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Border To Coast, a UK pension pool, is pursuing climate impact investments – such as Ardian-backed Hy24’s hydrogen fund – in lieu of a net zero pathway for its £10bn private funds portfolio.

Bregal Sphere has made its debut with a natural capital investment, putting this 'increasingly important asset class' at the centre of the firm's new impact strategy.

Europe's hydrogen targets make it a focus for the fund, with the US in its sights following passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

Lightrock Climate Impact Fund was oversubscribed, closing €60m above its original hard-cap as LP appetite for impact strategies surges.

Notes from a call with Kirsten Bode, co-head of European private debt at Muzinich & Co, on ESG margin ratchets, SFDR and ESG exclusion lists.

The scarcity of quality greenhouse gas emissions data means a lot of investors are 'flying blind', writes Rhyadd Keaney-Watkins, head of ESG for Arjun Infrastructure Partners. Change, however, is coming.

The firm has now made multiple investments from its giant global transition fund in carbon capture.

The Australian institutional investor made the 'difficult decision' to focus its resources on other climate-related initiatives.

Smita Nakhooda was responsible for integrating the UN SDGs into the Asian Development Bank's investment policies.

The firm hopes to make around 10 fund commitments from the vehicle, as well as a number of co-investments.