Climate & environment

The NMB Jamii Bond, Tanzanian NMB Bank’s inaugural sustainability bond, has cross-listed on the London Stock Exchange to drive institutional capital into the country’s climate finance and development projects.

Ocean 14 Capital Fund I, an impact fund investing in the blue economy, has announced it has reached a final close at just over €201m.

For pension funds and other institutional investors, the concept of a just transition is becoming increasingly important. While there are plenty of challenges ahead, there are also opportunities to make a real difference.

Backed by the UN Environment Programme Finance Institute, the framework offers investors metrics on how to assess the impacts of investing in climate adaptation and resilience.

More than 150 brands and suppliers in the apparel and footwear industry use Carbonfact software to help them to better understand where their carbon emissions come from and how they can reduce them.

The investment from Zurich-based responsAbility, following on from one from the Development Bank of Austria, reflects growing interest in supporting India’s energy transition among international investors.

How can pension funds and other institutional investors help ensure a just transition to a more sustainable economy? Join us on 16 May at The Conduit in London to explore this critical question.

Following a 10-year low in blended finance investment in 2022, multilateral development banks and development finance institutions are investing in greater sums to tackle climate change. 

Global investment firm Cambridge Associates is one of the investors in the new fund, which is focused on making the seafood value chain less wasteful.

Plastic waste is a big problem, but less so if it can be turned into second-hand plastic or even oil. That’s the market investment fund Infinity Recycling operates in.