Climate & environment

The money will be made available for small and medium-sized businesses and mid-caps, with a particular focus on financing climate-relevant and agricultural projects across the European Union.

FemoGas will use the funds to refinance and build liquid agricultural biomethane plants aimed at helping decarbonise Europe’s road and maritime transport sectors.

The SECO Startup Fund is under new management with a new strategy and a commitment to invest more than €5m to better serve firms in emerging markets.

The European Investment Bank and the Institut Català de Finances have signed a €100m loan agreement to support SME investment in sustainability and climate change adaptation and mitigation.

The funding for Hinckley E-Waste Recycling was made through the uMunthu II fund. The Nigerian e-waste firm aims to recycle up to 30,000 tonnes of waste annually.

Shifting global political priorities have not dampened institutional investors’ momentum in nature-based investments, according to new study.

Ambienta’s majority stake acquisition of the Stockholm-based trenchless water infrastructure firm No Dig Alliance follows on from the launch of new small-cap strategy.

The new organisation will focus on the energy transition, digitalisation, improving access to funding for entrepreneurs and boosting innovation and international impact, the Invest-NL CEO tells Impact Investor.

A new report from climate change think tank E3G proposes a blueprint to bridge the climate finance gap in developing countries.

The framework aims to align portfolios with decarbonisation, identifying investment strategies that focus on limiting global warming to 2°C while also delivering financial returns.