Investment

KlimaVest is the first impact fund in Germany focusing on real assets for private investors. Tobias Huzarski, head of impact investment at Commerz Real, the fund’s manager, talks to Impact Investor.

Alexandra Clark, co-founder of Sentient Ventures, says she wants to disrupt the animal-based food products market by driving the development of better vegan products 

The managing director of Anthos Fund & Asset Management’s impact funds portfolios talks about investing for impact with values as a compass

This academic book focuses on SDG 17. The authors highlight the crucial role of local partnerships as part of the UN’s 2030 agenda. 

Aera invests in potentially revolutionary technologies to reverse climate change. The partnership with Fidante will make its offerings more accessible to European institutional investors

Sustainable land use investments have the potential to become a new asset class but there is a shortage of investable projects. IDH aims to close the gap between motivated investors and innovative project developers.

The CEO of Phenix Capital Group talks to Paula Garrido about how the impact investing universe has expanded in size and across asset classes, as more investment managers and asset owners join in. 

Nesta Impact Investments, the investment arm of UK-based foundation Nesta, has made four investment as part of a new strategy to back impact-driven early-stage technology companies

Naϊo’s robots aim to reduce labour shortage, the physical strains of agricultural labour, combat soil erosion, reduce herbicide use and lower the CO2 emissions associated with farming 

The Meaningful Impact High Yield fund is the first high yield impact fund to launch in the Nordics and has raised €48.5m at first close, according to Norselab