The circular economy to keep the planet’s precious resources in productive use for longer is entering popular consciousness. EU policies are driving investment opportunities in getting rid of waste.
For decades, he devoted his life to reinforcing the capitalist order as we know it. Now Ronald Beuk tries to replace the old system with a new model for sustainable companies and investments.
Which conventional banks are willing to provide a loan to a cash-poor company hiring immigrants to make clothes? Not a single one, was Thami Schweichler’s bitter experience. But Generous Minds offered an alternative path to investors.
It’s a question all impact investors are grappling with: how to quantify the impact of their investments. The Netherlands’ largest pension asset manager APG says it has the answer.
Future Food Fund, a €12mn Dutch specialist venture capital fund that provides early-stage capital for agriculture technology (agtech) startups, is considering launching a second fund next year.
A GPS cattle tracker, a harvester robot for white asparagus and a packaging-free online supermarket. These are some of the investments of the €12mn Future Food Fund (FFF), a Dutch seed capitalist that invests in innovative agricultural and food technologies.
Patron Capital Partners, a private equity real estate fund, recently launched the world’s first ‘gender-lens’ property fund. Its managing partner, Keith Breslauer, explains why.
In Finland, social impact bonds are showing success in tackling long-term employment. Jussi Nykänen, a co-founder of FIM Impact Investment, the first impact investment fund management company in the Nordics, explains how.
Crowdfunding has emerged as an interesting tool for impact businesses to find venture capital. According to some Dutch crowdfunding platforms, more investors are willing to invest even without interest.
Sustainable investor Impax Asset Management topped the milestone of £30bn of assets under management in March as it continues to grow exponentially. “Covid has reinforced our investment case,” said founder and CEO Ian Simm.
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