Category: Sustainable Finance
South African financiers are developing a 2 billion rand ($122 million) conservation bond designed to fund ecological restoration projects that protect the country’s most critical water catchments. The five year...
Spanish energy company Moeve has approved more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in investment for the first phase of its Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, taking a decisive step in Europe’s...
Standard Chartered has released a comprehensive Transition Plan that places climate considerations at the centre of its financing, governance and client engagement strategy, sharpening its pathway to net zero while...
In the municipality of La Esperanza, Norte de Santander, a 26.4 MWp solar plant that only began dispatching electricity in August 2025 is already changing hands. Climate Fund Managers and...
Iberdrola has returned to the capital markets with a €600 million ($700 Million) green hybrid bond, refinancing an existing instrument due for repurchase at the end of April and locking...
Atlas Renewable Energy has secured a $3 billion corporate refinancing covering its portfolio of solar and storage assets across Latin America, in what is expected to be the largest transaction...
A Strategic Bet on Distributed Energy DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has acquired Portuguese renewable energy community platform Cleanwatts in a transaction backed by a €150 million...
BBVA mobilized €134 billion ($145 Billion) in sustainable business in 2025, a 44 percent increase from the prior year and the highest annual figure in the bank’s history. The acceleration...
In the next phase of ESG, the advantage is shifting from who tells the best sustainability story to who can prove outcomes with decision-grade evidence. Purposefy has published a new...
Google.org is launching a $30 million Impact Challenge focused on AI for Science, aimed at accelerating breakthroughs in human health and climate systems. The global open call seeks to equip...
• $100 billion direct investment to build renewable powered hyperscale AI data centres by 2035• Expected to catalyse an additional $150 billion across manufacturing, cloud services and digital infrastructure• Integrated...
LanzaJet has secured $47 million in new capital through the first close of a broader $135 million equity raise, valuing the sustainable fuels developer at $650 million pre-money. The round...
Industrial Decarbonisation Meets Strategic Security INEOS has secured €300 million ($325 million) in French government support to accelerate the regeneration and decarbonisation of its Lavera petrochemical complex, one of the...
Lydian Energy has secured $689 million in financing to develop two utility scale solar projects and a major battery storage facility across the U.S. Southwest and Texas, expanding grid resilience...
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has surpassed its $1 billion climate finance commitment for India under its 2022–2026 strategy, confirming $1.1 billion deployed...
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expanded climate partnership with the United Kingdom during a diplomatic visit aimed at strengthening cooperation on clean energy, trade, and sustainable development. The trip...
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has mandated carbon disclosure and offsetting requirements for non-bank financial institutions, marking a significant shift in how environmental risk is integrated into financial oversight. Decision...
Governance Standards Shift Amid Political Pressure Goldman Sachs is preparing to remove diversity related criteria from the framework its board governance committee uses to evaluate potential directors, according to a...
Bloomberg strengthens sustainable finance leadership Bloomberg has appointed Lauren Smart as Global Head of Sustainable Finance, elevating a senior sustainability data executive at a moment when climate risk, energy transition...
London Rebalances Climate Commitments and Energy Security NatWest has softened key elements of its fossil fuel lending framework, reopening financing channels for parts of the oil and gas sector in...
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