impact investing

New Private Markets database analysis shows sovereign wealth funds and state-backed institutions are embracing climate investing as an impact theme.

The asset manager is seeking to turn Western European assets into sustainable office space, and has already made its first investment from the fund.

The new office will serve as a hub for the sustainable infrastructure manager's European activity, according to a press release.

Nick Wood, CEO and CIO of Resonance Asset Management, says the fundraising market will recover some momentum soon.

The package will be used to make upgrades across the 8,600-unit portfolio and includes a €40m green loan.

The Brussels-based impact investor is the latest fund manager to get the stamp of approval from US non-profit B Labs.

Fund managers are increasingly focusing on what a portfolio company does, as well as how it does it, in a bid to be sustainable in the long term, according to Carlyle's head of impact.

This year's GIIN forum showcased just how varied participants in the impact market are. That's no bad thing.

The fund, called Generations Powered by EDHEC, will invest in 'socially and environmentally responsible start-ups'.

Yalin Karadogan, partner and global head of investor solutions at LeapFrog Investments, on generative AI, impact integrity and the necessary scale-up of impact investing.