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The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), one of the world’s largest multilateral funds for climate action in developing countries, will finance nature-based solutions to the climate crisis in Egypt, the Dominican...
The World Bank announced a new multi-partner fund that will pool funding from the global community — including donor countries, the private sector and foundations — for scalable pathways to...
The Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs-backed Climate Innovation and Development Fund has completed its first set of blended-finance investments focused on innovation across the sustainable transport sector in each of...
The Framework enables State Street to fund Green and Social projects that will directly support State Street’s broader ESG strategy State Street Corporation today announced that it has issued $1...
Amazon commits $53 million to accelerate women’s climate innovation and gender equity advancements Amazon and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are launching a public-private partnership to address the gender...
Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund is now available for investment. Starting today, investors can purchase shares during a two-week subscription period. The fund will begin pursuing its investment objective...
The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds, one of the world’s largest multilateral funds for climate action in developing countries, endorsed new investment plans set to allocate $1 billion...
Unique partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and veteran leadership team deploys vital capital to blue economy ‘narwhals’ at the nexus of ocean innovation, science and technology Propeller a climate-tech fund...
The fund’s initial focus areas will include carbon capture and storage, greenhouse gas emissions, and hydrogen, ammonia and synthetic fuels Saudi Arabia aims to reach net zero emissions by 2060...
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...
The German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Brandenburg, Saxony and Saxony Anhalt are launching the Just Transition Fund programming to support their fair transition to a green economy The country has committed...
Launches New Online Series – “Growing Our Future” – Showcasing Game-Changing Regenerative Agriculture Initiatives PepsiCo announced the continuation of its global agriculture accelerator, the Positive Agriculture Outcomes (PAO) Fund, by...
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,...
The Norwegian, British and Finnish development finance arms have put $200 million into an African forestry fund, the organisations said on Wednesday, as part of a plan to invest in...
Shift4Good, the first global independent impact venture capital fund dedicated to sustainable mobility, announces the 1st closing of Shift4Good Fund 1 with major institutional and corporate investors in the mobility...
Bridge Investment Group Holdings Inc. announced the completed fundraising for Bridge Workforce and Affordable Housing Fund II, raising $1.74 billion in equity commitments, ahead of its $1.50 billion target. BWAF...
With a target size of €600 million, the inaugural Lightrock Climate Impact Fund was significantly oversubscribed and closed on €860 million after raising its initial hard cap. The Fund...
BlackRock is pleased to announce that Scottish Widows has become the first investor in its newly launched BlackRock Global Corporate ESG Insights Bond Fund. The UK retirement savings provider is...
Golding Energy Transition 2022 to invest in infrastructure for the energy transition – focussing on solar and wind energy, energy storage technologies and decarbonisation Broad diversification across some 10 funds,...
The Fund is focused on scaling proven hydrogen technologies for mature infrastructure assets and aims to play a major role in decarbonizing the global economy Launched just a year ago,...
The World Bank said on Monday it is launching a trust fund aimed at pooling public funds to provide grants for projects to reduce carbon emissions, including decommissioning coal-fired power...
ECV is the only VC firm committed to investing in startups focused on ESG imperatives and digital transformation of the natural gas industry LPs include several publicly traded utility companies...
German energy equipment supplier Siemens Energy and EU-backed fund EIT InnoEnergy will team up to jointly explore investments in the energy start-up space, the fund said in a statement. No financial...
The New Community Transformation Fund-Denver (NCTF-Denver), a Colorado-based black-owned and black woman-led high-touch venture capital firm funded by innovative public-private partnerships, announced the fund’s first close with $10.6 million in...
Fund will invest in companies aligned with ESG principles and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Revolving funding pool will support programs run by UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited “The future of the world...
Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. is pleased to announce the completion of the initial offering of Class A Units of the Harvest ESG Equity Income Index ETF pursuant to a prospectus dated August...
The climate-first venture firm has initiated two new investment funds and a sustainability knowledge hub Extantia’s existing portfolio companies includeH2PRo, INERATEC, GA Drilling, BeZero and Reverion “We provide economically and...
Financial-first impact investment fund will focus on breakthrough technology solutions that enable global health for all OurCrowd, a leading global venture firm, announced the launch of a Global Health Equity Fund...
Actively-managed fund will track about 200 US companies At least half of each company’s revenue must come from climate solutions High-carbon emissions companies will be screened out An online investment...
The European Investment Fund contributed 30 million Fund’s primary focus will be scaling and industrializing companies specializing in the energy transition. Belgian growth equity fund Junction has announced first close...
Supported by financial and impact investors such as Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, APG on behalf of its pension fund client ABP, and Nysnø Climate Investments – a wholly owned subsidiary...
Thematic active ETFs will seek to provide access to alpha opportunities through a range of sustainable themes Funds focusing on Consumption, Social Advancement and Infrastructure J.P. Morgan Asset Management has...
Image source: Emerge Canada Emerge is Canada’s first and only women-owned investment firm. “Practical and real-world approach to sustainability.” Also launching EMPWR program to encourage more women to be investment...
Image source: Building Ventures New fund will focus on early-stage startups. Building Ventures has funded 20 startups over the last five years. Investments include Dandelion, the nation’s leading geothermal company,...
Image source: Aegon Asset Management Fund to have at least 30% less carbon intensity than broader credit market Embedded with Aegon’s proprietary climate transition and ESG analysis Aegon Asset Management...
Andromeda continues its roadmap in search and capture of investments with ESG attributes. Invested by Iberdrola, the ICO Next Tech Fund, Nortia Capital and Seaya, this investment vehicle has entered the capital...
New TD ETF offers investors exposure to a unique and growing asset class that exhibits a historically low correlation to traditional asset classes TD Asset Management Inc. announced the launch...
The Milwaukee Bucks player — who once had money in dozens of bank accounts — is teaming up with Calamos Investments on an ESG fund. The NBA superstar who once had cash in 50 different...
Collaboration Creates a Unique Policy-Neutral Quantitative ESG Solution to Help Assess, Measure and Monitor Portfolio Holdings and Transactions Abel Noser Solutions, a leading provider of multi-asset trade analytics, compliance and consulting...
The fund owned by the electricity company chaired by Ignacio Galán, Seaya Ventures, ICO and Nortia is backing this growing Spanish company that designs carbon neutral buildings. Andromeda, Spain’s first...
Vanguard Group Inc. is expanding its offering of passive ESG funds in Europe, betting its approach of excluding controversial industries will appeal to investors confused by other more complex products touting...
BlackRock announced the release of quarterly fund commentaries for BlackRock Innovation and Growth Trust, BlackRock Science and Technology Trust II, BlackRock Health Sciences Trust II, BlackRock Capital Allocation Trust, and...
The International Finance Corporation, Cultivo, Aspiration, and Chia Network, announced the launch of the Carbon Opportunities Fund, a global investment platform that will raise private capital for an innovative model...
Vanguard has announced its plans to launch Vanguard Global Environmental Opportunities Stock Fund. The actively managed fund will hold a concentrated portfolio of companies that both are involved in the...
Janus Henderson Group plc announced it has launched the Janus Henderson Sustainable Multi-Asset Fund (JSMFX). The Fund offers Class D Shares and is available to Janus Henderson Investors (JHI) Direct...
Created in partnership by Impact Shares and CCM, OWNS has purchased custom mortgage pools of more than 375 loans primarily supporting minority and low and moderate-income families Impact Shares and Community Capital...
Known Holdings, a new financial platform designed to power the growth of the BIPOC-owned (Black, Indigenous and people of color) economy, has appointed finance and ESG advocate Jim Casselberry as...
Key Partners Include Agnico Eagle Mines and Yamana Gold Sprott Asset Management LP, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc., today announced the launch of the Sprott ESG Gold ETF, the...
Commitments made to United Negro College Fund, Kingsborough Community College (NY), Lee College (TX) and Youth Guidance Empower share class surpasses $6b in AUM, MDI relationships grow to eleven J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced a $1 million...
Launches Its First Set of NFTs for American Express at Color Oasis Pop up Experience OneOf, the green Web3 company for iconic musicians, athletes and brands, today announced the closing...
The measures include requiring funds to provide details on their investment strategy and will take effect from January 2023, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said Singapore’s central bank issued new disclosure...
75% of SWFs have a policy, up from 46% in 2017 30% have set a carbon emissions target More looking to back ‘Impact’ investing projects Three quarters of the world’s...
Amundi has expanded its suite of socially responsible fixed income ESG ETFs with the addition of a multi-currency global aggregate bond fund targeting securities at the near end of the yield...
PepsiCo Accelerates pep+ Transformation PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo announced the closing of a new $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond. The Company will use an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the offering to fund...
Former Riverstone European General Counsel and Head of ESG Joins Petra as Head of Europe. Industry Recognized Regulatory Compliance Expert Joins Petra as Director of Compliance. Petra Funds Group (“Petra”), a...
Vanguard today announced that Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund is available for investment. The fund consists of a global equity portfolio with the potential to outperform the...
New DOE Technology Commercialization Fund Initiative Prioritizes Collaboration Across National Laboratories to Support Demand for Emerging Clean Energy Sources The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $18.4 million through...
The official side event, “Promoting Blue Partnership for a Shared Sustainable Future”, was held in Lisbon, Portugal, during the UN Ocean Conference 2022 on June 29, 2022. This side event...
Fund brings sustainable, mixed-use developments to New England communities UnitedHealth Group today announced a $25 million commitment to the Healthy Neighborhoods Equity Fund II. The fund, launched by Conservation Law Foundation and Massachusetts...
Country says it’s first to channel funds to resilience trust $45 billion trust aims to help fiscally vulnerable countries Spain will contribute 1.86 billion euros ($1.9 billion) to a new...
Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc is preparing to launch its first two credit funds dedicated to investing based on environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles later this...
FGLD is one of the most cost-effective gold ETFs in the market Franklin Templeton today announced the launch of Franklin Responsibly Sourced Gold ETF (FGLD). FGLD seeks to reflect the...
WayCool marks the first transaction for 57 Stars Direct Impact Fund 57 Stars LLC, an independent global alternative investment firm targeting high-growth sectors driven by technological innovation, is pleased to...
The Saint-Gobain North America Foundation is pleased to announce $170,000 in funding awards to the greater Worcester community through the Worcester Executive Fund and the Worcester Employee Impact Fund. The...
IP Group plc, which develops world-changing science and technology businesses across life sciences, technology and cleantech, announces the launch of ‘Kiko Ventures’ – a wholly-owned platform dedicated to supporting transformative climate technology....
Commitment from Equitable’s General Account to support affordable housing and help advance economic mobility in underserved communities Equitable, a leading financial services company and principal franchise of Equitable Holdings, has made...
Clients representing nearly half (47%) of index equity assets globally are now eligible for BlackRock Voting Choice Clients representing 25% ($530 billion) of eligible index equity assets ($2.3 trillion) have...
Lead funders include Lululemon, H&M Group, H&M Foundation, and The Schmidt Family Foundation. The $250M Fund will be used to identify, fund, scale, and measure verified impact solutions to decarbonize and modernize...
IG Wealth Management and Carbon Streaming are pleased to announce that they have collaborated to position the IG Climate Action Portfolios as unique, sustainable investment solutions available to Canadian investors...
Fidelity Investments announced the launch of a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) fund – Fidelity Healthy Future Fund (FAPHX), an actively-managed equity strategy that invests in companies around the...
More than 30 million individual investors worldwide have entrusted Vanguard with their long-term savings, and we are committed to giving our clients the best chance for investment success and helping them...
Accounting to recent report by Reuters, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday proposed a pair of rule changes aimed at stamping out unfounded claims by funds on...
Firm continues to build ESG product suite with a focus on flagship fixed income mutual funds PGIM Investments continues to expand its suite of actively managed fixed income ESG funds...
To better help asset managers of European funds be prepared for the upcoming compliance requirements and regulatory disclosure obligations under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), global Fintech leader Broadridge Financial...
*The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé has been sold at auction for a record price of €135 million ($142 million) to a private collector *An icon of the automotive world, the...
An investment group chaired by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Wednesday launched a $1.7 billion fund to take minority stakes in private companies focused on what it called...
AVG Group Sarl, through its investment fund, the Nordic ESG and Impact Fund SCSp is set to issue its second dividend back to investors within a year of operations. The...
Following two years of explosive growth and momentum, the Series A funds will be used to fight climate change by boosting utility data access to generate energy savings at scale...
Funding accelerates scale-up of commercial and industrial motor production, while supporting commercialization of new motor for EV market Infinitum Electric, creator of the sustainable, breakthrough air-core motor, announced $80 million...
Target Corporation shared an update on the progress it has made toward its Racial Equity Action and Change (REACH) commitment to invest more than $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by the end of...
KKR & Co. is planning to raise billions of dollars for its first credit fund focused on sustainable investing, according to people familiar with the matter. The plans are in their...
First-of-its-kind multi-alternatives fund has raised more than $800 million to date to invest in companies and projects owned, led by, or serving Black, Latinx, and Native American communities BlackRock has...
Alquity, the leading responsible investment manager and Spouting Rock Asset Management form strategic partnership Investors can now access world-class ESG and impact funds in U.S. through new investment and distribution...
The company announced new investments in Nashville from the Amazon Housing Equity Fund to help build and renovate more than 130 local homes, including a mixed-income development, and fund supportive and substance abuse recovery...
Syngenta gets loan, which ties rates to sustainability targets Chinese firms have been doing numerous such loans in Hong Kong Agrochemicals company Syngenta Group (HK) Holdings Co. has completed Asia’s biggest-ever sustainability-linked...
State Street and Neuberger Berman have partnered closely to prepare for the launch of Neuberger Berman’s initial series of Active ETFs State Street Corporation announced that it has been appointed...
Luxembourg domiciled, Swiss-headquartered VC fund Una Terra has high hopes: to raise €1 billion by 2025, and become the de facto platform of choice for ESG investing in venture capital...
Amazon gives another $2.2 million to help meet the basic needs of students in underserved communities in the Puget Sound region, bringing the total so far to $8 million. Amazon...
Principal Global Investors® announced an expanded model portfolios product offering featuring 37 new portfolios and a fintech-enabled portfolios solution to help advisors increase client customization, scale, and efficiency. “Advisors want...
Charityvest, a modern provider of tax-deductible charitable giving accounts known as donor-advised funds (DAFs), announced the introduction of new low-fee investment capabilities. The new investment capabilities will enable donors in...
Northern Trust Asset Management’s FlexShares® Exchange Traded Funds announced the launch of a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)* ETF focused on climate with exposure to emerging markets: the FlexShares ESG &...
Global Citizen, an international non-profit aiming to help end poverty, said on Monday it plans to launch six funds of up to $1 billion each focused on generating environmental and...
Fidelity Investments® announced the launch of two new thematic exchange-traded funds (ETFs) — Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF (FDIG) and Fidelity Metaverse ETF (FMET) – and five new...
Neuberger Berman, a private, independent, employee-owned investment manager, announced the launch of its first-ever actively managed ETFs. The three new ETFs will invest in companies related to the following distinct thematic...
New 1% for the Planet® Impact Fund at National Philanthropic Trust Open to Donors of All Sizes; unique collaboration among National Philanthropic Trust, 1% for the Planet and CapShift 1%...
State Street Global Advisors, the asset management business of State Street Corporation, announced the launch of the SPDR Nuveen Municipal Bond ESG ETF (MBNE). Sub-advised by Nuveen, a recognized leader in the municipal...
Apple announced a $50 million Supplier Employee Development Fund that will expand access to learning opportunities and skills development. The fund also includes new and expanded partnerships with leading rights...
Inspire Investing, a leading biblically responsible ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing firm, celebrated the 5-year anniversary of their two-founding exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on Sunday, February 27, 2022; the Inspire Global Hope ETF...
BNY Mellon Investment Management launched the BNY Mellon Responsible Horizons Corporate Bond ETF (RHCB). RHCB, listed on the NYSE on March 22 with a 35 basis points expense ratio, is sub-advised...
Theia Analytics Group (TAG™), a provider of a complete suite of quantitative, proprietary, data-driven products for simplifying, clarifying, and measuring risks related to regulatory changes that impact organizational governance, announced...
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