There is scope to replicate the concept of the Ecuador debt-for-nature swap, according to Stefan Wandrag, who was the deal-lead for Climate Fund Managers.
Private equity is the most popular way for UK pension funds to make impact investments, but a wider geographical spread and greater attention to additionality would improve effectiveness, according to Pensions for Purpose.
The great majority of healthtech innovations never reach patients due to lack of early-stage funding and business expertise. NLC is changing that by building investible businesses around game-changing healthcare solutions.
Over the past decade, the EU-backed EIT Climate-KIC accelerator programme has supported 2,100 solutions and secured nearly €2bn in capital to address different aspects to the climate challenge.
Last week’s European Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels covered everything related to renewables and efficient energy use, including the role of private capital in accelerating the transition to clean heating and cooling.
Affordable housing is one of the busiest areas of impact investing at present. This study by three Lucerne academics with an entrepreneurial bent is well timed, if perhaps just a first step, writes Christopher Walker.
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