July 25, 2025 | Sustainable Investor In a significant move to address the UK’s looming retirement savings shortfall, the government has relaunched the Pensions Commission, two decades after the original body laid the groundwork for auto-enrolment. This new iteration is tasked with confronting the deeper challenge of pension adequacy, amid data showing that younger generations risk receiving 8% less in…
Mizuho Acquires Energy Transition-Focused Investment Bank Augusta
Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho Financial Group announced today an agreement to acquire renewable energy and energy transition sector-focused financial advisory firm Augusta & Co. Founded in 2002 by senior bankers from leading investment banks, Augusta serves the European energy transition sector as a specialist financial advisory and investment house, completing over 130 transactions and raising approximately €30…
Kimberly-Clark Invests Over $165 Million to Decarbonize Manufacturing with Green Hydrogen
Kimberly-Clark UK & Ireland, the manufacturer of household brands including Andrex and Kleenex, has become the first major consumer products company in the UK to sign long-term offtaker agreements for green hydrogen, to decarbonize production of products including toilet and facial tissues. The company is partnering with Carlton Power and HYRO – the latter being a joint venture between Octopus…