Investment

At the COP 30 summit Belém, Europe did not get what it would have liked. Countries agreed to strive to triple funding for adaptation. But a plan to phase out fossil fuels did not come about, despite a back-guard battle by the EU.

The Barcelona-based impact investor’s new fund includes investment protection mechanisms provided by state-owned COFIDES to attract private funding.

The investment will fund over 1,000 zero-bills homes across the UK, delivering new-build properties aimed at reducing fuel-poverty, guaranteeing residents no energy bills for at least five to ten years.

Panellists debated the complex issue of maintaining fiduciary duty while including natural, social and human capital when building resilience in institutional impact portfolios at this year’s Impact Investor Conference in The Hague.

A survey from the Global Impact Investing Network highlights concerns over impact classification and measurement, as institutions seek to scale impact investment.

The bond, launched as the COP30 climate summit takes place in Brazil, is intended to provide a blueprint for further issuance to support development in the region.

In a world of political and policy headwinds, development finance institutions are aiming to mobilise private capital and innovate to build impact, said speakers at the Impact Investor conference.

DREV has raised €2.8m for its contamination control technology for the battery industry, helping to protect worker health and safety, improve production efficiency, and recover critical metals.

Afrigeen Debt Impact Fund has invested €15m through a senior secured financing facility for SolarX, a solar solutions developer and operator for commercial and industrial customers in West Africa.

The fourth edition of our annual conference took place in The Hague earlier this week, attracting leading voices from Europe’s impact investing sector. Here is a selection of some of the photos from the day.