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The CEO of Pensions for Purpose talks to Impact Investor about key trends and themes, the bifurcation of investors who are doing a little and those who are doing a lot, and the need for greater innovation in the impact industry.

The investment will allow Johnvents to more than double output from one of its processing plants, boosting exports, creating jobs and raising incomes for smallholder farmers.

Regenerative agriculture is among the sectors attracting more interest from nature-positive investors despite facing financial and structural barriers, according to responsAbility.

Rosa Sangiorgio, executive chair of GSG Impact’s new national partner for Switzerland, discusses the potential of the Swiss impact investing market and the development of a theory of change to improve understanding and mobilise capital more effectively. 

An agreement to provide a €500m counter-guarantee for BNP Paribas adds to a growing list of similar pacts with European banks in support of the wind industry.

One of the largest private banks in Ethiopia is seeking to develop financial services tailored to improve the growth prospects of up to one million small businesses.

SDG 16 is among the most underfunded of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and needs greater attention amid rising levels of violence, inequality and corruption, say impact investors.

As the UK government moves forward with reforms in the local government pensions sector, Anna Shiel, chief investment officer at Better Society Capital, explores the challenges and opportunities of leveraging impact investing to drive local growth.

The collaboration is aimed at accelerating the move to net zero in the Netherlands, where solar and wind energy has advanced so much, it is entering a new phase, according to ASN Impact and StartGreen.

Creating and expanding markets for goods and services in emerging economies is speeding up progress towards development goals, but more can be done, according to a new discussion paper.