New blue bond strategy set to boost emerging markets
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) are collaborating to create a new strategy to support the expansion of blue bonds.
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New blue bond strategy set to boost emerging markets
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and T. Rowe Price (NASDAQ:TROW) are collaborating to create a new strategy to support the expansion of blue bonds.
Climate tech attracts $651m in MENA as UK hit by carbon cost fall
This week's investment roundup looks at the rise of climate tech investment in the Middle East and North Africa, how central governments are supporting sustainability projects and the latest guides to responsible investing.
Data is driving today’s ESG impact gold rush
FICO scores revolutionised lending by standardising borrowers’ risk profiles. Sirtaj Brar and Sean Penrith explain how new technology can drive similarly smart choices in ESG impact investing.
Astanor Ventures secures €360m for its sustainable agrifood fund
Global agrifood impact investor Astanor Ventures has announced the close of its second venture fund at €360 million.
Startup profile: Pyrpose.io
Pyrpose.io wants to connect environmentally-conscious consumers across Europe with viable carbon emission reduction solutions that also offer investment returns.
Deborah Meaden: “Everything we do has an impact”
In advance of her keynote speech at October's Blue Earth Summit, SG Voice speaks with Deborah Meaden to learn how conscious investors are supporting sustainable business.
Latest GIIN report shows impact investment growth
The latest analysis from the Global Impact Investors Network (GIIN) shows that impact investment continues to grow, while investors plan to increase capital allocation to emerging markets and the energy sector, despite global macro event risks.
Weed out greenwashing with radical transparency
For years the financial services community were slow to adopt sustainable investing principles. ‘Green’ financing was considered niche until late in the 2000s but the past decade saw a boom in popularity, leading to huge proliferation of the number of funds labelled as ‘sustainable’ – but are they, wonders George Latham, managing partner of WHEB Asset Management.
Rules from the kitchen that will change the way you talk about ESG
Amid anti-ESG sentiment in the US, many see the term as losing relevance, having become an overly broad umbrella term that covers too much ground. Heather N. Wyckoff, investment management partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel, with the assistance of associate Maria N. Liberopoulos, explores whether ESG can remain relevant by comparing it to kitchen lingo.
UK businesses invited to pitch at impact investors’ summit
The Blue Earth Summit has invited businesses to apply for a position on its list of the UK’s most innovative and impactful companies, through which they will earn a chance to pitch at its forthcoming event.