The Nobel Sustainability Growth Fund, which makes UK sustainable private equity investments to build technology, manufacturing, services and asset development and is managed by Jim Totty and Nick Curtis, is close to its first close. Launched in partnership with the Nobel Sustainability Trust ,which was founded by members of the
Independent depositary firm INDOS Financial is now offering a new ESG oversight service, which will be led by Matthew Queree, the company’s newly-appointed Head of ESG Oversight. INDOS Financial, now has USD28 billion of assets under its oversight, plus a further USD16 billion over which the 32-strong firm performs money
A brand-new social impact offset token has come out of a 25-year history of creating sustainable solutions for corporations, explains Todd Lemons (pictured), chairman of the Veridium Foundation. Veridium is a collaborative initiative between a coalition of industry leaders including IBM, Stellar, Brian Kelly Capital Management, EnVision Corporation, and IDEAcarbon
Bridges Fund Management (Bridges), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, has acquired a majority stake in Medwood Holdings (Medwood), via the Bridges US Sustainable Growth Fund. The existing management team is also re-investing in the business as part of the recapitalisation. Medwood, through its operating subsidiaries, provides administrative and
OpenInvest, a digital investment advisor for socially responsible investing, has raised USD10.4 million in a Series A funding round led by QED Investors, with additional participation from Andreessen Horowitz (who led OpenInvest’s previous venture round in 2017) SYSTEMIQ, Wireframe Ventures, Yard Ventures and Abstract Ventures. According to Morningstar’s Sustainable Funds
Belinda Thomas, Partner and Investor Relations at Triple Point, comments on the Government consultation on strengthening the USD2.2 trillion pension fund industry’s ability to consider impact investments… We welcome the Government’s commitment to promote further impact investment, which helps to address a broad range of the UK’s social and environmental
By Dr Andy Sloan (pictured), Guernsey Finance – Guernsey has been identified as an ‘emerging global contender’ in green finance. In a climate currently led by the global commitments made at the United Nations COP 21 conference in 2015, Guernsey has identified green issues as a key strategic objective. The
Natixis developed a new Green Weighting Factor methodology which will be applied to analytical RWA on the company’s financing deals in a move to address potential changes in regulation. The Green Weighting Factor provides for a positive adjustment on analytical RWA for deals that create affirmative climate and environmental action,
Renewables and natural gas replacing coal and nuclear to power industry, transportation and homes is arguably one of the most important structural transformations in global energy infrastructure. This is being driven by government policies and increased awareness among institutional investors for sustainable and environmentally friendly investments. Within the infrastructure space,
LGT Capital Partners reports that European alternatives managers’ adoption of ESG principals has increased. The sixth annual ESG Report assessed some 294 managers globally, grading them on how successfully they have integrated environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations into their investment activities. The report found that the majority, at
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