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From billion-dollar climate finance deals to wildfire emergencies, this week’s ‘Week in Review’ shows just how high the stakes are for sustainability. Qatar stepped into the green bond market for the first time, Nuveen raised ...
By: Professor Ioannis Ioannou Each September, Climate Week NYC gathers leaders from across business, finance, government, and civil society. These events often promise bold declarations, new initiatives, and high-level visibility. But this year, something else ...
A new Forest 500 report by nonprofit Global Canopy reveals that in 2024, the 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to deforestation risk collectively financed US$8.9 trillion to companies in the so-called “deforestation economy.” ...
Achmea Investment Management has launched the Achmea IM PE Partnership Fund – Healthy People & Planet 2025, a private equity impact fund aimed at delivering both competitive returns and measurable social and environmental benefits. The ...
CNH, a global leader in equipment, technology, and services for agriculture and construction, has joined the UN Global Compact Brazil Network, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in the sector. While already a signatory at ...
The latest round of United Nations negotiations aimed at securing a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution ended Friday without agreement, but with countries pledging to keep working toward a deal. “This has been ...
David Fogarty has been appointed Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Singapore (UNGCNS), effective 1 October 2025. He joins after 14 years at CBRE, where he most recently led Sustainability & ESG Consulting ...
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market has taken “important steps in the development of a credible transition finance ecosystem” since its 2023 review, with better practices, more robust product ...
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) reports a sharp rise in corporate climate ambition, with the number of companies committing to both near-term and net-zero science-based targets climbing 227% between the end of 2023 and mid-2025. ...
Qatar is accelerating its sustainable transformation by issuing its first sovereign green bonds and updating its sovereign green assets register, the Ministry of Finance confirmed. The $2.5bn green bond issuance in Q2 2024 marked a ...
Nuveen has raised $1.3 billion in the first close of its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), a private credit strategy aiming for a $2.5 billion total. The fund is designed to ...
Macquarie Asset Management, through its managed funds, has provided €51 million in second lien financing to an onshore wind platform in Finland. The portfolio comprises eight operational wind farms with a combined capacity of 218 ...
500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, has launched its Sustainable Innovation Program to support founders building commercially viable solutions to sustainability challenges across the global south. The program combines strategic ...
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has released its Progress Report 2024: Evolving for Impact, highlighting measurable progress over five years and unveiling its Strategy 2030 for scaling solutions toward a circular plastics economy. Since ...
The UN Global Compact has launched the Central Asia Network, a multi-country office uniting over 140 companies across five nations to accelerate sustainable business practices and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The initiative ...
Verra’s latest win in the voluntary carbon market comes as the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) approves two of its methodologies — VM0044 Biochar Utilization in Soil and Non-Soil Applications, v1.2, and ...
Record-breaking heatwaves and strong winds are fueling deadly wildfires across southern Europe, claiming lives, displacing thousands, and testing the region’s climate resilience. Wildfires are raging across southern Europe, leaving destruction in their wake as record-breaking ...
Apollo-managed funds have agreed to acquire a majority interest in Kelvion, a century-old German manufacturer specializing in energy-efficient heat exchange and cooling technologies, from Triton. Triton will remain a minority shareholder, continuing its involvement in ...
Global compliance carbon markets (CCMs) are fast becoming a focal point for sustainability-driven investors. As regulators broaden carbon market coverage, companies that once emitted freely now face material costs, influencing both operations and shareholder value. ...
J.P. Morgan has arranged a $210 million credit facility for U.S.-based Chestnut Carbon, signaling a major step forward in financing nature-based carbon removal projects at scale. The deal, underpinned by one of the largest carbon ...
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