Climate & environment

At the Impact Investor conference, industry experts focused on the opportunities, challenges, and considerations when it comes to integrating biodiversity and natural capital into investment portfolios.

Atradius DSB, Lendahand and Carabus have joined forces to launch a new financing model, offering European retail investors full guarantees on their investments into social impact projects in emerging markets.

With more than half of global GDP dependent on systems provided by nature, protecting biodiversity plays a crucial role in keeping the world economy stable, the sustainable lender said in a new white paper.

The agreement was signed at COP16 with the aim of building resilience by developing nature-based solutions to face the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.

The Norwegian private equity firm’s climate impact fund has received backing from a broad range of investors, and will focus on innovative technologies that improve the efficiency and sustainability of value chains, it says.

OroraTech has raised €25m for its wildfire predictive AI technology, and for its global expansion plans. Extreme wildfire events are an increasing challenge, more than doubling globally from 2003 to 2023.

The fund aims to provide investors with access to a range of carbon removal projects, at a time when governments are waking up to the scale of work required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

Institutional investors and managers in the UK predict significant growth in the impact investing market, with place-based investing gaining the most momentum, according to a Pensions for Purpose survey.

The Blue Revolution Fund, which aims to support the restoration of the marine ecosystem, has exceeded its initial €75m target, and aims to foster more sustainable practices in the commercial production of seafood.

Businesses in the European Union have boosted their commitments to tackling climate change, according to a survey by the European Investment Bank.