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Could artificial intelligence be the answer to saving the planet? Jeff Bezos, the multi-billionaire founder of Amazon, wants to find the answer with this latest initiative.

The new fund is said to be one of the biggest and most diverse institutional capital pools ever assembled for investment in the South American country.

Investments totalling almost $30m from UK and Nordic region DFIs bring commitments so far to $90m for the fund, which supports the uptake of climate insurance in emerging markets.

The transaction marks BII’s first direct financing into Southeast Asia and will help avoid 319,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.

Saveggy is tackling plastic and food waste with its proprietary technology that promises to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The company has received backing from impact investors including Unconventional Ventures.

The multi-institutional investment reflects growing interest in providing affordable insurance to cover Africa’s vulnerable smallholder farmers against climate-related risks.

Ahead of the European elections, Impact Europe and five national impact investing networks have launched their Impact Manifesto, calling on the EU to introduce policies to enable the work of impact investors.

The fundraising playbook for software has been set for decades. In climate tech, not so much. A new initiative aims to bring clarity for founders and investors, and fast-track climate technologies.

The new indicators are designed to sharpen the focus of the multilateral development bank group on accountability and impact, as well as standardising measurement of progress across its institutions.

The UN’s 2024 Financing for Sustainable Development Report calls for urgent measures to mobilise financing at scale to meet the 2030 Agenda.

The public-private partnership of insurers and global policymakers is working with BlackRock to put a new blueprint of scalable solutions for infrastructure projects into action.

GAWA is one of the impact investors backing Indian microfinance institution Sindhuja Microcredit, which has raised $14.5m to extend its services and develop new products, including individual loans to smallholder farmers.

Plus, UK farmers offered finance scheme to reduce costs and decarbonise | Wattron, a specialist in digital heating systems for the packaging industry raises €12m.

The joint loan to a sustainable marine tourism company will benefit local workers and reduce the environmental impact of visitors to the archipelago off the coast of Ecuador.

A $27m guarantee facility aims to boost renewable energy in Southern Africa and unlock up to $270m of private capital investment into independent power projects.

London CIV, Big Society Capital and Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust among investors behind the £123m first close of Savills’ Simply Affordable Homes fund which aims to help tackle the country’s rental crisis.

The Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund will invest in Western Europe’s logistics sector with the aim to transform existing ‘brown’ buildings into carbon neutral properties.

The fund, launched in early 2023, has attracted investment from African pension funds and other local institutional investors, along with development finance institutions.

The grants have a focus on amplifying measures that will benefit low-income and disadvantaged communities, while also helping to achieve net-zero objectives. There are calls for a similar approach to be taken in Europe.  

Ahead of this week’s PYM Impact Days, Ignaz Anderson discusses how wealth owners can find inspiration in the deep connection to nature of ancient cultures and embrace a a more systemic and regenerative approach to investing.

Signatories including impact investors and sector organisations outline measures they say should be implemented to boost private investment targeting poverty in the UK.