Christopher Walker

Articles written by Christopher Walker

• Real estate: Building for efficiency and biodiversity

  Posted in category:

  • Biodiversity,
  • Just transition,
  • Real Assets,
  • Social impact

  

  Real estate: Building for efficiency and biodiversity

  Posted in category:

  • Biodiversity,
  • Just transition,
  • Real Assets,
  • Social impact

  09 Jul 2024

  From our ‘Impact Investing and the Just Transition’ report: There is a dire need for more affordable housing across Europe. Can investors help address this demand, while also navigating changing regulations and generating strong returns?

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Infrastructure: Beyond the energy transition

  Posted in category:

  • Energy transition,
  • Infrastructure,
  • Just transition

  

  Infrastructure: Beyond the energy transition

  Posted in category:

  • Energy transition,
  • Infrastructure,
  • Just transition

  05 Jul 2024

  ‘Impact Investing and the Just Transition’ report: Infrastructure investors are playing a central role in funding the energy transition but sustainable infrastructure strategies are increasingly encompassing social impact and factoring in a just transition.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Book review: ‘Empowering Female Climate Change Activists in the Global South’ by Peggy Ann Spitzer

  Posted in category:

  • Gender equality,
  • Social impact

  

  Book review: ‘Empowering Female Climate Change Activists in the Global South’ by Peggy Ann Spitzer

  Posted in category:

  • Gender equality,
  • Social impact

  16 Feb 2024

  Spitzer marshals a strong case for giving unheard women’s voices a platform, so that they can “help hold up half the sky”, writes Christopher Walker.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Infrastructure impact funds thrive amidst global fundraising downturn

  Posted in category:

  • Guide 2024,
  • Infrastructure

  

  Infrastructure impact funds thrive amidst global fundraising downturn

  Posted in category:

  • Guide 2024,
  • Infrastructure

  12 Feb 2024

  Guide 2024: While the infrastructure asset class in general has faced a slowdown in fundraising recently, investor appetite for gaining exposure to infrastructure impact funds is on the up, across sectors and geographies.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Zebra Impact Ventures’ co-founder on transforming future food systems

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Venture capital

  

  Zebra Impact Ventures’ co-founder on transforming future food systems

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Venture capital

  30 Jan 2024

  Zebra Impact Ventures is investing in precision farming, alternative nutrition, and food waste. Christopher Walker talks to co-founder Lionel Artusio-Payot about the firm’s investment approach and strategy for the future.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Impact investing gains momentum with real estate investors

  Posted in category:

  • Guide 2024,
  • Real Assets

  

  Impact investing gains momentum with real estate investors

  Posted in category:

  • Guide 2024,
  • Real Assets

  29 Jan 2024

  Impact considerations are on the rise among real estate investors who want to see both social and environmental goals as the cornerstone of investment strategies.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Book review: ‘Higher ground’ by Alison Taylor

  Posted in category:

  • Investment

  

  Book review: ‘Higher ground’ by Alison Taylor

  Posted in category:

  • Investment

  26 Jan 2024

  The very concepts of capitalism and democracy are being contested, and multiple crises are challenging corporate consensus on addressing broader societal and environmental issues.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Book review: ‘Responsible Investment Around the World’ by Julia Puaschunder

  Posted in category:

  • Investment

  

  Book review: ‘Responsible Investment Around the World’ by Julia Puaschunder

  Posted in category:

  • Investment

  19 Jan 2024

  The profound impact of COVID-19 has the potential to drive a lasting ‘reset’ of the world. How to align economic interests with justice and fairness has become “the question of our times”, according to the author.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Expert view: reversing the fall in climate tech investment

  Posted in category:

  • Investment,
  • Private equity,
  • Startup/Scale-up

  

  Expert view: reversing the fall in climate tech investment

  Posted in category:

  • Investment,
  • Private equity,
  • Startup/Scale-up

  09 Jan 2024

  PWC’s climate tech investment report makes for interesting reading. Christopher Walker sits down with the report’s co-author Tarik Moussa to understand the implications for impact investors.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker

• Unlocking the impact of edtech

  Posted in category:

  • Impact measurement,
  • Investment,
  • Startup/Scale-up

  

  Unlocking the impact of edtech

  Posted in category:

  • Impact measurement,
  • Investment,
  • Startup/Scale-up

  15 Dec 2023

  The global edtech market may more than double to close to $700bn by 2028.  While many platforms follow the commercial model of personalisation, aiming to keep children engaged on the screen for as long as possible, WiKIT is going a different route. The Norwegian startup is committed to tailoring content to a child’s current level and introducing new concepts.

  

  Written by:

  • Christopher Walker