Danielle Rossingh

Articles written by Danielle Rossingh

• IKEA Foundation’s new research will guide deployment of €600m in climate funding

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Philanthropy

  

  IKEA Foundation’s new research will guide deployment of €600m in climate funding

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Philanthropy

  16 Nov 2022

  Less than 2% of philanthropic capital is directed towards fighting climate change. But targeting “big wins” in this field can lead to more investment, according to research commissioned by the IKEA Foundation.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• COP27: Calls for greater participation of women in climate action

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Gender equality

  

  COP27: Calls for greater participation of women in climate action

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Gender equality

  11 Nov 2022

  The climate crisis cannot be solved without involving women, some of the world’s leading investment funds, foundations and financial institutions said in a joint letter published ahead of COP27

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Big Nature Impact Fund appoints Federated Hermes, Finance Earth as fund managers

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Climate & environment

  

  Big Nature Impact Fund appoints Federated Hermes, Finance Earth as fund managers

  Posted in category:

  • Blended finance,
  • Climate & environment

  08 Nov 2022

  The UK government-backed £30m fund aims to bring back Britain’s lost rainforests, which once covered large parts of its western coastline and inspired a classic crime novel.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Orchard Street’s real estate impact fund raises €105m at first close 

  Posted in category:

  • Funds,
  • Real Assets

  

  Orchard Street’s real estate impact fund raises €105m at first close 

  Posted in category:

  • Funds,
  • Real Assets

  03 Nov 2022

  The UK commercial property investment manager will tie 30% of its performance fees to the fund’s specific impact objectives.   

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Redstone and EnjoyVenture launch new €50m social impact fund

  Posted in category:

  • Funds,
  • Social impact

  

  Redstone and EnjoyVenture launch new €50m social impact fund

  Posted in category:

  • Funds,
  • Social impact

  03 Nov 2022

  The fund will invest in digital business models aimed at boosting the wellbeing of individuals through health and education and is backed by Germany’s Bank für Sozialwirtschaft as its anchor investor

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• SWEN’s Blue Ocean Fund exceeds €120m funding target

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Funds,
  • Investment

  

  SWEN’s Blue Ocean Fund exceeds €120m funding target

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Funds,
  • Investment

  31 Oct 2022

  Ocean impact investing is picking up speed as international institutional investors flocked to the Blue Ocean Fund, launched last year by Paris-based asset manager SWEN Capital Partners.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Renault-backed sustainable mobility fund Shift4Good completes first close at €100m

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Venture capital

  

  Renault-backed sustainable mobility fund Shift4Good completes first close at €100m

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Venture capital

  30 Oct 2022

  The new fund is targeting an additional €200m as it searches for companies offering scalable, disruptive technologies capable of slashing the carbon footprint of the transport sector.  

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Mayors of world’s largest cities pledge $1bn for urban climate action in the Global South

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Infrastructure

  

  Mayors of world’s largest cities pledge $1bn for urban climate action in the Global South

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Infrastructure

  24 Oct 2022

  With global leaders due to meet next month in Egypt at COP27, the mayors of some of world’s biggest cities have announced a record investment in climate projects for cities in the Southern Hemisphere.

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• BII, Norfund, Finnfund invest $200m in African forestry fund 

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Forestry

  

  BII, Norfund, Finnfund invest $200m in African forestry fund 

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Forestry

  24 Oct 2022

  Backed by development finance agencies of the UK, Norway and Finland, the African Forestry Impact Platform also announced its first acquisition. 

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh

• Liechtenstein-backed Lightrock raises €860m for first climate impact fund

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Funds

  

  Liechtenstein-backed Lightrock raises €860m for first climate impact fund

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Funds

  21 Oct 2022

  Lightrock’s inaugural climate fund backs tech companies focused on energy transition, decarbonisation, sustainable food & agriculture and sustainable transportation

  

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  • Danielle Rossingh