Bridges Fund Management has hired a specialist climate technology investment team from HSBC Asset Management. Christophe Defert and Mike D’Aurizio, have been investing together for over 10 years. They have experience in identifying technology companies that can accelerate energy and industrial transitions and support climate adaptation solutions. See also: Bridges expands strategy team with hire The team will continue to…
XeleratedFifty Acquires Carbon Management Platform Terrascope
Innovation acceleration platform XeleratedFifty announced the acquisition of enterprise carbon management and sustainability platform Terrascope from Olam Group’s sustainability solutions-focused venture business Nupo Ventures. Founded in 2022, Singapore-based Terrascope provides an AI-powered decarbonization platform aimed at enabling enterprises to measure and reduce their Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, with a focus on companies in the Agriculture &…
KPMG Appoints Gauthier Acket as Head of Global ESG
Global professional services firm KPMG International announced the appointment of Gauthier Acket as Head of Global ESG. The new appointment follows the retirement of John McCalla-Leacy, who served in the role of Head of Global ESG since 2022, responsible for embedding ESG practices into the firm’s strategy. Acket has worked at KPMG for nearly three decades, most recently serving as…
BlackRock, EQT Lead $33 Billion Acquisition of AES
An investor consortium led by BlackRock’s infrastructure investment unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and EQT announced Monday a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based energy company AES for an enterprise value of $33.4 billion, with the companies citing the need for major investment to address the growing demand for affordable and sustainable energy solutions. The announcement marks the latest in a…
Upright Launches New ESG Due Diligence Solution for Investors
Impact data company Upright announced the launch of its new AI-powered sustainability due diligence tool, aimed at enabling investors to model company sustainability, risks and opportunities, using just a company URL. According to Upright, the new solution aims to address key issues challenging the usefulness of sustainability due diligence for decision-making, which it said it typically based on reported information, while…
Datamaran Launches New ESG Regulation Monitoring Solution
ESG-focused software analytics platform provider Datamaran announced today the launch of its new Regulatory Monitoring platform, aimed at enabling companies to track and assess global ESG and sustainability-related regulations across global markets. According to Datamaran, the new solution was designed to help companies address challenges related to the continuous evolution of regulatory requirements, by enabling companies to systematically monitor, discover,…
California Sets August 2026 Deadline for First Corporate Climate Reports
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it has approved the adoption of the California Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation, a new law requiring thousands of U.S. companies to disclose their value chain emissions and report on climate-related financial risks. As part of the adoption of the new regulation, CARB established August 10, 2026…
Standard Chartered Earns Over $1 Billion in Sustainable Finance Income
International banking group Standard Chartered announced that it generated $1.07 billion in income from sustainable finance activity in 2025, growing by 9% year-over-year, and surpassing its target its goal to reach $1 billion in annual income from sustainable finance by 2025. Announced with the release of the bank’s 2025 annual report, Standard Chartered also revealed that it has reached its goal…
Digital Product Passports Are Coming, and 2026 Is When the Real Work Begins
Guest post by: Shameek Ghosh, Co-Founder and CEO of TrusTrace Brands that start preparing now will define the future of compliance and circularity. For several years, the concept of the Digital Product Passport (DPP) has hovered at the edges of the sustainability conversation; it’s a promising yet abstract idea about connecting data to every product’s life story. But DPPs are not…