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06 March 2023

Impact Investing Institute unveils new CEO

The Impact Investing Institute has appointed Kieron Boyle as Chief Executive Officer.Boyle joins the Institute following seven years as Chief Executive of Guy’s...

News
13 January 2023

Impact Investing Institute CEO Sarah Gordon steps down

The UK’s Impact Investing Institute will see its first change of leadership since it was founded in 2019, with founding CEO Sarah Gordon stepping down to join the...

Perspective
27 October 2022
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Climate finance, Renewable energy

Quick to promise – slow on delivery again

COP26 featured renewed pledges to deliver on past undelivered financial promises, spawned a number of new grand support schemes and turned up the volume on calls for the...

News
22 April 2022
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Finance and other

Development finance system needs urgent reforms, more money, to stave off disaster, say public & private groups

The global development finance system needs urgent reforms and far more private capital to address the multiple, overlapping crises that are pushing 250 million people...

News
08 March 2022
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Finance and other

Welsh development bank appoints technology venture investments director

The Development Bank of Wales has announced the appointment of a Technology Venture Investments Director.The publicly-owned investment firm says it has appointed...

Perspective
20 January 2022
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Agriculture/food chain

How do we finance dietary transition?

While impact investors are driving the plant-based meats industry, what might be the effect on livelihoods and the emerging markets, and are public financial institutions...

Perspective
14 December 2021

Bigger and bolder: Inside Climate Investor 2

Following the $675 million first close of CI2, Uxolo caught up with Climate Fund Managers’ George Beukering to find how the new blended finance investment vehicle has...

Perspective
03 December 2021

The world's first sustainability ‘re-linked’ bond

Debuting a novel ‘step-down’ clause, Bank of China's recent $300 million notes offering looks to introduce sustainability-linked loans to the clout of the global bond...

Perspective
26 November 2021

Adaptation finance steps out of the shadows

Flying under the radar at the recent COP26 summit, finance for climate adaptation is finally receiving its due attention in the climate-action agenda.

Perspective
18 November 2021

COP26 analysis: ‘Better than expected, worse than hoped’

Uxolo sat down with Dr Olaf Weber, University Research Chair in Sustainable Finance at Canada’s University of Waterloo, to discuss the climate finance outcomes of last...

Perspective
04 November 2021

COP26: Financing alliance pledges $10bn for equitable energy transition

The ground-breaking coalition of philanthropies, multilateral and development finance institutions, and governments aims to unlock $100 billion of investment in green...

Perspective
04 November 2021

COP26: Public and private financiers make landmark climate pledges

Ten G20 countries increase their climate finance commitments; billions in new development finance committed to private sector finance for climate action; and 450...

Perspective
03 November 2021

COP26: EIB pledges $1bn for South Africa’s energy transition

The EIB’s funding forms part of an $8.5 billion commitment from France, Germany, the UK, the US and the EU to finance South Africa’s transition away from coal-fired...

Perspective
02 November 2021

COP26: International partners pledge $665 million to ASEAN’s green recovery

The UK government, The EU, Italy’s CDP, and the Green Climate Fund all pledged funds for the ADB’s new Green Recovery Platform.

Perspective
02 November 2021
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Agriculture/food chain

COP26: Leaders pledge $19bn to fight deforestation and land degradation

The 110 signatories of the agreement – which includes $7.2bn of pledges from the private sector – cover a combined 85% of the world’s forests.

Perspective
01 November 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

COP26: UK’s Johnson announces £5.4bn climate finance package

The package includes commitments to provide guarantees for climate-related projects in Africa and India, and new green funds for UK development financiers CDC Group and...

Perspective
20 October 2021

Risk transfer mechanisms can help bridge $3.7trn development finance gap

An OECD report calls for development finance actors to use risk transfer mechanisms to mobilise more private sector funding for the sustainable development goals.

Perspective
14 October 2021

SIMA’s ‘unprecedented’ relief fund to keep lights on across Africa and Asia

The Energy Access Relief Fund amassed a unique coalition of investors to help 100 energy access companies survive a liquidity crunch brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic

Perspective
07 October 2021

EU gears up to become world’s largest green bond issuer

The European Commission has adopted a new framework aimed at reassuring investors of the environmental credentials of its upcoming €250bn green bonds programme.

Perspective
30 September 2021
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Renewable energy, Traditional energy

The hidden world of Chinese development finance revealed

Analysing close to $1 trillion worth of Chinese development projects since the turn of the millennium, a new report reveals that China now spends over double its closest...