Spanish food-tech company Heura Foods has raised €40m which it will invest in innovation and the expansion of its portfolio of technological patents in the production of plant-based foods.
Pluralis will use the funds to invest in independent media in countries in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe where media diversity is under threat.
The EU-backed funding is part of €4.2bn in debt financing announced by H2 Green Steel for its large-scale green steel plant in Sweden, on top of equity investments of €300m and a €250 million grant from the EU’s Innovation Fund.
The fund has invested in Rift Labs, a lighting company helping to increase crop yields and reduce water consumption and pesticide use, and Looping, a company tackling transport plastic packaging waste.
After developing a pilot programme last year, the industry body hopes its new qualification will help close the knowledge gap and lead to a better understanding of impact investing.
Arturo Benito, CEO of Spain’s Impact Bridge Asset Management, talks about the company’s quest to drive social impact by building bridges between multiple stakeholders.
FINN, which operates a car subscription business in the US and Germany, will use the €100m funding round to more than double the share of low-emission vehicles to over 80% of its fleet.
The green and sustainability-linked loan from IFC will finance renewable energy projects in emerging markets, including those heavily reliant on coal, in support of a just transition to a low carbon economy.
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