The ACCESS Pool has announced it will commit to Stafford Capital's carbon offset fund, after a six-month selection process.
The vehicle has a €150m target and will focus on businesses concerned with planetary health.
Blackhorn Ventures sees impact opportunity and investor demand for asset-light, capital-light software solutions in industrial decarbonisation – swimming against the growing tide of asset-heavy finance.
A new strategy will lend to European businesses providing solutions to environmental and social challenges, New Private Markets understands.
A majority of both investors and managers believe ESG costs should be included in the management fee, according to a report from Bfinance.
LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs face an uneven playing field when it comes to accessing finance; Impact Engine's Priya Parrish describes how investors should 'think differently' about risk and reward and why impact investing is 'is a natural fit for LGBTQ+ people'.
Avon Pension Fund cited Octopus' 2040 net-zero goal and energy expertise as reasons behind the commitment.
Apollo's private credit assets 'demonstrated lower transition risks' than the firm's other private asset classes, according to its 2023 sustainability report.
KKR sees a strong correlation between volume of emissions and assets where decarbonisation is a material risk mitigant and value creator, writes sustainability director Jesse Audet.
The investors have joined existing backers in a $69m funding round for Neustark.