Infrastructure

The European Investment Bank has provided €55m in EU guarantee-backed funds under the Ukraine Recovery Programme to reconstruct critical social infrastructure in 2025 and beyond.

The asset manager has invested in assets based in the Netherlands and Spain, which it will transform into carbon neutral properties, it says.

Investors in real assets can harness urban design and nature-based solutions to safeguard against climate-related risks in cities and urban areas, say Emily Hamilton and Julie Futcher.

According to the latest annual report by India’s Impact Investors Council, impact-focused enterprises in the country raised a total of $2.9bn in 2023, compared to the $6bn raised the previous year.

An L&G survey indicates increasing enthusiasm for impact investing mandates within the private markets portfolios of UK pension schemes, insurers and charities.

The newly elected government has met leading figures from the country’s impact investment sector in a bid to mobilise funding for housing and other social priorities.

The investor is seeking to support emerging markets infrastructure development in the areas of renewable energy, clean mobility, health, water, and sanitation.

UK impact investor Rob Gardner hopes to revolutionise investing in nature-based solutions with his latest fund management venture, Rebalance Earth.

Infranity has launched its €3bn Enhanced Return Debt Fund, which will allocate 50% of its portfolio to climate solutions with five investments already made.

The new fund gives investors the chance to invest in proven infrastructure projects ranging from hydrogen to biogas production facilities, primarily in Europe.