Representatives of 175 nations have committed to develop a legally binding agreement to beat plastic pollution, hailed as the most significant environmental multilateral deal since the Paris accord on climate
To mark International Women’s Day, Impact Investor talks to four women investing in female-led businesses or those providing products or services aimed at improving the lives of women and girls around the world
The European Circular Bioeconomy fund, which invests in late-stage, bio-based circular economy companies, has beaten expectations with a final close of €300m, exceeding its target by €50m
The Hague, best known as the city of peace and justice, wants to put itself on the map as the leading impact city in Europe. We talk to ImpactCity The Hague about their accelerator programme for startups that want to change the world
On the day the UK’s Impact Investing Institute publishes a major new report on the size and shape of the sector, we meet with CEO Sarah Gordon to discuss her views on taking impact investment to the next level
Private equity funds account for more than half of all impact funds, according to the latest report on the sector by Phenix Capital. A total of €136 billion has been committed to impact-focused private equity funds since 2015
New research commissioned by The B Team and supported by Business for Nature finds governments are spending $1.8 trillion every year subsidising the destruction of earth’s biodiversity
Infinity Recycling aims to create a circular economy for plastics. Its new fund has landed Dutch investment agency Invest-NL as a cornerstone investor, and will invest in companies offering advanced recycling technologies
Carol Sanford wanders through her collection of entrepreneurial heroes, presenting four game-changing archetypes for founders, leaders and impact investors
The launch of the first Sierra Leonean leone synthetic bond, highlights the importance of mobilising international capital into frontier-market currencies, as a tool to reduce the reliance of local borrowers on the dollar
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