Infrastructure

The UK’s Impact Investing Institute leads efforts to drive more institutional capital into underinvested cities, towns and regions

The new fund will focus on addressing major social inequality in the UK, which is growing following the COVID-19 pandemic

With global leaders due to meet next month in Egypt at COP27, the mayors of some of world’s biggest cities have announced a record investment in climate projects for cities in the Southern Hemisphere.

The investment was made through the Bridges Sustainable Growth Funds and supplemented by further investments from MSCI and Fairview Equity Partners

The Article 9 fund is one of Europe’s largest cross-border residential investment vehicles, with a portfolio of around 30 properties in seven countries

The tool, developed in collaboration with Springco, looks at the impact that a residential building or complex can have on those living there, and on its surroundings

A new report by the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment calls on investors to look beyond “traditional” thematic investments towards place-based investing in poor urban communities 

The rollout of smart cities in Africa is crucial to global sustainable development. But there are significant barriers to overcome, including lack of know-how and security concerns around the deployment of new technologies

Cardano Development is joining forces with a team of housing experts to create a platform to build affordable housing and associated social infrastructure across Africa, starting in Morocco and Tunisia

Gresham House’s sustainable infrastructure fund announced higher than predicted investment returns thanks to higher valuations in sectors such as vertical farming, digital infrastructure and battery storage