After dropping down the priority list for CEOs, sustainability has once again resumed growing in importance for corporate leaders, who now speak less about sustainability, but increasingly tie it to business value, as consumers and B2B buyers reward businesses for providing sustainable products and services, according to a new survey released by global management consultancy Bain & Company. Among the…
Energy equipment and solutions provider Sympower announced that it has secured a €19 million (USD$22.6 million) investment from Dutch pension fund manager PGGM, acting on behalf of pension fund PFZW, with proceeds aimed at supporting the acceleration of the expansion of its energy flexibility services across Europe. The new investment forms an extension of Sympower’s Series B1 funding, bringing the…
Responsible investing has morphed from a movement into a an industry on course to command $50trn in assets by 2025— a third of the capital at work in the markets, says Nuveen’s global head of responsible investing. Yet approaching responsible investing has remained as difficult as ever with hard to define and hard to measure dynamics, critics who’ve branded the…