Asset owners, industry experts and market practitioners came together at last week’s Impact Investor Forum to share their experiences and talk about how place-based investing is changing the landscape for investors and communities.
The BluePeak Private Capital Fund II aims to provide flexible credit solutions to Africa’s underserved mid-sized businesses, and has received backing from several European development finance institutions.
The loan is part of a $199m International Finance Corporation-led initiative to support Amartha, an Indonesia fintech company operating in rural Indonesia connecting underserved microenterprises with affordable capital.
Private individuals can invest in unlisted climate technology companies starting from €20,000, which the platform hopes will broaden access to climate impact investing.
Enthos Circular Feed Technologies will use the funds to run a new plant that relies on insects to transform organic waste into protein and oil products for the animal and aquaculture feed industry.
The initiative aims to support green and circular economy enterprises across Colombia, Peru, and Brazil, generating jobs and also supporting local communities and Indigenous groups.
Ocean Panel’s paper on ocean employment highlights the challenges and opportunities for employment and economic growth in the transition to a sustainable blue economy.
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