impact investing

Following a $500m capital injection by Temasek, LeapFrog has been growing its ranks and is now diversifying beyond its social impact flagship strategy.

Climate will be many LPs' entry point to impact investing; they must know what they are buying.

There is a 'pernicious idea' in VC that taking into consideration the identity and background of portfolio company founders means reprioritising returns, says diversity-focused VC Kapor Capital.

The impact investment firm leverages 'complicated government subsidy programmes' in its pursuit of smaller deals, and says it is on track to create 'the largest clean energy portfolio serving low and moderate income communities in the country'.

Karem Kobayashi will continue to lead EV’s responsible investment mandate.

Brunel Pension Partnership, one of the UK’s Local Government Pension Scheme pools, has cornerstoned Oxford's debut real estate impact fund, which is targeting £400m.

Palatine Impact Fund II will make investments of up to £30m in companies that are creating social or environmental change.

Impact consultancy Tideline has created a guide for climate funds setting out best practices for impact management.

By introducing regulatory and tax incentives, governments can play a major role in scaling the impact investment world, he says in a recent video.

The consumer-focused private equity firm has previously made investments with a sustainability-slant, such as in alternative protein company Planted.