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From 31 October to 12 November 2021, the long awaited COP26 was held in Glasgow under the sign of a recently emerged and highly promising notion: “Net Zero”. Although the commitments made during the negotiations between States did not live up to expectations, many announcements were nonetheless to be welcomed, as were the numerous commitments made by the private sector.

Funding will help JALA further contribute to ecological sustainability of Indonesia’s vital shrimp industry Co-founded by CEO Liris Maduningtyas, the platforms support more than 6,700 farms across Southeast Asia

On October 29, 2021, the L’Oréal Fund for Nature Regeneration1 announced its support to in The Real Wild Estates Company, the UK’s first ecosystem and species restoration business with sustainable financial returns. This innovative model is expected to unlock private capital to accelerate rewilding in the UK and, ultimately, across Europe. L’Oréal’s impact investment strategy is operated by Mirova’s natural capital platform. A pioneering impact-investing company, Mirova gets involved in the seed phase to catalyse innovative and scalable Nature-Based Solutions2, creating value from carbon credits and payments for ecosystem services.

The cleantech company, which is developing a unique solution for capturing fine particles from the road and rail sectors, welcomes to its capital Mirova, the affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable investing, Bpifrance and Véolia.

Mirova is one of only five companies that has consistently ranked in the H&K Responsible Investment Brand Index (RIBI™) Global Top 10 every year for the past four years. The RIBI™ has been developed to identify asset management companies that act as responsible investors and commit to sustainability by placing this concept at the heart of their identity and image: in their brand.

From 18 to 21 October 2021, the PRI Digital Conference was organised by the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), with the support of Natixis Investment Managers. Hervé Guez, Mirova's Head of Equity, Fixed Income and Social Impact Investing, was honoured to be invited to share his vision on the future of equity markets over the next ten years during a plenary session on 19 October.

SNCF SA, rated A-1+ / P-1 / F1+ (S&P / Moody’s / Fitch)1, successfully launched the world’s first ever green short-term debt instruments on 19 October 2021 under its Euro Commercial Paper (ECP) programme. Totalling €50m, these three-month debt instruments are designed to finance sustainable investments made by SNCF Group under its Green Bond Framework. Mirova is a Natixis Investment Managers affiliate dedicated to sustainable investment. A pioneer in green bonds, the company worked with SNCF to develop the product and has subscribed to this ground-breaking global issue.

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.