Biodiversity

Plus, Pensions for Purpose partners with IGG | Palatine’s impact fund buys skin cancer clinic | Finnfund’s biodiversity pledge.

A World Bank reforestation bond aimed at protecting the Amazon is the largest outcome bond the bank has ever priced.

A yeast oil developed by a Dutch biotech firm may transform the food and personal care industries by slashing the carbon footprint of conventional palm oil, which can be found in 60% of supermarket products. 

From our ‘Impact Investing and the Just Transition’ report: There is a dire need for more affordable housing across Europe. Can investors help address this demand, while also navigating changing regulations and generating strong returns?

Downforce Technologies, a global digital measurement, reporting and verification startup in soil organic carbon measurement and prediction, has closed a $4.2m funding round led by Equator VC.

A report from UBS Asset Management and Planet Tracker aims to provide investors in solar, wind and bioenergy with a roadmap on holistic approaches to nature-related risks.

Funded by the Ikea Foundation, the two organisations will work together on a catalytic pilot investment in the Mount Kenya landscape.

The latest report by the Dutch impact investment advisor highlights a lack of investment in the world’s oceans, despite a six-fold jump in ocean-focused funds.

The natural carbon capture project has secured catalytic funding from French asset manager Mirova along with Rubicon Carbon and GenZero.

Family offices are increasingly alert to both the investment opportunities and risks to their businesses associated with climate change, according to a new survey.