Karolina Adamkiewicz

Articles written by Karolina Adamkiewicz

• BlueEarth issues $11m sustainability-linked loan to back Namibian hospital

  Posted in category:

  • Healthcare,
  • Investment,
  • Social impact

  

  BlueEarth issues $11m sustainability-linked loan to back Namibian hospital

  Posted in category:

  • Healthcare,
  • Investment,
  • Social impact

  22 Nov 2024

  Blue Earth Capital has completed an investment into a private hospital in Namibia specialising in maternity and neonatal healthcare, in support of its acquisition by private equity investment manager Salt Capital.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact crowdfunding platform launches new financing model

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy access,
  • Social impact

  

  Impact crowdfunding platform launches new financing model

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy access,
  • Social impact

  22 Nov 2024

  Atradius DSB, Lendahand and Carabus have joined forces to launch a new financing model, offering European retail investors full guarantees on their investments into social impact projects in emerging markets.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• EIB and WWF sign accord to accelerate climate adaptation in Europe

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • EU funding

  

  EIB and WWF sign accord to accelerate climate adaptation in Europe

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • EU funding

  15 Nov 2024

  The agreement was signed at COP16 with the aim of building resilience by developing nature-based solutions to face the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• EAAIF makes anchor investment of $28m in Africell

  Posted in category:

  • Bonds,
  • Private debt

  

  EAAIF makes anchor investment of $28m in Africell

  Posted in category:

  • Bonds,
  • Private debt

  11 Nov 2024

  The Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund has invested in the African mobile operator’s $300m international public bond, the proceeds of which will strengthen mobile and data connectivity for subscribers in four countries.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Green, social and sustainability bond issuance hits $5trn

  Posted in category:

  • Bonds,
  • Energy transition

  

  Green, social and sustainability bond issuance hits $5trn

  Posted in category:

  • Bonds,
  • Energy transition

  07 Nov 2024

  The latest report from MainStreet Partners reveals that green bonds now represent 57% of the total green, social and sustainability bond issuance, reaching a record-breaking $356bn in issuance in the first half of this year.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact investors back wildfire intelligence specialist

  Posted in category:

  • Circular economy,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Forestry

  

  Impact investors back wildfire intelligence specialist

  Posted in category:

  • Circular economy,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Forestry

  05 Nov 2024

  OroraTech has raised €25m for its wildfire predictive AI technology, and for its global expansion plans. Extreme wildfire events are an increasing challenge, more than doubling globally from 2003 to 2023.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• GSG Impact report highlights growth of impact investment wholesalers

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment

  

  GSG Impact report highlights growth of impact investment wholesalers

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Investment

  28 Oct 2024

  The report details the experiences of 19 national partner countries and regions which have implemented or are designing wholesale impact investment vehicles to build their respective markets.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• IFVI launches suite of new impact accounting resources

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Policy & regulation

  

  IFVI launches suite of new impact accounting resources

  Posted in category:

  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Policy & regulation

  24 Oct 2024

  The International Foundation for Valuing Impact’s interim methodologies will enable companies and investors to measure and value the most significant environmental impacts across the categories of air pollution, land use and conversion, waste and water pollution.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Gaia calls for development of secondary market in sub-Saharan Africa

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy access,
  • Energy transition

  

  Gaia calls for development of secondary market in sub-Saharan Africa

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy access,
  • Energy transition

  21 Oct 2024

  Impact fund manager Gaia highlights the challenges facing the transition to clean energy in sub-Saharan Africa in the absence of a viable secondary market.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Fidelity launches blue transition fixed income fund

  Posted in category:

  • Bonds,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Impact ecosystem

  

  Fidelity launches blue transition fixed income fund

  Posted in category:

  • Bonds,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Impact ecosystem

  17 Oct 2024

  The fund will invest in global bonds or the bonds of issuers that support the transition towards improved ocean and freshwater health.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz