UNOPS, the United Nations Office for Project Services, has put out an open call for investors and partners to co-design and back large-scale sustainable infrastructure projects in “emerging and frontier markets”.
In an exclusive interview Nick O’Donohoe, the CEO of CDC, the UK development finance institution, reveals details of the bank’s new strategy, a new Chair, and even a new name.
Detailhandel, the pension fund for Dutch retailers, claims it has slashed close to 70% of the carbon footprint of its euro credit portfolio by transferring it to a custom-made SDG benchmark.
“In some ways, wind and solar investments are old news,” says Chris Leslie, Global Head of Sustainability at Macquarie Asset Management. “The focus now is on technologies that enable the energy transition.”
Much more than a textbook, ‘Principles of sustainable finance’ is more a ‘call to arms.’ This fascinating take on the world of sustainable finance pulls no punches for the financial sector.
After years of negotiations, a deal on the rules governing global trading in carbon offsets was reached at COP26. Barbara Baarsma, CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank, expects a strong surge in demand for high-quality carbon credits.
Oikocredit has appointed Mirjam ‘t Lam as its new managing director. Her task: steer the Dutch cooperative and social impact investor through the post-Covid recovery.
Some $2.5trn of the UN development goals has yet to be invested and “75% of that gap is made up of critical infrastructure projects in the developing world,” says Philipp Mueller, chief executive officer of BlueOrchard Finance.
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