Funds

Aurea has developed crop intelligence analytics that support precision orchard farming, enabling fruit growers to monitor and treat trees individually, avoiding the ‘blanket’ approach used in traditional farming

The subsidy-free fund has secured backing from pension funds and other institutional investors and plans to invest in new-build utility scale solar infrastructure projects across the UK

Dublin-based KBI Global Investors analyses revenue streams within its investee companies to assess progress towards Sustainable Development Goals

The SDG-focused manager of Europe’s largest impact fund is opening an office in Palo Alto, their first outside Europe, which will initially focus on healthcare investments

Systemiq Capital’s new fund will invest in early-stage climate tech innovation to accelerate the transition to a more resilient, clean and just global economy 

The $15bn fund invests in the transformation of carbon-intensive industries as well as the development and accessibility of clean energy and has secured backing from institutional investors from around the world 

Vervoer joins Dutch pension funds ABP and bpfBouw in backing private debt fund which will invest jointly with development finance institutions to provide loans for SDG-focused companies and projects in emerging markets

The Planet Fund is supported by UK media group Sky and will invest in early-stage startups tackling sustainability issues including decarbonisation, climate resilience and the circular economy

The Innovating Justice Fund aims to help deliver equal access to justice for all by investing in startups that improve access to justice services for disadvantaged communities in emerging markets

The EU has put forward legislation that, if adopted without amendment, could mean the end for some impact investment funds. Impact investors are calling on EU legislators to correct a fatal flaw in the proposal