Karolina Adamkiewicz

Articles written by Karolina Adamkiewicz

• The 3 minute interview: Mila Lukic, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships

  Posted in category:

  • 3 minute interview,
  • Outcomes contracts

  

  The 3 minute interview: Mila Lukic, Bridges Outcomes Partnerships

  Posted in category:

  • 3 minute interview,
  • Outcomes contracts

  16 Dec 2025

  Mila Lukic, CEO and founder of Bridges Outcomes Partnerships talks to Karolina Adamkiewicz about the motivations for launching a platform dedicated to outcomes-based financing and the evolution of the sector.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact investors co-lead $44m funding round into bound4blue

  Posted in category:

  • Blue economy,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Startup/Scale-up,
  • Venture capital

  

  Impact investors co-lead $44m funding round into bound4blue

  Posted in category:

  • Blue economy,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Startup/Scale-up,
  • Venture capital

  12 Dec 2025

  The Spanish company will use the investment to further scale its offering of automated wind-assisted propulsion systems for shipowners and shipping companies seeking to reduce fuel costs and polluting emissions.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Norfund backs programme accelerating energy access in Côte d’Ivoire

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Energy access

  

  Norfund backs programme accelerating energy access in Côte d’Ivoire

  Posted in category:

  • Development finance,
  • Energy access

  11 Dec 2025

  The Norwegian DFI will invest approximately €11.5m in the second social bond issuance from PEPT, helping to finance up to 400,000 new grid connections for low income households and small businesses.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• EIF backs energy transition growth fund with €70m

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy transition,
  • EU funding

  

  EIF backs energy transition growth fund with €70m

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy transition,
  • EU funding

  08 Dec 2025

  The investment will be made in the Klima Energy Fund II from global financial services firm Alantra, which will focus on scaling technologies that are needed for Europe’s energy transition.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• BII announces $150m transition financing facility investment in Africa

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Development finance,
  • Just transition

  

  BII announces $150m transition financing facility investment in Africa

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Development finance,
  • Just transition

  04 Dec 2025

  British International Investment has partnered with FirstRand to launch the facility, which aims to accelerate transition finance projects across Africa to respond to the challenges of climate change.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Unconventional Ventures raises €50m at first close for fund II

  Posted in category:

  • Diversity, equity & inclusion,
  • Venture capital

  

  Unconventional Ventures raises €50m at first close for fund II

  Posted in category:

  • Diversity, equity & inclusion,
  • Venture capital

  26 Nov 2025

  The fund, which will invest into early-stage ventures led by diverse founding teams, was backed by a range of public and private institutional investors and family offices.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact investors welcome COP30 finance accelerator to drive farmland restoration

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment

  

  Impact investors welcome COP30 finance accelerator to drive farmland restoration

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment

  24 Nov 2025

  Nine countries have backed the Brazil-led RAIZ accelerator that aims to galvanise public and private sector investment for the restoration of degraded farmland.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Mirova backs Indian soil carbon project with $30m

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Just transition

  

  Mirova backs Indian soil carbon project with $30m

  Posted in category:

  • Agri-food,
  • Biodiversity,
  • Climate & environment,
  • Just transition

  21 Nov 2025

  The initiative, which is being driven by Asian carbon project developer Varaha, will support the transition of over 337,000 smallholder farmers toward regenerative practices.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Impact Investor Conference: ‘When justice systems improve, economies grow’

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Social impact

  

  Impact Investor Conference: ‘When justice systems improve, economies grow’

  Posted in category:

  • Events,
  • Impact ecosystem,
  • Impact measurement,
  • Social impact

  17 Nov 2025

  Ronald Lenz of the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law opened this year’s Impact Investor Conference highlighting the justice gap and why SDG 16 should be an investment priority.

  

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  • Karolina Adamkiewicz

• Investors back battery contamination control startup

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy transition,
  • Transport,
  • Venture capital

  

  Investors back battery contamination control startup

  Posted in category:

  • Climate & environment,
  • Energy transition,
  • Transport,
  • Venture capital

  14 Nov 2025

  DREV has raised €2.8m for its contamination control technology for the battery industry, helping to protect worker health and safety, improve production efficiency, and recover critical metals.

  

  Written by:

  • Karolina Adamkiewicz