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Northern European financial services company SEB announced the launch of the SEB Global Sustainable Companies Fund, a new index-linked global fund investing only in companies that are classified as “sustainable,” while aiming to generate a return and risk profile in line with its underlying benchmark. Classified as Article 9 under the EU’s SFDR regulation, the […]

France-based energy giant TotalEnergies announced a new agreement with climate solutions provider Anew Climate and U.S. forestry-focused carbon removal platform Aurora Sustainable Lands to invest $100 million in forestry operations to preserve caron sinks, and help support the energy company’s achievement of its climate goals. The investment will support Improved Forest Management practices across a […]

Investment capital, as well as grant-making, is a crucial tool for philanthropic organizations looking to further their impact. A growing number of foundations are beginning to explore these expanded possibilities. Sharing knowledge, increasing transparency and building networks will help catalyze a shift towards more systemic climate solutions.

Several sectors also rely on controversial decarbonisation levers according to the Clarity AI study. High-emitting companies with carbon reduction targets largely fail to quantify the impacts of their decarbonisation measures, a study from Clarity AI has revealed. Despite the CDP finding that the number of companies disclosing their transition plans has risen by 44% in […]

Die australische Regierung hat grünes Licht gegeben: SunCable darf den weltweit größten Solarpark bauen und Singapur mit grünem Strom versorgen. Das ambitionierte AAPowerLink-Projekt, das einst als futuristische Vision galt, rückt damit in greifbare Nähe. Angetrieben wird das Projekt von Atlassian-Gründer Mike Cannon-Brookes und seinem Investment-Vehikel Grok Ventures. Doch der Weg zur Versorgung Singapurs war und […]