Funds

responsAbility Investments has invested $24m in Peruvian grower and supplier of superfruits Agrovision Corp through its Sustainable Food Latin America Fund.

The Growth Impact Fund developed by Big Issue Invest and UnLtd announced second close after raising £1.75m (€2m) from the Macquarie Group Foundation and BD Giving.

Carbon Equity has received additional financial backing, bringing total funding to €9m. It now plans to grow distribution through a variety of different channels, including targeting high net worth and mass affluent investors.

New guidance from the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation seeks to tackle potential conflicts between climate and biodiversity investments and provides recommendations on how to minimise the trade-offs.

The fund has invested in 11 companies operating across the energy, mobility, the built environment and technology enabling sectors. They will all join the Katapult accelerator programme.

The impact investor’s second credit impact fund aims to improve access to education, financial services and affordable housing for underserved demographic groups in developing markets.

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.