Sustainability-focused European asset manager Ambienta announced the acquisition of Agronova Biotech, marking its first investment in the sustainable agriculture sector. Agronova Biotech, which is headquartered in Spain and considered a global leader in biological crop solutions, was acquired from Iberian private equity firm Magnum Industrial Partners and the founding Casanova family. The agriculture sector faces a series of sustainability challenges,…
As southern Europe swelters under a record-breaking summer heatwave, the signs of climate risk are no longer theoretical – they are blisteringly real. From scorched vineyards in France to shrinking reservoirs in Spain, the environmental urgency that once fuelled the ESG boom is now playing out in real time. Yet, just as the need for sustainable finance intensifies, the narrative…
Local government pension schemes (LGPS), which manage nearly £400bn in long-term capital, have the potential to become key drivers of sustainable transformation, benefitting communities and driving progress towards environmental goals. Since 2015, pension reforms have continued to consolidate LGPS into fewer larger pools, with the ambition of improving cost efficiency and collaboration. While this should ultimately unlock positive synergies for…
Sustainability software provider osapiens announced an expansion into the UK market, with plans to invest €35 million and creating more than 150 sustainability roles to help firms meet compliance requirements. Founded in 2018, Mannheim, Germany-based osapiens provides cloud-based software solutions aimed at enabling organizations to automate complex compliance tasks, streamline operations, and monitor sustainability metrics in real time, and to…