'This is not tree hugging': How this climate VC convinced pension funds to back its £150m vehicle
21 Sept 2026
05:00
Clean Growth Fund has raised over £80m so far for its second, £150m vehicle – with 98% of that capital coming from pension funds.
We sat down with managing partner Beverley Gower-Jones and investment relations lead Lauren Juliff to find out exactly how they did it.
"The critical thing for me is having a vision, understanding what you want to achieve, and then convincing and bringing people on the journey with you," Gower-Jones tells Impact Loop.
We sat down with managing partner Beverley Gower-Jones and investment relations lead Lauren Juliff to find out exactly how they did it.
"The critical thing for me is having a vision, understanding what you want to achieve, and then convincing and bringing people on the journey with you," Gower-Jones tells Impact Loop.