The Business Investment Financing Track has been set up to accelerate financial support for smallholder farmers and MSMEs in the agri-food sector, and improve food security and agricultural development in low-income countries.
Eiffel Investment Group has announced the final close of its Eiffel Impact Debt II fund, which has already deployed nearly 60% of capital raised across 21 European medium sized enterprises.
The Pact’s sets out to enhance multilateral cooperation in order to boost the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, and to better respond to current and future global challenges.
The new certification programme is focused on evaluating and recognising investors, companies and financial instruments that are working towards greater gender inclusion.
To mark World Rhino Day on 22 September, Impact Investor spoke to the team behind the Wildlife Conservation Bond, working to help local black rhinoceros in South African populations recover from the brink of extinction.
Danish company MATR Foods has signed a €20m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to expand production of its clean label plant-based meat alternatives.
Summa Equity has invested in Nutris, a Croatian factory developing sustainable protein sources from fava beans, through the €2.3bn Summa Equity Fund III.
Infranity has launched its €3bn Enhanced Return Debt Fund, which will allocate 50% of its portfolio to climate solutions with five investments already made.
The IFC has launched an initiative to help banks integrate climate risk in their decision-making processes and build resilience against the impacts of climate change on their businesses and on loan portfolios.
The Norwegian development finance institution has invested $10m into Honduran bank Banco Popular to improve access to financial services for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Honduras.
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