The transaction is the first debt conversion for nature to focus funding on terrestrial and freshwater conservation rather than on marine environments.
The banking group is providing loans to Finnish companies making green and sustainable investments, with support from European Investment Fund guarantees.
The asset manager is the latest company to firm up its plans to label funds under the UK’s financial regulator’s new regime, which is starting to gain traction.
The Baku climate change summit produced an agreement by governments to increase spending on climate mitigation and adaptation, but how much of this finance will be used to leverage private sector funding remains to be seen.
An L&G survey indicates increasing enthusiasm for impact investing mandates within the private markets portfolios of UK pension schemes, insurers and charities.
Healthcare has become a major focus for impact investors. At this year’s Impact Investor Conference, leading voices in the sector discussed the challenges and opportunities of investing to boost innovation and expand access to healthcare.
The €400m impact fund backed by the Dutch government is developing its strategy in support of missing-middle SMEs, based on experience of its first decade of operations, and on discussions with stakeholders.
Speaking at the Impact Investor Conference, guiding lights in the sector said a continent-wide push to bring more and larger institutions into the impact investing arena is needed if the sector is to realise its full potential as a force for good.
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