• Esmée Fairbairn Foundation commits £1 million in match-funding, with the first £165,000 deployed today to local authority green investments
• Unity Trust Bank becomes the first institutional investor committing an initial £15 million to scale the market and support critical local climate action
• Green Finance Institute and Abundance Investment worked in partnership to originate and channel institutional investments into the market for municipal investingto drive asset class growth

Thousands of new jobs and businesses have been created in Hackney in the last eight years, making it London’s fastest growing local economy.

Mayor of Hackney, Caroline Woodley, has announced changes to her Cabinet to help deliver on her priorities to tackle the housing crisis, combat poverty, and maintain Hackney’s position as a climate leader.

The changes will see Deputy Mayor Guy Nicholson become Cabinet Member for Housing Management and Regeneration, taking responsibility for Housing Services in addition to his existing role. Cllr Clayeon McKenzie will step down after nine years as Cabinet Member for Housing Services and Resident Participation.

Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble will expand her remit to cover children’s services and young people. She will be supported by Cllr Anya Sizer, who takes up a new role as Deputy Cabinet Member for Families, Early Years and Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).