Funds

KGAL ESPF 6, which focuses on new hydrogen infrastructure projects in Europe, is investing in Arcadia eFuels, a climate-neutral e-kerosene production facility in Denmark.

All 12 investments will join Katapult’s accelerator programme to improve their growth prospects and strengthen their impact focus. 

Impact investor Snowball has expanded rapidly since it was founded seven years ago. We asked CIO Sean Farrell about his approach to developing a healthy portfolio in an uncertain investment climate.  

Launched in collaboration with its subsidiaries LBP AM and CNP Assurances, the new fund will finance European infrastructure projects aligned with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

SLM Partners is partnering with Impact Ag Partners to launch the SLM Agri Carbon Fund to invest in regenerative agriculture and carbon storage in Australia.

The Brussels-based investor believes the agri-food technology and bioeconomy sectors are still attractive funding destinations, despite fluctuating market conditions. 

Snowball has invested in the recently closed Aristata Impact Litigation Fund which supports legal action by under-resourced groups, while achieving uncorrelated financial returns 

Erik Syvertsen, CEO of Oslo-based Norselab, talks about the role of investment in building a world in which we can have our needs met “without compromising nature” and why ‘meaningfulness’ is key to their strategy.

Investments aim to facilitate the adoption of climate-positive technologies by smaller Indian companies, mitigating carbon emissions in one of the world’s largest and most rapidly developing economies. 

A study published by Bridgespan Group lays out the challenges that are unique to African-based impact funds and suggests solutions needed to stimulate  investment flows.