The Dutch sustainable lender is calling for “an urgent shift” from a wasteful and linear system to a restorative and circular economy, and believes the financial sector has a role to play.
The first annual Impact Investor Forum brings together an array of pension fund practitioners and industry experts to look at how institutional investors are engaging with the just transition.
The investment will help local businesses in frontier and emerging economies cover the cost of importing key commodities, equipment and machinery, which has risen sharply in recent years.
Acre Impact Capital has raised $100m to plug the financing gap for state-sponsored climate-aligned infrastructure projects in Africa with targeted debt financing.
The name change comes twelve years after BSC was founded, and more accurately reflects the organisation’s areas of focus and long-term mission, it says.
Managed by Next Billion Capital Partners, the fund plans to invest in local companies driving financial and digital inclusion across emerging markets. Investors at first close include Impact Engine and responsAbility.
The new venture fund will invest in European early-stage startups in the climate tech, impact infrastructure and inclusion tech sectors, led by diverse founders who are often overlooked by financial institutions.
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The Dutch company, which produces cultivated beef by growing it directly from cow cells, will use the investment to scale its operations and prepare for market entry.
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