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📢 efa appointed as fund administrator for Blue Earth Capital AG’s evergreen, semi-liquid impact private credit strategy fund. 🌱 In line with Blue Earth’s wider ‘total impact’ approach, the Fund seeks to support environmental and social impact initiatives globally whilst aiming to deliver market-rate financial returns and provide LPs with increased liquidity and optionality. As a central and independent player in the fund value chain, efa plays a pivotal role beyond core central administration tasks. 🌍 The specialist global impact investor Blue Earth Capital AG is headquartered in Switzerland and has operations in New York, London, and Konstanz. The company seeks to address the world’s most pressing social and environmental challenges by delivering measurable impact alongside aiming for attractive and market-rate financial returns. 👉 Download the full Press release: https://lnkd.in/e9qWKhaG #ImpactInvesting #ImpactFunds #ResponsibleInvestment #Sustainability #BlueEarth #efa #UniversalInvestmentGroup #OneUI

I really enjoyed chatting with Karolina Adamkiewicz on our recently launched Blue Transition Bond fund and am delighted that she has captured our thinking and investment process so well in the attached article. Funding into ocean health and freshwater has been starved of capital for too long and in launching this fund we hope to take a small step to rectify this. Please share and as always we love to hear your feedback, positive or negative! #BlueEconomy #BlueTransition #SustainableInvesting

For the first time, the The Global Impact Investing Network published a list of #impactinvesting organisations that — unlike its previous aggregated research — includes specific data from named firms. This provides an overview of the impact sector globally. Alongside the Snowball fund, we are delighted many of our investees are also listed, including Big Issue Invest, Bridges Fund Management Ltd., Community Investment Management, The Lyme Timber Company, Resonance Limited, responsAbility Investments AG, Wellington Management, WHEB. Impact investors seek companies whose principal purpose is making a measurable positive #impact alongside financial #returns. Based on data tracking investment activity over the past five years, including by organisations on the list, the GIIN says that the allocation of assets to impact strategies has increased at a compound annual growth rate of 14 per cent in that period. Browse the full list published in the Financial Times in the link in our comments. #WorldChangingReturns  

Wespath Institutional Investments is launching two new investment funds for institutional investors who want to exclude fossil fuel companies and certain conflict-affected securities. These funds aim to help faith-based and values-aligned non-profits exclude fossil fuel companies and certain conflict-affected securities from their investments. https://lnkd.in/epw8vJ2v Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) Tim Smith Mission Investors Exchange US SIF The Global Impact Investing Network #InvestingInValues #SustainableInvestment #FossilFuelFree #ConflictFreeInvesting

🌍 Blue Earth Capital is proud to announce the first closing of its first evergreen, semi-liquid impact private credit strategy fund (the “Fund”). In line with BlueEarth’s wider ‘total impact’ approach, the Fund seeks to support environmental and social impact initiatives globally whilst aiming to deliver market-rate financial returns and provide LPs with increased liquidity and optionality. The Fund held its first close in October 2024 with commitments from a select group of anchor investors. It already features a diverse seed portfolio targeting pressing environmental and social challenges globally, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This marks an important milestone for our firm, and we are grateful for the continued trust of our investors and partners. You can learn more about the strategy in our full press release: https://lnkd.in/drD-puFC #impactinvesting #unsdgs #privatemarkets #makingaworldofdifference #totalimpact

Invest Europe releases updated, public ESG Reporting Template 📄 In cooperation with VentureESG, Invest Europe has released its new, updated ESG Reporting Template. The template, released publicly ahead of the 2024/25 reporting period, includes a new template for seed and early-stage venture capital fund managers and their portfolio companies. The guidance has been endorsed by European Investment Fund (EIF), KfW, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund, Tesi, Invest-NL and Enterprise Ireland. Read the press release: https://lnkd.in/eAg7Pun8 #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #Infrastructure #ESG #ESGReporting #BuildingBetterBusinesses 

"AP6 has contributed to the process of updating the Invest Europe LP GP ESG Reporting Template launched earlier this week. AP6 supports the continued convergence of ESG reporting requirements and questionnaires in the market, with an aim to increase efficiencies and unlock resources for value creation efforts in private equity and venture capital portfolios" says Anna Grgic ESG Integration Manager AP6 Invest Europe: https://lnkd.in/dAbPfHGt VentureESG : https://lnkd.in/dKyYafP3 #ResponsibleInvestment #PrivateEquity #VentureCapital #ESGReportingConvergence

Thrilled to see the updated Invest Europe ESG Reporting Template now available! 🌍 For over five years, we’ve been advocating for ESG standardization—not just to save time on reporting but to unlock the power of ESG data in driving growth for portfolio companies. A robust ESG framework is not just about compliance; it’s a critical tool for attracting and retaining top talent. A big thank you to some of our LPs who have already adopted the Invest Europe template—it’s a great step forward! 🙌 As GPs, let’s keep pushing for a unified questionnaire to simplify ESG efforts and help our portfolio companies thrive. #ESG #Sustainability #InvestEurope #ImpactInvesting #PortfolioGrowth

Blue Earth Capital AG has raised $113 million in the first closing of its evergreen private credit fund, aiming to promote global environmental and social impact initiatives while delivering market-rate financial returns. This marks a significant milestone in the private credit investment sector. Kathryn Gaw | Alternative Credit Investor https://lnkd.in/d3YGpEKg #PrivateDebt #PrivateCredit

"..details vary from fund to fund. GPs have committed to putting anywhere between 10% and 100% of the carry on the line for impact... Impact-linked carry is certainly more common among European GPs than American ones.....estimates that half of the European impact funds are doing it some form." #impactinvestment https://lnkd.in/dVQ73AM7