From our ‘Impact Investing and the Just Transition’ report: There is a dire need for more affordable housing across Europe. Can investors help address this demand, while also navigating changing regulations and generating strong returns?
Investors are becoming increasingly aware of the potential of natural capital to deliver “resilient and impactful returns”, a survey of British asset owners found.
Pension funds can play a vital role in developing affordable housing for local communities, but there are several key considerations they should focus on, says Better Society Capital’s Linda Carmody.
London CIV, Big Society Capital and Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust among investors behind the £123m first close of Savills’ Simply Affordable Homes fund which aims to help tackle the country’s rental crisis.
The Fidelity Real Estate Logistics Impact Climate Solutions Fund will invest in Western Europe’s logistics sector with the aim to transform existing ‘brown’ buildings into carbon neutral properties.
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A £10m commitment from the social impact investor bolsters a fund expected to finance thousands of new homes and which has now made its first deployment.
Impact considerations are on the rise among real estate investors who want to see both social and environmental goals as the cornerstone of investment strategies.
The UK’s local government pension fund plans to back specialist sectors such as supported and regulated housing and SME financing with a focus in the south-west of England.
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