The European Council released a “statement of intent” committing to set a 2035 emissions reduction target for the EU prior to the COP30 international climate conference in November, shortly after lawmakers acknowledged that they will miss the end of September deadline to submit its goal at the conference, as required by the Paris Agreement, as member states have not yet…

VoLo Earth Ventures, an early-stage climate tech-focused venture capital firm, announced it has closed its second fund at $135 million. The firm said that the closing of Fund II marks an increase of 50% over its predecessor fund’s $88 million, despite a challenging environment for venture fundraising, and for climate tech in particular. VoLo Earth targets investments in capital-efficient solutions…

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…

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…

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…

T. Rowe Price has launched a bond strategy targeting exposure to the blue economy across emerging markets. The T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Blue Economy Bond strategy has been created in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and both groups have seeded the fund alongside initial commitments from Xylem, a global water solutions company, and…

T. Rowe Price has launched a bond strategy targeting exposure to the blue economy across emerging markets. The T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Blue Economy Bond strategy has been created in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and both groups have seeded the fund alongside initial commitments from Xylem, a global water solutions company, and…

T. Rowe Price has launched a bond strategy targeting exposure to the blue economy across emerging markets. The T. Rowe Price Emerging Markets Blue Economy Bond strategy has been created in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and both groups have seeded the fund alongside initial commitments from Xylem, a global water solutions company, and…

The world of sustainable investing has reached a critical juncture. After years of explosive growth and complex frameworks, we’re now facing an uncomfortable truth: much of what has been done simply isn’t working. As someone who has built a career on responsible investing principles, I’m not abandoning these values. Instead, I’m advocating for what I call “rational sustainability” – an…

The world of sustainable investing has reached a critical juncture. After years of explosive growth and complex frameworks, we’re now facing an uncomfortable truth: much of what has been done simply isn’t working. As someone who has built a career on responsible investing principles, I’m not abandoning these values. Instead, I’m advocating for what I call “rational sustainability” – an…