The fund will invest in the “missing middle” between venture and buyout in climate-related sectors including energy transition, buildings and mobility, climate intelligence, production and consumption, and food and agriculture.
The Dutch pension fund for the retail sector had already applied similar benchmarks to other parts of its portfolio. The tracked SDGs are in line with scheme members’ preferences and linked to the retail and supply chain sectors.
The UK’s local government pension fund plans to back specialist sectors such as supported and regulated housing and SME financing with a focus in the south-west of England.
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