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The Danish commercial pension fund has so far made impact investments mostly in Denmark and its vicinity, according to CIO Anders Stensbøl, speaking at the GIIN Impact Forum in Amsterdam.

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The loans to boost financial inclusion and the hydropower sector represent the first direct investments in the Himalayan country by the two Nordic development finance institutions.

Under the theme “Accelerating Impact: Investment Pathways to 2030”, the third edition of our annual conference will bring together leading voices from Europe’s impact investing sector.

A consortium of French institutions have chosen Mirova to manage the Fonds Objectif Biodiversité, which will focus on investment solutions targeting biodiversity preservation.

The International Foundation for Valuing Impact’s interim methodologies will enable companies and investors to measure and value the most significant environmental impacts across the categories of air pollution, land use and conversion, waste and water pollution.

The impact investing market is growing fast indicating mainstream acceptance of the sector. Still, the pace of capital allocation towards the SDGs is far from sufficient to tackle the worst effects of climate change and global inequality, according to the GIIN.

The newly elected government has met leading figures from the country’s impact investment sector in a bid to mobilise funding for housing and other social priorities.

The global credit strategy, which aims to address real world issues such as affordable housing, community development and climate has the backing of Gjensidige Pensjonsforsikring, and TIAA.

Impact fund manager Gaia highlights the challenges facing the transition to clean energy in sub-Saharan Africa in the absence of a viable secondary market.