The fund launched in 2021 with a $2bn target and will invest at least a quarter of its capital in diverse-owned businesses.
Fund closes by EQT, Infranity and others have given Q1 impact fundraising data a rosy complexion. View the presentation and download the data here.
While debate flares up about whether the Science Based Targets initiative should allow greater use of offsets, the real question is whether Scope 3 decarbonisation is possible without them.
The pension pool is sending questionnaires relating to TNFD to a selection of 'more advanced GPs', says responsible investment manager Alex Faulkner.
It will take 'two to three years' for the firm to roll out its methodology for ESG-enabled EBITDA across the portfolio, says partner Monika Nachyla.
Investors are more focused on carbon sequestration, said Regenerate Asset Management chief executive Ben Stafford at a film screening in London.
Decarbonization Partners, led by Meghan Sharp, has already deployed 25% of its late-stage venture and growth equity fund.
ELTIFs and LTAFs have been adopted by several GPs – most recently Pictet – looking to raise capital for sustainable investment strategies.
Climate change and social injustice are created by 'the same set of behaviours: it's extracting unsustainably from people and the planet', says Rachel Robasciotti.
The European Investment Fund has anchored the Article 9 impact fund, which will provide senior debt to agricultural businesses using sustainable practices.