Investment

A new initiative aims to bring access to a wider range of impact investing tools and expertise to foundations and other philanthropic organisations looking to expand their involvement in impact investing.

Reactive Technologies has raised £25m in a funding round led by M&G Investments, BGF and Breakthrough Energy Ventures for the global expansion of its technological solutions in support of the renewable energy transition.

The natural carbon capture project has secured catalytic funding from French asset manager Mirova along with Rubicon Carbon and GenZero.

Danish impact investors Unconventional Ventures co-led a €4.9m funding round in Cellugy, a biotech startup replacing fossil fuel-based materials in personal care products with naturally-derived cellulose-based solutions.

The AIIB guarantee underpins a syndicated loan to support green projects in which Société Générale, ING and Standard Chartered Bank participated.

The firm said it will integrate impact considerations into their stock-picking approach, aiming to deliver both positive societal impact and attractive long-term returns.

The Esade Center for Social Impact has published a study on gender strategies in investing, looking at how European investment firms can move from awareness to action.

The new fund will focus on investments in commercially proven technologies such as onshore wind, solar panels and small-scale hydropower.

The fund secured investment from institutions including British Patient Capital and plans to fund impact startups in areas such as energy, transportation, and agriculture.

The investment structure ties the pricing of the loan to the achievement of measurable development goals.