Investment

A market study published by SpainNAB and the Esade Centre for Social Impact also revealed that direct impact investments in Spain grew by 26% in 2023 to over €1.52bn.

Healthcare has become a major focus for impact investors. At this year’s Impact Investor Conference, leading voices in the sector discussed the challenges and opportunities of investing to boost innovation and expand access to healthcare.

Blue Earth Capital has completed an investment into a private hospital in Namibia specialising in maternity and neonatal healthcare, in support of its acquisition by private equity investment manager Salt Capital.

The €400m impact fund backed by the Dutch government is developing its strategy in support of missing-middle SMEs, based on experience of its first decade of operations, and on discussions with stakeholders.

The public-private blended finance vehicle was launched two years ago with seed investment of £30m (€36m) from the UK government.

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 fund, which is Africa’s first structured debt vehicle focused on energy efficiency solutions, invests into early-stage businesses that are working on boosting climate resilience on the continent.

Speaking at the Impact Investor Conference, guiding lights in the sector said a continent-wide push to bring more and larger institutions into the impact investing arena is needed if the sector is to realise its full potential as a force for good.

A majority of local government pension schemes are considering local impact benefits when making decisions on what asset classes to invest in, a survey has found.

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.