Investment

Investors in the fund include the International Finance Corporation, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Dutch entrepreneurial development bank FMO

We sit down with Avent Bezuidenhoudt, the newly-appointed CEO of Earth Capital, to understand her mission as she takes the helm of the boutique impact investor 

ASN Impact Investors is asking for help from the public to find listed companies which don’t damage nature. So far, the investor has only identified three companies that fit the bill, representing 0.01% of publicly listed companies

The Bermuda-registered financial services group says the move reflects rising interest in impact investing from its private clients

José María Ortiz, head of the impact investment division at consultancy Palladium, believes nature-based solutions will become a much larger part of investors’ portfolios

The ‘Innovative Funds for our Future’ challenge recognises funds investing in early-stage businesses generating impact across eight SDG areas

This collection of essays by various Stanford leading lights and giants in the social impact investing field is a ‘must read’ for those in the impact investing space

A report aimed at UK policymakers argues that grants, guarantees and tax relief need to be combined to maximise benefits and grow the social impact investment market

Trapview, which uses artificial intelligence to reduce pesticide use, has secured backing from investors including the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund, Demeter and Pymwymic. 

Investments in the new fund include Neggst, a Berlin-based startup which has developed a plant-based egg and has raised €5m in its first fundraising round