The Restoration Seed Capital Facility, co-led by the UN Environment Programme, aims to unlock more private finance for the restoration and preservation of forests in developing countries by backing impact funds in the space.
The investment has been made via the jointly developed Growth Impact Fund and will help social enterprise Doing What Really Matters in its aim to support 25% of the UK’s prison population into higher education by 2030.
We talk to the national advisory boards (NABs) for impact investing in France, Germany and Italy to find out how the landscape for pension fund investment in impact is evolving.
We talk to the national advisory boards (NABs) for impact investing in the Netherlands, the UK and Sweden about their views on how local pension funds are embracing impact investing.
The co-founder and chair of Impact Finance Belgium talks about the development of impact investing in the country and plans to accelerate growth of the sector in years to come.
An estimated £2.2trn is currently invested in sustainable funds with a focus on climate. The Institute hopes to see over half of that invested in a fair and inclusive transition to net zero within the next five years.
Perceived lack of investment products highlighted as the main barrier to social bond investing, according to a survey of more than 700 investment professionals.
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