Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

Pioneer Point Partners LLP has successfully closed its second sustainable infrastructure fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners II SCSp, with €1.1 billion in commitments, surpassing its €800 million target. The fund attracted a diverse base of institutional investors, including public and private pension schemes, insurers, asset managers, endowments, and foundations, primarily across Europe and North America. Notably, […]

The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has retracted its ambitious $500 billion sustainable finance commitment, citing challenges related to Canada’s amended Competition Act, which now mandates substantiated environmental claims. The bank acknowledged that its previous methodology for measuring sustainable finance activities may have been inaccurate, leading to the decision to retire the target. RBC’s move […]

Cork, Dublin, and Galway are taking centre stage in Europe’s ambitious push for climate neutrality, as part of the European Union’s Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities Mission—one of five flagship EU Missions aimed at tackling some of the continent’s greatest societal and environmental challenges. The mission’s headline goal is clear: support 100 European cities in becoming […]

EFM, a U.S.-based forest investment and management firm, has partnered with Sojitz Corporation of America—a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan’s Sojitz Corporation—to launch a $200 million forestry investment fund focused on climate-smart forest stewardship and high-integrity carbon credit generation. The fund, to be managed by the newly formed EFM Sojitz Management, LLC (ESM), will initially […]

Brazil is set to launch a groundbreaking $2 billion auction aimed at restoring 1 million hectares of degraded land, marking a significant step in its ecological transformation agenda. The initiative, part of the Eco Invest Brazil program, combines $1 billion in public funds from the Climate Fund with a 1.5x private capital leverage requirement, targeting […]

In a significant move to bolster its clean energy infrastructure, China has approved the construction of 10 new nuclear power units, with a projected investment of approximately $27 billion. This initiative underscores China’s commitment to enhancing its nuclear energy capacity as part of its broader strategy to reduce carbon emissions and meet escalating electricity demands. […]

April 2025 — Cleantech-focused non-banking financial company (NBFC) Metafin has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round to scale its efforts in financing clean energy adoption across underserved rural communities in India. The round was led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia and India, a subsidiary of Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, and included participation from […]