Investment

Dutch pension ABP is set to invest €30bn into impact investments within the next six years, of which €11bn will be spread across climate and biodiversity solutions.

Mark Hall, place-based impact investing specialist at the Impact Investing Institute, analyses a landmark move that sets a precedent for other mainstream banks to follow.

Asset manager MEAG, part of the Munich Re Group,  is targeting a total size of up to €645m with its Sustainable Forestry Equity Fund, focusing on investments in US, New Zealand and Australia.

NLC Health Ventures has raised €58m since 2023, including €14m this year, to invest in bringing innovations to market that will relieve mounting pressures on healthcare systems globally, it says.

UK-based impact investor Bridges Fund Management has announced its second investment exit of 2024, with the sale of a supplier of plant-based foods to private equity firm NVM.

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The European investor has achieved closes on two funds investing in tech-oriented and sustainable businesses in quick succession, gathering more than €2bn in total commitments between them.

A new venture capital firm co-founded by Henry Dimbleby, a British food campaigner and co-founder of the natural fast food chain Leon, aims to make food production more sustainable.

The London-based alternative asset manager will use the investment to expand its network of biodiversity hotspots, which will generate income through the sale of credits.

The investment in Nepra addresses “a clear climate challenge”,  the Swiss specialist impact investor said.