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• The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) has expanded its Green Checker tool beyond the European Union, extending access to regions including North Africa, the Middle East, the Western...
Science-based carbon management firm Carbon Direct has acquired climate technology company Pachama, in a move set to reshape how nature-based carbon projects are verified and scaled. The deal brings together...
• New commitments from IFC, Proparco, and DEG bring total funding to more than $560 million• Strategy targets high-integrity carbon projects across emerging markets• Aligns with global goals to curb...
• ClimeCo and Covestro surpass 10 million verified carbon credits through nitrous oxide abatement in Texas.• Equivalent to removing 2.3 million gas-powered cars from the road for one year.• One...
The global banking group HSBC Holdings plc has published an updated Net Zero Transition Plan (NZTP), reaffirming its objective to become a net zero bank by 2050. Yet the move...
Commercializing carbon removal Avnos has secured up to $17 million in project financing from Shell US Gas and Power and Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) to develop its first commercial-scale Hybrid Direct...
• The extension marks one of Europe’s earliest sustainability-linked financings in the building materials sector, now renewed through 2030.• The €300 million (US$324 million) facility remains tied to Molins’ 2030...
• The Principles, backed by ICMA, unveiled Climate Transition Bond Guidelines to structure funding for decarbonization projects.• The framework defines Climate Transition Projects that extend beyond traditional green bonds to...
• TD Bank secures a four-year supply of Improved Forest Management (IFM) removal credits from Chestnut Carbon.• Agreement supports TD’s operational decarbonization and sustainable finance platform.• Credits sourced from privately...
Forbion Expands Its Biotech Footprint into Planetary Health Forbion, a leading European life sciences venture capital firm, has closed its Forbion BioEconomy Fund I at a hard cap of €200...
Riyadh launch and strategic scale At FII 9 in Riyadh, ACWA Power unveiled a series of interconnected agreements spanning financing, renewable-energy development, storage and water infrastructure. The timing and scale...
• $6.5 billion investment for a 50% stake in the world’s largest offshore wind project• Project to deliver 2.9 GW of renewable power, enough for over 3 million UK homes•...
Brussels Pushes Deep Decarbonization Across Europe The European Commission has allocated €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion) from the EU’s Innovation Fund to 61 large-scale net-zero technology projects across 18 countries, in...
Long-Term Climate Credit for High-Risk Economies Climate Fund Managers (CFM), MUFG Bank, FinDev Canada, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have achieved a $600 million first close for the GAIA...
• Five-year cooperation agreement worth up to US$450 million signed at FII9 in Riyadh• Partnership expands financing for renewable energy, water desalination, and green hydrogen in developing nations• Builds on...
• €1 billion in new financing will support Spanish SMEs and mid-caps through a securitisation led by EIB Group and Santander.• €200 million earmarked for near-zero-emission building projects and €70...
Financing Europe’s energy transition Uniper has published its inaugural Green Finance Framework, setting a structured basis for raising capital to fund its transformation from a conventional power generator to a...
Partnership Anchored in Circular Fashion Goals Barcelona-based textile recycler Recover™ has signed a multi-year supply agreement with H&M Group, enabling large-scale integration of its mechanically recycled cotton—branded as RCotton—into the...
• Iberdrola issues the EU’s first green hybrid bond under the European Green Bond Standard, attracting €8 billion in orders.• Coupon set at 3.75%, the lowest for a hybrid bond...
A Decade of Rapid Expansion Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the emirate’s international financial centre, marks its tenth anniversary after a decade that transformed it from a regional start-up jurisdiction...
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