The UK and Dutch governments, alongside IDB Invest, have contributed to the Responsible Commodities Facility, which will provide $60m in loans to soy farmers committed conserving their forest reserves in the Brazilian Cerrado.
Modern slavery remains one of the most overlooked human rights challenges, yet it is deeply embedded in global supply chains and, by extension, in institutional investor portfolios, argues Maria Nazarova-Doyle.
The Oslo-based investor has already invested from its second fund in three firms providing technology and services to the sustainable fish farming industry.
Nuveen’s head of private equity impact talks to Impact Investor about what limited partners are looking for in the impact space, trends and themes that are shaping private equity, and future innovations in private capital and impact.
The collaboration aims to help low-income and vulnerable adults to manage their money online at a time when one in five UK households or individuals face some form of digital exclusion.
The DEG loan to the CRBD bank will use a guarantee from the European Fund for Sustainable Development Plus, and will support small businesses including those owned by women and young adults.
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