Category: Sustainable Finance
• £12 million DRIVE35 grant will back Belfast magnet recycling plant supporting UK automotive and advanced manufacturing• Project targets 400 metric tons of high purity separated rare earth oxides annually...
Aneo has agreed to acquire RWE Renewables Sweden’s wind power portfolio, adding scale, development capabilities, and operational teams as the Nordic utility accelerates its regional growth strategy. The transaction includes...
Equinix will allocate more than S$9 million ($7 million) through 2028 to accelerate clean energy research and policy development in Singapore, positioning digital infrastructure and data center energy demand as...
• Allianz acquires 20.25 percent minority stake in îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm.• First power delivered in June 2025 with full commissioning expected in Q1 2026.• Investment reflects...
• TD Bank has signed a ten-year offtake agreement for 44,000 tons of durable carbon removals from Charm beginning in 2029• Charm is preparing to scale pyrolysis-based carbon removal operations...
Zanskar, an emerging leader in AI-enabled geothermal exploration, has raised $115 million in Series C funding to accelerate development of a multi gigawatt geothermal pipeline and begin constructing power plants...
London Rolls Out National Home Upgrade Strategy The UK government has unveiled a fifteen billion pound Warm Homes Plan that aims to retrofit millions of homes with insulation, solar panels,...
• Total committed capital now $460 million toward a $500 million target for Asia focused climate investments• Blended finance structure mobilizes private capital into renewable energy, battery storage, efficiency and...
Italy’s public lighting infrastructure is moving into the capital markets era. UniCredit closed a €73 million green project financing for Teike, the country’s third largest independent pure play in public...
The Joint Bank Reporting Committee has published its 2026 Work Programme together with a set of ESG recommendations that target greater alignment in how European banks define, classify and report...
• Nearly 15 GW of new solar, wind and storage capacity deployed in 2025, moving MENA into an exponential growth phase• Project pipeline reaches 202 GW across renewables, hydrogen and...
The United Arab Emirates moved to deepen its global water diplomacy agenda during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026, convening government, finance, agrifood and civil society leaders to accelerate cooperation ahead...
UAE climate investment platform ALTERRA and Spanish lender BBVA are preparing to launch a $1.2 billion co investment vehicle that will back climate aligned assets across global markets. The new...
The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry honoured private sector companies awarded its Sustainability Label during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026, reinforcing the emirate’s effort to anchor ESG performance...
Sustainability drives profitability in US and Canadian companies, according to new research released by the Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE). The organization’s 2026 Annual Research shows that structured sustainability...
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week opened its 2026 edition with a call for energy security, AI enabled industrial strategy and long term investment as computational demand grows and climate goals tighten....
• Zambia and Zimbabwe will each contribute $220M to shore up the bankability of the $4.2B Batoka Gorge hydropower project• The 2,400 MW plant would provide 1,200 MW to each...
• Joint venture targets 3.1 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity for the United Kingdom, enough to power roughly three million homes.• Total capital outlay for the two Norfolk Vanguard...
Emirates NBD launched its first blue green bond with a $1 billion dual tranche issuance that drew strong interest from international investors and added a new regional scale to marine...
• $100 million Series C financing led by Decarbonization Partners, a joint venture of BlackRock and Temasek• Investment pushes osapiens to unicorn status, building on Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Armira...
Sustainable fuels technology company Aether Fuels has raised $15 million in convertible note financing to accelerate development of its first commercial scale sustainable aviation fuel facility, a project that puts...
• $200 million strategic capital commitment from Deutsche Bank to Aspen Power• Financing aimed at accelerating U.S. distributed solar, storage, and community energy deployment• Backed by Carlyle, Aspen targets rapid...
Financing Breakthrough for First Italian Solar Assets Zelestra closed financial signing for its first Italian renewables projects, a 6.5 MWdc solar plant in Ginosa in Puglia and a 9.5 MWdc...
Egypt signed a combined USD 1.8 billion in renewable energy agreements with Norway’s Scatec and China’s Sungrow, a package officials described as central to efforts to expand domestic clean power...
• Deal combines RegTech platforms with advisory expertise in worker rights and remediation• Acquisition positioned for compliance with due diligence regulations including EU CSDDD• Enhanced capabilities for companies facing heightened...
Equitable Earth has secured EUR 12.6 million to expand globally as demand intensifies for trusted, high-integrity nature-based carbon credits. The round was led by a United States family office with...
Morningstar Sustainalytics has won an Environmental Finance 2025 IMPACT Award, receiving top honors in the Impact Research category for its work advancing transparency in sustainable finance. The award recognizes Sustainalytics’ flagship research series, SFDR Article...
Cairo Moves to Lock In Long Term Climate Finance Cairo has stepped up its climate finance agenda with the mobilization of €688 million through the Global Green Bond Initiative, reinforcing...
Octopus Energy Group has confirmed plans to spin out its A -powered utility technology business, Kraken, alongside a $1 billion standalone funding round that values the platform at $8.65 billion....
Paris and Global Coastal Regions The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO has formally joined the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, aligning one of the world’s leading ocean science bodies...
Sustainability has moved from policy commitment to balance-sheet execution at BBVA, as the bank expands tailored sustainable finance operations across its main markets in 2025 while preparing to deploy $770...
• Glencore secures majority ownership in Dutch low carbon fuel supplier FincoEnergies, strengthening its downstream footprint in European transport fuels and biofuels.• The deal accelerates consolidation among global commodity traders...
• Alphabet will acquire Intersect for $4.75 billion in cash plus assumed debt, securing long-term clean power capacity for AI driven data centre growth across the US.• Intersect controls a...
Human Planet, formerly known as KOIS Advisory, has appointed former HSBC sustainability executive Sabrin Rahman as Partner, marking a decisive step in the firm’s expansion into the Middle East and...
Karl Naïm, Chief Commercial Officer at XBTO at ADFW - Panel Session: “Mapping Asset Allocation: Making Sense of Modern Portfolios”
Tokyo is preparing to redirect industrial investment toward clean electricity at scale. The Japanese government plans to allocate 210 billion yen, equivalent to $1.34 billion, in subsidies to support companies...
Beko, one of Europe’s largest home appliance manufacturers, has secured a €100 million, approximately $108 million, sustainability linked loan from the International Finance Corporation to accelerate investment in energy efficiency,...
ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round expands market depth The latest ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round has enabled more than $18 million in purchases of durable carbon removal, securing offtake commitments...
ISS STOXX acquires ECPI to expand sustainability offering ISS STOXX acquires ECPI under a definitive agreement announced today, strengthening its position in sustainability indices, data, and analytics for institutional investors....
SSEN Transmission has secured a £1bn ($1.27bn), 12 year syndicated bank facility backed by an £800m financial guarantee from the UK Government’s National Wealth Fund, marking one of the most...
During Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025, the UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group published its fourth formal statement, marking a decisive turn toward implementation as the country accelerates efforts to embed...
A coalition of corporate climate buyers led by Frontier has agreed to invest $44.2 million in a carbon dioxide removal agreement with Canadian firm NULIFE GreenTech, targeting the removal of...
Ottawa Moves To Operationalize Sustainable Finance Framework The Government of Canada has moved from commitment to execution on its long promised sustainable finance taxonomy, announcing concrete next steps to shape...
ADNOC has signed a $2 billion green financing facility backed by Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-SURE), expanding the state energy company’s sustainable funding pool to $5 billion in just 18...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025 underscored a structural shift in global financial markets, as digital assets, tokenization, and blockchain-enabled systems move decisively into the institutional mainstream. What was once...
Berlin moved on Wednesday to reset its industrial and investment strategy, unveiling a €30 billion ($35.2 billion) vehicle designed not to spend public money directly, but to unlock far larger...
• Masdar has begun commercial operations at a 20MW battery storage facility in Stockport, marking the first completed project under its £1 billion ($1.27 Billion) UK battery investment.• Two additional...
Colesco Capital has agreed to take over the management of an Article 9 impact credit fund focused on financing circular economy and climate transition businesses, a move that significantly expands...
• Anew Climate brings lifecycle assessment software, proprietary datasets, and engineering talent in house to scale carbon intensity modeling across global fuel markets.• The new Anew CI platform targets compliance,...
• HASI and KKR commit an additional $1 billion to CarbonCount Holdings 1, lifting total investment capacity toward $5 billion with leverage.• Capital targets long-dated US clean energy and sustainable...
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