Climate & environment

The Good Fashion Fund has provided a $2m loan to K.K.P Fine Linen for the installation of an effluent treatment plant in its recently acquired wet processing facility.

Although asset owners view nature-based solutions as crucial to deal with the challenges of climate change, most funds lack dedicated governance structures and expertise to report on nature-related risks, a new report by Pensions for Purpose has found.

The fund has attracted public and private sector investment from Europe and Asia to support innovative firms whose activities help decarbonise the transport sector.

Swedfund has allocated €40m to the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund, focusing on climate resilient infrastructure and digital connectivity in Africa and Southeast Asia.

Africa currently has an average electrification rate of 50%, leaving some 600 million people without access to reliable power. The projects form part of a wider initiative to halve that number by 2030.

Returning US president Donald Trump has carried through on pledges to pull out of the Paris climate change agreement, but that has not dampened enthusiasm for sustainable investment among European investors, a new survey found. 

The investment will help support Vietnamese companies to move to clean energy sources as the country seeks to reduce its reliance on fossil fuel power.

The firm plans to expand its fleet of low emissions uncrewed surveying vessels to meet growing demand from customers including offshore wind developers and marine protection agencies.

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New Forests has raised A$600m at final close for the Australia New Zealand Landscapes and Forestry Fund, with commitments from institutional investors from across Europe and Asia-Pacific.