Blended finance

Regenerative agriculture is among the sectors attracting more interest from nature-positive investors despite facing financial and structural barriers, according to responsAbility.

The Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 has received funding from a variety of public, private, and philanthropic investors with additional commitments from FMO and Proparco expected shortly.

Ministers want to see more money from the City of London invested in companies in emerging markets whose businesses help meet climate goals.

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

As governments across the world shift their focus to preventative health, a new Milken Institute report explores ways to finance the reinvention of preventative healthcare in the UK, including attracting more capital from local government pension schemes.

Blended finance is mobilising private investment to meet development aims, but it needs to be part of a wider toolbox of support from national and supra-national bodies, World Economic Forum delegates heard.

The investment will see BII and FMO partner with Swiss-based SUSI Partners to develop a renewable energy platform from scratch.

Education and employment are key development challenges for many parts of Africa. A substantial increase in funding, and the development of innovative investment opportunities are needed, say Paul Ronalds and Sandeep Aneja.

Ninety One’s Africa and emerging market-focused strategy has raised close to $700m (€668m) in capital across three different funds in the past decade.

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