impact investing

The $16bn endowment's global diverse manager approach will differ from its US strategy, according to head of mission investments Roy Swan.

In the UK, the real estate impact investor segment is maturing and targeting a broader base of investors.

WSIB, which has backed all four of TPG's Rise funds, is considering investing $450m in three funds.

The real estate manager has worked with consultancy The Good Economy to institute an impact management and measurement system.

More than half is invested in social and affordable housing, Big Society Capital finds – a long-term, stable asset class attracting local pension funds – while social impact ventures values fell.

While private markets can boast structural advantages in terms of dealflow and control, it is worth noting that for many investors public markets represent the entry point to impact investing.

Climate Asset Management has acquired a Queensland asset used for sugar cane production, which it will convert to a more biodiverse macadamia orchard.

Generative AI may have uses for investment managers, but it will be the humans who generate the alpha, writes the founder of environment-focused firm Ambienta.

The evergreen fund – the third vehicle in Partners Group’s Life impact business – will be a multi-class vehicle addressing decarbonisation, health and well-being and education, NPM previously reported.

Argos Wityu has reached a first close at €120m for its impact fund focused on decarbonising the real economy.