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Avon Pension Fund cited Octopus' 2040 net-zero goal and energy expertise as reasons behind the commitment.

Bridge Investment Group has launched its third fund in the sector after its predecessor closed on $1.74bn in 2022.

The California pension plan’s backing of the vehicle marks its first investment with the New York-based manager.

The UK's ageing population provides an opportunity for investors to generate positive impact and financial returns, write David Whiteley of Whiteley Consulting and James Law and Angela Shepherd of law firm Clifford Chance.

For investors, co-living represents an opportunity to tackle two of the UK’s biggest challenges – the housing crisis and climate change – in a way that also delivers sustainable, long-term returns, writes Bridges Property Funds director Celia Harrison.

The real estate manager's social impact fund has reached a first close, with Big Society Capital, Samsung Life Insurance and London CIV among its LPs.

Avanath has pivoted from managing a series of closed-end affordable housing funds to a single evergreen fund.

The German manager has raised around €300m to invest in social and affordable housing across western Europe.

The finance industry has a key role to play in ensuring no one is left behind by the huge industrial upheaval ahead, writes Big Society Capital CEO Stephen Muers.

The firm considers policing part of its investment mandate, but is not "in the business of impact as an opinion", says impact head John Levy.