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For the first time in history, farmed fish production has overtaken that of wild catch. That’s partly why impact investment fund Summa Equity is betting on the sustainable salmon sector to grow five-fold by 2040.

The latest report from MainStreet Partners reveals that green bonds now represent 57% of the total green, social and sustainability bond issuance, reaching a record-breaking $356bn in issuance in the first half of this year.

The Norwegian private equity firm’s climate impact fund has received backing from a broad range of investors, and will focus on innovative technologies that improve the efficiency and sustainability of value chains, it says.

Bella Landymore and Sarah Teacher, the recently appointed co-CEOs of the Impact Investing Institute, discuss co-leadership and their ambitious five-year plan with Paula Garrido.

OroraTech has raised €25m for its wildfire predictive AI technology, and for its global expansion plans. Extreme wildfire events are an increasing challenge, more than doubling globally from 2003 to 2023.

The company’s software, which improves the accuracy and efficiency of breast cancer detection, is used widely in Germany and is also being trialled in India. Vara is backed by European family offices and other investors.

When it comes to impact investing for institutional asset owners, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. But four case studies of large institutional investors by the GIIN show three features they all have in common.

The fund aims to provide investors with access to a range of carbon removal projects, at a time when governments are waking up to the scale of work required to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

AI is creating new opportunities for climate solutions. But whether it can be a force for good in the impact sector will depend upon the decarbonisation of its power systems, says Impax Environmental Markets’ Thomas Morris-Brown.

Institutional investors and managers in the UK predict significant growth in the impact investing market, with place-based investing gaining the most momentum, according to a Pensions for Purpose survey.