The troubles experienced by Europe's best-funded start-up show that investing in the energy transition is not as easy as it looks.
Investors believe the market is starting to account for capital spent on decarbonising assets, but the data seems hard to come by, according to speakers at the Women in Private Markets Summit in London this week.
A step taken by Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare was described by one veteran impact investor as 'moving mountains'.
Depending on which allocator you speak to, private credit presents either a promising way to invest with impact, or sustainability's 'humungous gap'.
All types of intuitional investor are set to increase their allocation to impact, research from Legal & General shows.
A quarter of institutional investors have made impact investments, data from bfinance shows.
Fund increases rigour of solutions taxonomy as it shares progress update on landmark sustainable investment programme.
Working out how much of a portfolio qualifies as being climate solutions involves as much debate as science, said Church Commissioners' Sofia Bartholdy at the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe this week.
ESG and compliance are 'two separate goals' and should not be conflated, Railpen's Michael Marshall said on stage at a Responsible Investment Forum in London.
Certain social investment themes can be 'great investments' but not necessarily for the investor's impact mandate, says senior portfolio manager Jessica Pan.