Investment advisory services expanded by Phenix into a fresh commercial venture
In the realm of sustainable investments, several significant developments have taken place recently.
Northern Horizon aims to ensure that additional investments in care homes align with its current portfolio and meet high sustainability requirements, including achieving net zero carbon operations by 2030. Meanwhile, in Espoo, Finland, there is a strong and growing demand for aged care beds, with a lack of supply and a need to modernize the current stock in the region. A new care home, expected to be completed in 2026, will feature 57 modern care beds, including 31 intensive care beds and 26 communal living units. The new facility will be highly rated for energy efficiency, boasting solar panels and geothermal heating.
Elsewhere, Phenix is making strategic moves to strengthen its team and meet its growth ambitions. Phenix Capital Group has launched its investment advisory services as a separate business called PCG Impact, effective from 9 July 2025. Phenix's investment and impact measurement and management specialists have advised on over €1bn in assets under management directed toward impact investments.
In the field of biodiversity risk management, GIST Impact is collaborating with the UK's Natural History Museum to integrate a biodiversity index developed by the museum into its nature and biodiversity solutions. The Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) is recognized as the most scientifically robust measure of ecosystem health, allowing for precise, location-specific biodiversity risk assessments at a global scale. This collaboration helps translate nature-related biodiversity risks into quantifiable financial risks, enabling investors to better understand and manage potential impacts on their portfolios that arise from ecosystem degradation or decline.
PCG Impact will handle impact strategy design, impact manager selection, and impact portfolio management for its clients. The collaboration between GIST Impact and the UK's Natural History Museum significantly improves the measurement and management of biodiversity risks for investors and corporates, covering over 98% of global corporates and millions of private companies.
Spain's ImpactBridge has also announced the close of its IB Deuda Impacto España fund, having obtained over €147m in commitments. The fund, which is the largest impact-focused fund in Spain, according to Impact Bridge, will invest in various sectors, including textile reuse, hospitality, technology, and renewable energy.
Lastly, CorPower Ocean has received a €40m EU grant for a wave energy farm, marking a significant step forward in the development of renewable energy solutions.
These collaborations and investments underscore the growing importance of sustainable practices in various sectors, from aged care to biodiversity risk management and renewable energy. As more organizations commit to sustainable initiatives, we can expect to see continued progress in these areas in the coming years.
- In the context of sustainable investments, Northern Horizon's goal is to ensure that its care home investments align with its portfolio and meet high sustainability requirements, such as achieving net zero carbon operations by 2030.
- Phenix Capital Group, through its new business ADVISORY, PCG Impact, will handle impact strategy design, impact manager selection, and impact portfolio management for its clients, aiming to strengthen its team and meet its growth ambitions.
- The collaboration between PCG Impact and the UK's Natural History Museum significantly improves the measurement and management of biodiversity risks for investors and corporates, covering over 98% of global corporates and millions of private companies.
- ImpactBridge, a Spanish organization, has close a Fund focusing on impact-based investments in sectors like textile reuse, hospitality, technology, and renewable energy, as a part of the growing focus on sustainable practices in various sectors.
