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Global investment firm Cambridge Associates is one of the investors in the new fund, which is focused on making the seafood value chain less wasteful.

Plastic waste is a big problem, but less so if it can be turned into second-hand plastic or even oil. That’s the market investment fund Infinity Recycling operates in.

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.

The kingdom plans to attract foreign funding for its sustainable development goals through the issue of green bonds.

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The deal will help transform the electricity network in the Baltic states, the French asset manager dedicated to sustainable investment said.

The draft guidance aims to assist corporate and sovereign entities attract sustainable pools of capital to address the SDG finance gap. 

Earth Day is an annual day of action, calling for a change in human behaviour and for stronger government and international initiatives to save our planet and its vital resources. We asked leading figures in the world of impact what they do, on a personal level, to make the earth a better place.

Could artificial intelligence be the answer to saving the planet? Jeff Bezos, the multi-billionaire founder of Amazon, wants to find the answer with this latest initiative.

The new fund is said to be one of the biggest and most diverse institutional capital pools ever assembled for investment in the South American country.

Investments totalling almost $30m from UK and Nordic region DFIs bring commitments so far to $90m for the fund, which supports the uptake of climate insurance in emerging markets.

The transaction marks BII’s first direct financing into Southeast Asia and will help avoid 319,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year.

Saveggy is tackling plastic and food waste with its proprietary technology that promises to extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables. The company has received backing from impact investors including Unconventional Ventures.