Infrastructure

An L&G survey indicates increasing enthusiasm for impact investing mandates within the private markets portfolios of UK pension schemes, insurers and charities.

The newly elected government has met leading figures from the country’s impact investment sector in a bid to mobilise funding for housing and other social priorities.

The investor is seeking to support emerging markets infrastructure development in the areas of renewable energy, clean mobility, health, water, and sanitation.

UK impact investor Rob Gardner hopes to revolutionise investing in nature-based solutions with his latest fund management venture, Rebalance Earth.

Infranity has launched its €3bn Enhanced Return Debt Fund, which will allocate 50% of its portfolio to climate solutions with five investments already made.

The new fund gives investors the chance to invest in proven infrastructure projects ranging from hydrogen to biogas production facilities, primarily in Europe.

Attracting public market investment to sub-Saharan Africa’s renewable energy sector is challenging. UK development programme MOBILIST is working with South African fund manager Revego to make the concept more attractive.

The UK’s development finance institution is funding the new project alongside logistics company DP World. The port will become the single gateway for imports and exports of containers in the DRC.

A report from the UK’s long-term saving industry draws up an action plan to generate more private investment in support of public infrastructure spending from the UK’s new National Wealth Fund and other sources. 

‘Impact Investing and the Just Transition’ report: Infrastructure investors are playing a central role in funding the energy transition but sustainable infrastructure strategies are increasingly encompassing social impact and factoring in a just transition.