Sustainable Lending Startup Colesco Raises Over $800 Million
Sustainability-focused direct lending startup Colesco Capital announced that it has raised over €800 million (USD$839 million) at its first platform close, with proceeds aimed...
esVolta Raises $243 Million for Texas Battery Energy Storage Projects
Utility-scale energy storage project developer esVolta, announced that it has secured equity investment for three projects in Texas. The funds, along with proceeds of...
Manulife Raises $480 Million for Carbon Credit-Generating Forest Climate Fund
Manulife Financial’s global wealth and asset management business Manulife Investment Management announced that it has raised $480 million in commitments at the final close...
Schroders to Adopt All Four of the FCA’s SDR Sustainability Labels for Funds
Global investment manager Schroders announced plans to adopt each of the four sustainable investment labels – “Sustainability Focus”, “Sustainability Impact”, “Sustainability Improvers” and “Sustainability...
BDO Appoints Hannah Routh as Head of its Sustainability and ESG Practice
Accounting and advisory firm BDO announced today the appointment of Hannah Routh as its Head of Sustainability and ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria...
Texas-Led Multi-State Coalition Threatens BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Others with Legal Action Over ESG Commitments
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he has sent a letter to BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Morgan...
Stockholm Exergi Awarded $1.8 Billion by Sweden for Biomass-Based Carbon Removal and Storage
Swedish energy company Stockholm Exergi announced today that it has been awarded support for bio-CCS, a technology that captures biogenic carbon dioxide before it...
Amex GBT Launches Solution Enabling Businesses to Apply Carbon Price for Travel and Fund Decarbonization Solutions
B2B travel platform American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) announced the launch of a new integrated emissions-based carbon pricing tool, enabling users to...
Chipotle Invests in Startups Reducing Emissions from Cows, Advancing Plant-Based Protein
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced two new investments in sustainable food-focused startups, including plant-based protein company Plantible, and livestock methane emissions reduction solution provider CH4...
BlackRock Launches First Fund Using FCA’s “Sustainability Improvers” Label Targeting Brown-to-Green Materials Opportunities
Investment giant BlackRock announced the launch of the BlackRock BFM Brown to Green Materials Fund for UK investors, a new fund aimed at targeting...