The renewables sector is making significant progress on embedding human rights into its operations, with 67% improving or maintaining their scores in the 2025 Renewable Energy & Human Rights Benchmark since 2023. Published by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, the benchmark assesses 35 of the world’s largest renewable energy companies on their human rights policies and practices. Although there remains room for improvement,…

In this Q&A, Ed Mountney, investment manager at Foresight Environmental Infrastructure (FGEN), sits down with Natalie Kenway to discuss the opportunities for infrastructure, wholesale portfolios and his outlook for sustainable investment. Provide us with some background on FGEN… when was it launched? Who for? What does it invest in and aim to achieve?  Foresight Environmental Infrastructure is a listed environmental…

There was a 40% decrease in environmental and social (E&S) resolutions in the US for the 2025 proxy year, according to Morningstar’s research. In its 2025 ESG Shareholder Voting Review, Morningstar highlighted the “notable reduction” in the volume of major resolutions with changes to SEC shareholder resolution guidance also leading to a 22% drop in voted proposals. See also: Amy O’Brien: ESG challenges…

Economic expansion and demographic trends are driving significant growth in the waste management sector. Municipal solid waste volumes are projected to increase by approximately 81% from 2.1 billion tonnes in 2023 to 3.8 billion tonnes by 2050. In 2020, direct waste management expenditures totalled $252bn globally. However, when accounting for externalities – including environmental pollution, public health impacts, and climate…

London-listed alternatives manager Gresham House has acquired SUSI Partners, a Zurich-based firm focused on energy transition infrastructure. This will add £2.7bn to Gresham House’s assets under management (AUM), bringing its total to £10.2bn. All SUSI employees will move to Gresham House and SUSI’s CEO Marco van Daele will head the Gresham House’s enlarged energy transition division on completion of the deal….