Amy Gutcher

We are delighted to share that we have supported Greensphere Capital LLP with a Capital Call Facility for its Gaia Sciences Innovation Fund. The fund invests into venture to early-growth stage businesses that are science-led, leveraging cutting-edge climate and biodiversity science from 12 world-leading bioscience and environmental science institutes across the UK to select or spin-out innovative climate tech companies. Divya Seshamani, Managing Partner, Greensphere Capital: “The team at HSBC Innovation Banking understand innovation and are very aligned with the Gaia Sciences fund’s aims of mitigating the dual crises of climate change and biodiversity loss. It’s been a pleasure to work with them to get this facility up and running.” Great work from everyone involved, including Aleksandra Cison, CFA, Iga Nowak and Finn Mould from our Strategic Fund Solutions team.

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💡 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?   A new BwB publication, co-authored with CityScience and Innovate UK, offers a fresh approach to empowering local governments with scalable, climate-aligned Blended Regional Funds. The report provides clear, practical guidance on: ✅ Blending public and private finance effectively  ✅ Building investor-ready, place-based funds that are rooted in local needs  ✅ Equipping local authorities and municipalities with the tools to scale climate action “Regional net-zero funds have the potential to mobilise private capital, de-risk investment, and ensure that climate finance flows directly into the projects and communities driving change on the ground,” comments BwB Associate Harry Wain. “By blending public and private finance and structuring funds at the regional level, we can accelerate climate action, job creation, and resilience while empowering local authorities to lead the net zero transition.” 🔗 Read the full insight at this link 👉 https://lnkd.in/eXZ-_XA7  🔍 How could your city or region deploy innovative financing mechanisms to accelerate the climate transition? Share your ideas in the comments, and let’s learn from each other. Harry Wain | Lucy Champ | Simon Drake | Laurence Oakes-Ash | Sophie Kempthorne | Pete Radford | Stuart Leslie | Justin Olosunde FRGS   #NetZeroLiving #BlendedFinance #NetZero #ClimateInvestment #LocalGovernment #GreenInfrastructure

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Yesterday, our CEO, Caroline Bragg, joined Ian Collins on TalkTV during the Conservative Party Conference to discuss recent comments around net zero, including Kemi Badenoch’s suggestion to repeal the Climate Change Act. Recent shocks such as the crisis in Ukraine saw energy bills rise by 74% and are a stark reminder of the volatility of our energy system. As Caroline highlighted the big question is protecting people from this volatility in the future and providing a stable environment for the long-term investment required during the transition to net zero. The Act has given businesses the stability to plan, invest and innovate in decarbonisation. 🏭 From energy security to global competitiveness, it is crucial that we maintain course for net zero without undermining progress.

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