Updates

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.

iGravity appoints co-head of investments | De Klerk becomes supervisory board member at ILX Management | Unity Trust appoints new COO | KGAL boosts sustainable infrastructure with latest hire.

Conroy moves to new role to support impact team | Rebalance Earth appoints new chair | Triodos Bank makes two senior hires | GEAPP hires Koech as vice president for Africa

The Swiss impact investor has appointed Nadia Nikolova as its new CEO | KOLTIVA appoints Joe Keen Poon as executive chairman | LeapFrog makes healthcare hire with Swati Mehta.

Phenix’s advisory service will hand now be a separate business called PCG Impact. Plus, Gist Impact and Natural History Museum collaborate on biodiversity | Impact Bridge fund close | New Horizon care home portfolio.

The Carbon Technology Research Foundation has appointed Maria-Krystyna Duval as CEO | British International Investment makes new hire for Francophone West and Central Africa | NatureAlpha hires head of sales.

Resonance has appointed Erika Brodnock and Verena Hefti to the investment committee of the Resonance Community Developers Fund | CapShift co-founder takes on new role | New Forests makes first European hire.

Michael Wehrle takes over from Philipp Mueller at BlueOrchard, while Mueller moves to Blue Earth Capital | M&G hires Charlie Anniss as fund manager of its Nature and Biodiversity Solutions Fund

Exploring the dangers of excessive executive pay | Unlocking community finance in the UK | How Europe can take the lead on climate tech | Impact investing in alternative markets.

The Dutch media group, Impact Investor’s parent company and also home to financial newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad, BNR Nieuwsradio and UK-based IPE, received the certification for meeting high social and environmental standards.