Danielle Rossingh

Articles written by Danielle Rossingh

• Goodwell Investments launches €50mn African SME fund

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  • Funds

  

  Goodwell Investments launches €50mn African SME fund

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  • Funds

  10 May 2021

  Goodwell Investments, the oldest impact investor in the Netherlands, has started a €50mn fund aimed at fast-growing small and medium-sized companies in Africa.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• The ESG job market is heating up

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  • Investment

  

  The ESG job market is heating up

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  • Investment

  26 Apr 2021

  The job market for sustainable investment roles has become so overheated that some firms are being priced out of the market for the best talent.
  Impact investment funds, however, can still pick and choose. “I’ve got a plethora of candidates that really want to get into impact.”

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Expert view: ‘The higher the impact, the higher investors’ return on investment’

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  • Investment

  

  Expert view: ‘The higher the impact, the higher investors’ return on investment’

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  • Investment

  19 Apr 2021

  No need to reinvent the wheel: in our regular column ‘The Expert’ impact investing pros share their lessons from the field. This week, Alexander Gangnus of Dennemeyer IP Consulting on assessing impact in company valuations.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• ‘Standardisation of SDGs is not a silver bullet’

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  • Impact measurement

  

  ‘Standardisation of SDGs is not a silver bullet’

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  • Impact measurement

  05 Apr 2021

  The creation of a single, standardised approach to measuring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) won’t absolve investors of the need to do their own due diligence, a panel of asset owners told the Phenix Virtual Impact Summit last week.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• ‘Faking impact is getting easier’

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  • Impact measurement

  

  ‘Faking impact is getting easier’

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  • Impact measurement

  02 Apr 2021

  With so many companies jumping on the impact investing bandwagon in recent years, the risk of ‘impact washing’ is growing. “Just with a good budget, you can sell an impact report to investors.”

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Four reasons why a B Corp certification adds value for investors

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  • Impact measurement

  

  Four reasons why a B Corp certification adds value for investors

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  • Impact measurement

  27 Mar 2021

  “B Corp is for business what Fairtrade is for coffee.” That’s according to Stefanie Kneer, head of impact management at London-based fund manager Bridges Fund Management. “For us, B Corp is probably one of the most relevant social and environmental accreditations.”

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• European guarantee to boost innovation

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  • Development finance

  

  European guarantee to boost innovation

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  • Development finance

  22 Mar 2021

  A European guarantee instrument played a major role in Invest NL’s decision to invest €7.5 million in Protix in the form of a convertible loan. What is the so-called InnovFin SME Guarantee?

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Insect producer Protix attracts €15.5M to prepare for international expansion

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  • Agri-food

  

  Insect producer Protix attracts €15.5M to prepare for international expansion

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  • Agri-food

  21 Mar 2021

  Protix, the Dutch pioneer company breeding insects, receives boost from new investment capital and EU food watchdog’s safety decision to approve its mealworms for human consumption. Operating at full capacity, it is aiming for two to three new production facilities in next five years.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh