Organisations seeking to boost impact investment in emerging markets and tackle nature loss took advantage of the global stage provided by the annual World Economic Forum to talk about key initiatives.
Swedish and German pension institutions and Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation have invested in the fund which targets forestry and agricultural investments in Australia and New Zealand.
The investment by a trio of European funds will enable FA Bio to expand its business, which develops microbial bioproducts to replace more harmful chemical agricultural inputs.
Investment by France’s TotalEnergies in fast-growing Indian renewables firm Adani Green Energy reflects wider investor interest in decarbonisation projects in the country.
The fund aims to help foster the development of indigenous tech companies in Ireland to support the country in meeting its climate change targets across a spectrum of agricultural and industrial sectors.
From the Impact Investor Guide 2024 – Despite the challenging global economic landscape and heightened geopolitical uncertainties, interest in impact investing is on the rise.
Impact Europe and GSG were among signatories to an open letter calling on the EU to put impact investing centre stage when reappraising its green investment regulatory framework.
The impact investor’s new sustainable forestry and agriculture blended finance fund builds on experience gained with an earlier land use fund, which has just made its final investments.
The COP28 climate summit in Dubai ended on a more positive note than had looked likely at one stage, but can all the upbeat talk and ambitious pledges lead to the huge surge in investment needed if climate change targets are to be met?
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