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Equinix, the world’s leading digital infrastructure company, has issued more than $750 million in green bonds, furthering its commitment to sustainability. With these new bonds, Equinix has raised a total...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has introduced a new decarbonization framework specifically for the buildings sector, aiming to align it with global net-zero targets. This comprehensive framework is designed...
UltraTech Cement Limited has successfully secured $500 million through a sustainability-linked loan, underscoring its commitment to sustainability and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) goals. This transaction, completed with the participation...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) are joining forces to advance green development in the Philippines through the first sustainability-linked financing package. This initiative supports ALI’s...
Cemex has signed a Network Partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, aiming to enhance circular economy efforts in the built environment. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Network is globally renowned for...
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has finalized a $100 million investment with GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. (GDI) to fund comprehensive energy retrofits in aging buildings across Canada, significantly reducing...
Key Impact Points: Peab has successfully issued green bonds totaling $141 million, demonstrating robust investor interest with around 150 participants. These funds will bolster Peab’s commitment to achieving its climate...
Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a leading private equity firm, along with a group of co-investors, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure plc in a transaction...
Holcim hosts the groundbreaking ceremony at its state-of-the-art GO4ZERO plant engineered to produce 2 million tons of net-zero cement per annum by 2029 in Obourg, Belgium. With a planned investment...
Schroders Greencoat, the specialist renewables and energy transition infrastructure manager of Schroders Capital, today announces a £170 million commitment from the Environment Agency Pension Fund (EAPF) into its UK flagship...
BlackRock appointed Will Thomson as Managing Director, a Portfolio Manager in the Climate Infrastructure team in New Zealand, effective July 2024. This follows BlackRock’s announcement to launch a New Zealand-focused...
Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Inc., a leading investor in climate solutions, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, announced an agreement to establish CarbonCount Holdings 1 LLC to invest...
A report released today by the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Urban Transformation features best practices developed by pioneer cities that are reducing carbon emissions from urban development projects. As cities grow...
The Council formally adopted a revised directive on the energy performance of buildings. The directive will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy poverty in the EU. Zero-emission buildings by...
First Comprehensive Federal Strategy Outlines Pathways to Reduce Emissions 90% in Buildings Sector by 2050, Reinforcing President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Lower Energy Costs, Improve Resilience, and Tackle...
Air Liquide and Vopak sign MoU to collaborate on infrastructure for ammonia import, cracking and hydrogen distribution infrastructure in Singapore Air Liquide and Vopak have signed a Memorandum of Understanding...
Aligned with United Nations SDG 11, IBM announced a new request for proposals from government and non-profit organizations for the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, focused on technology-driven projects to advance city resiliency. IBM...
Hive Hydrogen South Africa has signed an agreement with Genesis Eco-Energy to implement 372MW of wind power in the Western Cape, to support the development of its Green Ammonia project...
Brescia confirms itself as a model for decarbonisation: new technology inaugurated that makes the via Malta plant even more efficient and sustainable Putting energy into circulation, so as not to...
Elevating the UAE’s Position in Global Logistics: The New FedEx Hub Highlights Innovation and Efficiency FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company,...
The Commission is investing over €233 million in twelve new Strategic Projects across Europe under theLIFE programme to support the implementation of the EU’s environmental and climate ambitions under the European Green Deal....
In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as part of the fourth Investing in America tour, Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan will announce over $5.8 billion...
California is investing an unprecedented amount of funding to build a bigger, better network of charging and refueling infrastructure for zero-emission cars, trucks and buses. The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $1.9...
Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, celebrated the commencement of construction on its 226,000 sq ft, European headquarters located on the site of the former Lansdowne House in its...
In a significant initiative that reinforces its leadership in safety infrastructure and innovation, Dubai Civil Defense has launched the world’s first sustainable mobile floating fire station. The initiative reflects Dubai’s...
Appointment expands and enhances TPG Rise Climate’s capabilities in Infrastructure and Real Assets TPG, a leading global alternative asset management firm, announced today the appointment of Scott Lebovitz as a...
Latest platform partnership closes at $1.5 billion and includes a new strategic partnership with CalSTRS; other new investors, such as HESTA, and existing investors, such as AustralianSuper and QIC, also...
Heidelberg Materials introduces its new global product brand evoBuild for low-carbon and circular products. evoBuild products are characterised by their clear sustainability credentials, and each product must meet strict requirements...
IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol addressed heads of state and government from African countries and around the world on the importance of secure and sustainable energy supplies in underpinning economic...
Budderfly, the premier sustainability partner for commercial businesses with repeatable footprints, today announced it has secured a $400 million senior debt facility originated by Vantage Infrastructure (“Vantage”) with the financing co-led by...
The new HPC6 supercomputer will be one of the most powerful industrial computing systems in the world, marking a major step forward in high-performance computing to support Eni’s transition from...
Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership to advance the development of offshore wind projects in Spain. The agreement with...
Key Impact Points The First Movers Coalition (FMC), a global public-private partnership by the World Economic Forum and the United States government working to decarbonize the world’s heavy-emitting sectors, now...
Key Impact Points: The early new year boost for the supply chain by its SP Energy Networks business is the company’s biggest issued contract opportunity ever and will see major investment in...
Key Impact Points: BlackRock, Inc. and Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a leading independent infrastructure fund manager, jointly announce that they have entered into an agreement for BlackRock to acquire GIP...
Key Impact Points: GreenIT, the Italian renewable energy joint venture founded in 2021 by Plenitude (Eni, 51% ownership) and CDP Equity (CDP Group, 49% ownership), has signed an agreement with...
Key Impact Points: Statkraft is planning to invest up to €6 billion (US$6.6 billion) in upgrades to its Norwegian hydro and wind power facilities and construction of new onshore wind...
TAS announces the final closing of its fourth value-add development real-estate fund, TAS Impact Development LP 4 (“TAS LP4”). Having raised a total of $123 million in equity commitments for...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD rated Aaa/AAA) has priced its first benchmark of 2024 – an Australian dollar 2 billion 5-year bond due January 10,...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a new 5-year CAD $1.4 billion benchmark that matures in January 2029. World Bank bonds support the financing...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 7-year benchmark bond that matures in January 2031. The Sustainable Development Bond raised USD 5 billion from...
A biofuel company working with NASA has announced plans to open a £9 million (€10.3 million) County Derry plant on a landfill site. Renovare Fuels said the first of its...
Illinois American Water continues to proactively maintain & enhance local community’s water & wastewater systems In 2023, Illinois American Water will have invested $297 million in water and wastewater system...
Bloom Energy and SK ecoplant, an engineering and energy solutions provider and subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, announced a sale of Bloom’s electrolyzer technology to deploy hydrogen as...
A.P. Moller-Maersk (Maersk) announced that the company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the City of Yokohama and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC). This collaborative agreement will focus on...
With the launch of the new AWS Canada West (Calgary) Region, AWS becomes the first major cloud services provider to have an infrastructure region in Western Canada AWS Canada West...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €500 million loan to Dutch distribution system operator (DSO) Enexis to finance part of its 2023-2024 investment activities. By refurbishing, upgrading and expanding...
Ørsted has taken final investment decision (FID) on the world’s single largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 3, which will have a capacity of 2.9 GW and is expected to be...
Tapping Georgia’s vast renewable potential, developing its transport and logistics infrastructure, and supporting digital businesses could boost the country’s productivity and economic competitiveness, helping the country reach high-income status, according to...
Air Liquide has announced that it will build, own and operate a world-scale carbon capture unit in the industrial basin of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, leveraging its proprietary Cryocap™ technology. The...
A new IFC investment will help address critical infrastructure gaps, facilitate trade, and boost access to renewable energy in Asia and Africa, helping support job creation, foster GDP growth and...
Schroders Greencoat, the specialist renewables manager of Schroders Capital, announces that three green hydrogen projects which it is involved in have been awarded contracts for hydrogen production by the UK...
Iberdrola, through its distribution subsidiary in the UK –ScottishPower Energy Networks-, is making progress in the execution of what will be the first high-capacity cable project on the east coast of the...
The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a €5 billion tailored initiative to support wind energy equipment manufacturing companies. The financing is part of the EIB’s ...
Oversubscribed Third Private Equity Fund Closed at $2.8 Billion Hard Cap, Alongside Dedicated LP Co-Investment Vehicles Fund Focuses on Buyout and Growth Investments in Industrial Decarbonization Sector Ara Partners (“Ara” or the...
BNP Paribas announces the launch of BNP Paribas Climate Impact Infrastructure Debt, an initiative supported by the aligned commitments of BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’), BNP Paribas Corporate & Institutional Banking (‘BNPP CIB’) and...
Largest-ever private equity fund close for an Asia-based independent fund manager that focuses on next-generation infrastructure to bolster the region’s energy transition and digital infrastructure development Seraya Partners, the first...
GE Vernova’s Grid Solutions business and MYTILINEOS Energy & Metals announced that they have been awarded a £1 billion contract by National Grid Electricity Transmission and SP Transmission, part of SP Energy Networks (SPEN), for the...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has opened a call for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain to pilot the Buildings Science-Based Target-Setting Guidance and Tool drafts....
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed an agreement to establish the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2 (LEAP 2) with capital of up to...
Digital trade and investment are driving forces of the modern economy, and growth in the Asia-Pacific region has exceeded the global average, with the region now accounting for a quarter...
The Governments of France and Morocco, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), launched the Buildings Breakthrough at COP28, which will see countries joining forces to accelerate the transformation of...
BBVA’s Turkish unit has just renewed its $415 million syndicated loan based on environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) criteria. The financing is part of the bank’s foreign borrowing program and...
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and strongest financial institutions, announced that it will lend, invest and facilitate over AED500 billion...
Allied Climate Partners (ACP), International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Temasek announced the intent to establish a green investments partnership to address climate finance gaps...
Abu Dhabi will host a pioneering Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC), that will accelerate the development of climate finance frameworks and skills, and champion best practices in the UAE and globally. The...
RMI, in partnership with four leading banks — Citi, ING, Société Générale, and Standard Chartered — along with aluminum industry stakeholders, has developed a first-of-its-kind framework to enable banks to measure...
Power Sustainable, an alternative asset manager, today announced a CAD $200 million commitment for the Power Sustainable Energy Infrastructure partnership (the “Fund”), for a final close of CAD $800 million for Vintage II. This brings...
SAP SE announced that The Hilti Group, a global leader providing innovative hardware, software and services to the construction industry, is using the Circelligence solution to increase the circularity of its resources....
Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, and ENEOS Corporation, Japan’s leading energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda Supports Projects Across Twelve States to Slash Harmful CO2 Emissions and Deliver High-Quality Local Jobs As part of President Biden’s Investing in...
CRH, the global leader in building materials solutions, and Volvo Group, the leader in transport and infrastructure solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate net-zero innovations in...
The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed two wide-ranging investment plans to transform the energy systems of Costa Rica and Fiji and help enable each country’s grid...
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Chief Executive Officer, H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, signed 14 new development loan agreements worth $580m with 12 African ministers to fund projects in Angola, Burkina...
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) announced a $2 billion investment for more than 150 construction projects that use Lower-carbon Construction materials, known as “low-embodied carbon” (LEC) materials, as part of the...
After obtaining the necessary regulatory approvals, the companies have closed the agreement announced last July to co-invest in the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm, which has a capacity of 476...
Newly adopted by Climate Action Reserve, protocol will generate production of more environmentally friendly building materials ClimeCo, a leading global sustainability company, recently leveraged its industrial and methodology expertise to lead...
Building Green Could Reduce Carbon Emissions from Construction by 23 percent The transition to green construction could help reduce global carbon emissions in construction value chains by about 23 percent...
Terex Corporation announced the publication of its 2023 Sustainability Report, the Company’s fourth annual report. In the 2023 report, Terex provides expanded coverage and case studies of its sustainability commitment to...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has reached final close for its two new funds, CI Advanced Bioenergy Fund I (CI ABF I) and CI Green Credit Fund I (CI GCF I) with...
During an event held in Beijing today with high-level representatives from government, businesses and academia, the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, unveiled new guidance and assessment...
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced that George Moubayed, current senior vice president of the Enterprise Strategy Division, will assume additional responsibilities as the Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2024. Moubayed...
Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to sustainable finance, announces the project launch of Mirova Energy Transition 6 (MET6), its sixth strategy dedicated to energy transition infrastructure, aiming...
The Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have partnered to support the development of green bond markets in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The...
Keppel and DBS announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly scale up sustainable urbanisation and digitalisation solutions in Asia, with a focus on India given...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, and Internacional de Inversiones (IDEI), a developer of sustainable real estate projects, announced the issuance of a green bond...
GE Vernova’s Gas Power business (NYSE:GE) announced two orders for four GE 6F.03 gas turbines which are expected to deliver reliable power and heat to Yangjiang City, in the Guangdong–Hong...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced earlier this weel the immediate availability of $29.4 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds for use by the...
Legence, a Blackstone company and the world’s first Energy Transition Accelerator, announced today three key acquisitions in the Western United States to provide deep and localized expertise in decarbonizing the...
Vice President Kamala Harris and Federal officials joined with Arizona and California leaders, members of Lotus Infrastructure Partners, the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO) and other dignitaries yesterday, January 19, 2023, to commemorate the groundbreaking of Ten...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced earlier this week new resources from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will create economic opportunities and open the door...
Investment in Kentucky and Ohio’s Bridge Infrastructure Part of $2.1 Billion in Fiscal Year 2022 Large Bridge Grants to make critical improvements to bridges that are a vital link for...
EDC Round 7 advances Bipartisan Infrastructure Law priorities to improve safety, build sustainable transportation infrastructure, and grow an inclusive workforce The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today...
Tribes encouraged to seek assistance from the Center in their area and apply for historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Tribal funding; Funding opportunity for a seventh center coming soon The U.S....
Zergratran SA is announcing its Reg A+ offering to raise $75 million in funding as its initial step to build the first Green Shipping Corridor. An alternative to the Panama Canal for shipping...
New tenant benefit addresses critical need to help recovery of honeybee populations as part of ESRT’s continued sustainability efforts Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESRT) announced today that it welcomed its...
Nokia announces a new enhanced ESG strategy designed to maximize Nokia’s impact where its technology, solutions and capabilities combine to address some of the biggest global challenges and create value....
Egg Geo, LLC & SHARC Energy Pioneering First Proposed Combined Geothermal and Wastewater Energy Transfer System in the World SHARC International Systems Inc. (CSE: SHRC) (FSE: IWIA) (OTCQB: INTWF), a...
Fourth vintage of BlackRock’s flagship global diversified infrastructure equity fund series Fund seeks to capitalize on long-term trends of Decarbonization, Decentralization and Digitalization First closing secures commitments representing over half...
Current U.S. infrastructure is in major need of upgrades; significant investment by governments is already in motion, incentivizing green infrastructure initiatives. Energy transition has been the early focus of investors,...
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