have been announced.

A widening range of impacts

Growing comfort with the use-of-proceeds bond model is driving innovation, diversity and more granular outcomes for sustainability-oriented investors, says Stephen Liberatore of Nuveen.

Delivering impact through sustainable farming

Nuveen Natural Capital, the world's largest farmland asset manager, is rolling out its Nature Positive Farming initiative. James Little explains how it will deliver impact.

Pension fund of the year; Award for impact reporting (asset owner): Greater Manchester Pension Fund

Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) local investment portfolios has commitments of £828 million ($1 million) in an impact-themed portfolio and £535 million in the Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund, with £858.7 million drawn down as of 31 December 2022.

Impact webinar series

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Achieving impact in private equity

This webinar will assess how a shift towards impact compares with other forms of private equity investment strategies.
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The shifting focus of pension funds

This webinar will consider how impact investment is changing the investment decisions that pension funds are making.
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The Just Transition and impact: lessons learned from Covid-19

This free webinar will consider how the transition to a low carbon economy can minimise negative impacts to people and jobs, as well as considering the effect the Covid-19 has had on just transition impact themes.
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Family offices and their approach to impact investment

This webinar will assess whether a rush of family office-managed private wealth into impact investments inevitable and how approaches to impact may differ.