Investment

Real estate is a crucial frontier in fighting climate change. Meka Brunel, chair of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), is demonstrating just how significant the sector’s impact can be.

One of the key players in the inter-governmental dialogues ahead of COP26 is renowned impact investor Stephen Brenninkmeijer. He illuminates the background to the UN climate conference and his vision for impact investing.

Impact investing in the Benelux may become mainstream within a decade as a new generation of wealth owners stand to inherit vast amounts of money.

Impact bonds are growing in popularity among philanthropists and governments. An overview of which countries are leading the way.

Invest International officially went live on October 1 with a low-key launch of its website. But the new government-backed Dutch investment institution has huge ambitions.

Do impact bonds live up to their promise as an efficient financier of social services? Probably – but there is no conclusive proof, says a leading research economist into the instrument.

With the impact investing industry maturing and the stakes being raised by the climate crisis, could the sector be set for a wave of consolidation? Andreas Nilsson of Golding Capital Partners believes so.

Green bonds are very popular, while only a handful of blue bonds were issued in recent years. But that might be changing.

The Energy Entrepreneurs Growth Fund, founded late 2019 and managed by Triple Jump, announced today it has made its first investments totalling $10mn in three off-grid solar providers in sub-Saharan Africa.

“We’re a place to look for early first ideas.” Ian de Cruz tells us how P4G has found a niche between development finance institutions (DFIs) and private capital.