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Akuo, an independent global renewable energy power producer and developer, announces the activation of three wind power plants in Poland, in partnership with Mirova, to mark the inauguration of the Wielowieś power plant. The inauguration took place in the presence of Frederic Billet, Ambassador of the French Republic in Poland, Ginter Skowronek, Mayor of Wielowieś, Patrice Lucas, CEO of Akuo, and Fabien Villacampa, Investment Director at Mirova.
Carbon neutrality, adaptation to climate change, preservation of biodiversity, and combating inequality: these are all complex and interconnected issues that need to be addressed in a holistic manner, rather than piecemeal. Investors wishing to participate in the transition to a fairer and more sustainable economy, will not lack for challenges the coming decades, nor should they lack opportunities to play a positive role.
Investing in Sustainability? Yes but how Learn about what happened at Mirova during Q3 2021.
Mirova, through its Mirova-Eurofideme 4 fund1, invests €60m together with 3i Group plc, through its 3i European Operational Projects Fund, in NEoT Green Mobility (“NGM” or the “Company”) to fund its pipeline of projects, while Banque des Territoires is investing an additional €20m. The funding round takes the total equity investment capacity of the Company to €100m. Historical shareholder EDF Pulse Croissance (the EDF Group corporate venture activity) renews its trust in the Company by keeping its involvement in its capital while Mitsubishi Corporation is exiting.
H2air and Mirova inaugurated the Œillets wind farm in Fourcigny (Somme), in the presence of the Mayor of the municipality Joël Gilbert and alongside residents and project stakeholders.
Ladislas Smia, Head of sustainability research at Mirova, has been selected to serve two years as Member of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure” (TNFD), along with 30 senior executives from financial institutions, corporates and market service providers.
Agronutris, the first French biotechnology company specialized in rearing and transforming insects for food, is announcing that it has raised 100 million euros, including 50 million euros of equity, notably from the SPI Industrial Project Fund, managed on behalf of the French State by Bpifrance as part of the Investing in the Future program (Programme d’investissements d’avenir), and Mirova. This operation will enable the company to deploy its first industrial unit in Rethel (Ardennes) by the end of 2022 and fund the creation of a second larger site.
The startup Ombrea, in a €10 million fundraising, opens its capital to Mirova, the affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing, as lead investor.
