Breast cancer deaths disproportionately affect women in low- and middle-income countries. However, healthtech innovations are increasingly making life-saving screening more accessible.
Keynote speaker Sarah de Lagarde will discuss the impact of healthtech at this year’s Impact Investor Conference. But before that, Sarah, a double amputee, will be attempting to climb Kilimanjaro and raise funds for STAND.
A yeast oil developed by a Dutch biotech firm may transform the food and personal care industries by slashing the carbon footprint of conventional palm oil, which can be found in 60% of supermarket products.
44.01, a tech firm named after the molecular weight of carbon dioxide, attracted investors including climate investment leaders, geological carbon storage experts and technology developers.
Commitments from several regional pension schemes have boosted the fund’s capacity to invest in the development and acquisition of affordable housing in the UK, where there is an acute shortage.
The Dutch development bank FMO and Austrian DFI Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank have invested $20m into the Regional MSME Investment Fund for sub-Saharan Africa.
The Dutch institution says its largest ever syndicated loan will provide crucial support for beleaguered small businesses facing the country’s difficult economic conditions. BII and Swedfund are among the DFIs backing the facility.
The equity and bond strategies will target both social and environmental impact across nine impact themes and are being made available to both retail and institutional investors.
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