• $2 billion in new sustainable loans issued across EVs, farming, and real estate• Part of NAB’s $80 billion environmental financing goal through FY2030• Surge in SME adoption of green...
• $30 million facility marks ADB’s first sustainability-linked loan in Bangladesh, advancing green finance in the garment sector.• Funds will expand Envoy’s energy-efficient spinning operations and integrate 3.5 MWp of...
UK Launches Green Finance Pilot to Tackle Barriers to Emission Cuts Chancellor Rachel Reeves will direct UK financial regulators to address obstacles hindering businesses from cutting carbon emissions, as part...
The UK has announced a £12 million funding package aimed at bolstering disaster risk finance for climate-vulnerable countries—part of a broader strategy to position the UK as a global hub...
Sri Lanka doubles down on sustainable finance Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), unveiled the Sustainable Finance Roadmap 2.0 on May 5 in...
EMSTEEL, one of the region’s largest publicly traded steel and building materials manufacturers, has launched its first Green Finance Framework—a decisive move to align capital raising with its net-zero roadmap....
GuocoLand, a prominent real estate developer, has secured two green loans totaling S$1.24 billion ($908 million) from Singapore-based lenders DBS and Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC), according to a statement released...
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The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Sage have released a global report unveiling a $789 billion green finance opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Despite this vast potential,...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced several green finance and capital market initiatives at the 20th Joint Council for Bilateral Cooperation (JCBC) meeting, co-chaired by Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister...
Key Impact Points: The European Mortgage Federation – European Covered Bond Council (EMF-ECBC) and the Climate Bonds Initiative (Climate Bonds) have joined forces to certify bonds aligned with the European...
Dwight Capital has expanded its services by launching Dwight Green Finance, a new lending platform aimed at financing property improvements through C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy). This initiative, led...
Iberdrola, Europe’s leading electricity company, has successfully issued a 10-year green bond worth €750 million. This bond, with a coupon of 3.625%, saw demand exceed €4 billion from over 220...
A new report by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) calls for deeper collaboration between public and private sectors, alongside clear sector-specific transition...
The collaborative effort to boost green finance between IFC and the Bank of the Lao PDR has been strengthened with a new cooperation agreement signed. This enhanced partnership aims to...
BBVA’s Turkish unit has just renewed its $415 million syndicated loan based on environmental, sustainability and governance (ESG) criteria. The financing is part of the bank’s foreign borrowing program and...
Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (CFG), a commercial lender, announced $50 billion in sustainable finance target which includes a $5 billion in green financing, by 2030. The company aims to finance...
The Reserve Bank of India will soon issue guidelines for regulated entities to boost green finance and mitigate climate-related financial risks, the central bank governor said on Wednesday. “It has...
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (“URW”) today announces the update of its Green Financing Framework, which establishes a clear framework for the financing and/or refinancing of eligible new development projects and the regeneration of...
Winning Japan’s ‘Green Finance Subsidy Program’, RepRisk will contribute to the acceleration of green finance in Japan via best-in-class ESG risk data RepRisk, a leading ESG data science firm combining...
National Geographic Society and PepsiCo unveiled a new global initiative, Food for Tomorrow, designed to accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture and reframe how food systems are understood by policymakers,...
Sydney leads with new financing model for renewables Akaysha Energy has secured a A$300 million ($196 million) corporate debt facility to accelerate the rollout of large-scale battery energy storage systems...
Expanding Nature-Based Finance in the US Silvania, the global nature capital investment platform, has entered a strategic partnership with Alder Point Capital Management to accelerate sustainable investment in US timberland...
New Zealand Steps Into Utility-Scale Solar with Global Technology Partner Global solar tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar has entered the New Zealand market through a partnership with Bright Fern Energy on...
A Cross-Border First for Asia’s Energy Transition From ridgelines in southern Lao PDR, 133 turbines now send clean electricity across the border into Vietnam. The Monsoon Wind Power Project, which...
Rising Influence of Family Offices in ESG The latest survey from the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) indicates a profound shift in global capital allocation, with 90% of family offices now...
Rome advances utility-scale renewables Enfinity Global has closed €316 million ($341 million) in financing to build eight utility-scale solar plants across Emilia Romagna, Basilicata, and Lazio. With a combined capacity...
A Strategic Bet on Hydrogen’s Next Phase Thyssenkrupp nucera has finalized the acquisition of core technology assets from the insolvent Danish company Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), in a move designed...
Highlights Sphera, the Chicago-based sustainability and operational risk management software firm, has secured a new round of growth capital from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions, adding a second major institutional backer...
Ghana and Singapore are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable development and agribusiness following bilateral talks in Singapore. The two countries confirmed they will deepen collaboration across carbon markets, modern agriculture,...
Diginex Limited and SGS have reaffirmed their strategic alliance to deliver technology-enabled sustainable finance solutions, extending a partnership first formed in 2022. The renewed collaboration aims to tackle rising demand...
Iberdrola España has begun commissioning its Ciudad Rodrigo photovoltaic plant, its second solar facility in Salamanca and one of the largest in Castilla y León. The 316 MW project, developed...
A new World Bank report warns that environmental decline is not only a climate crisis but also a major drag on economic growth. The study, Reboot Development: The Economics of...
TRIIBE is a nonprofit founded in 2024, is focused on helping established college-student-run nonprofit founders scale impact. TRIIBE has already formed a community rooted in resilience, compassion, and action. Most...
The Trump administration has canceled $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, a move that effectively derails several cornerstone initiatives launched under the Biden administration’s clean energy...
PepsiCo has released its 2024 ESG Summary, highlighting progress against its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) sustainability and nutrition strategy. Introduced in 2021, pep+ embeds sustainability across the company’s operations, guiding growth...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been advised to strengthen its climate risk framework by balancing global best practices with domestic realities, according to a new report by the...
Utrecht Leads with a Sharper Line on ESG UTRECHT – The Dutch pension fund PFZW has severed mandates worth roughly $34 billion with global managers BlackRock and Legal & General...
Copenhagen readies first EU-compliant sovereign green bonds Denmark is preparing to enter capital markets with what would be the world’s first sovereign bonds issued under the EU Green Bond Standard...