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Three Trends Transforming Impact Investing

Chris Hall

Krisztina Tora, Chief Market Development Officer at the Global Steering Group for Impact Investment, outlines three key areas that show great potential to improve outcomes at scale for people and the planet. 2022 was a landmark year for impact investing. billion overall in 2022, according to Tameo.

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Top 10 Business Sustainability Issues of 2023

B the Change

Top 10 Business Sustainability Topics of 2023 Sustainable Innovation 1. Can they leverage “global initiatives in responsible investing to inform companies about opportunities to access capital?” Get Started: How to Finance Your Sustainability Strategy describes how to access impact investing and green bonds.

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A Business Guide to Sustainable Finance

3BL Media

More and more enterprises are rapidly adopting sustainable finance, with a demonstrated 10% growth in global markets reported in 2023. From sustainability-linked debt financing to sustainable investing , each option offers a unique pathway for businesses to contribute positively to global sustainability efforts while pursuing economic growth.

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Asia Wakes Up to Blue Finance Regulation

Chris Hall

trillion in Asia-Pacific alone; regulatory uncertainty around a concept barely a decade old and the difficulty of valuing a communal fluid asset has opened a trench in financing between sustainable green bonds and their blue peers. The cumulative value of green bonds issued reached US$2.2

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This Week’s Fund News: New CBRE, NN Group Venture Targets Buildings’ Energy Efficiency

Chris Hall

Privately-owned UK investment and asset management firm Low Carbon has announced its financial close on the Mörknässkogen wind farm in Finland. Commercial operations at the farm are expected to commence in Q4 2023. The Aidu Wind Farm has launched a €150 million green bond that will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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Blended Finance: Big Change Means More Than Big Numbers

Chris Hall

coming from private sector investors, according to a 2018 Convergence study that benchmarked leverage ratios for a sample of 72 blended finance funds. In February 2023, Convergence assessed 340 transactions, expanding beyond concessional debt and equity transactions to other blending archetypes, like guarantees and technical assistance.

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China’s ESG Policy Dash  

Chris Hall

Currently, there is no clear definition of what constitutes a “greeninvestment, which has led to a proliferation of green bonds that are not truly environmentally friendly.” It is going to establish an office in Beijing in mid 2023,” says Peiyuan.

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