Building materials giant CRH announced an agreement to acquire sustainable cement alternatives producer Eco Material from One Equity Partners, Warburg Pincus and Green Cement Investments, in a deal valuing the company at $2.1 billion. Launched by the selling consortium in 2022, Utah-based Eco Material was formed from the merger of Boral Limited’s North American fly ash business and near-zero-carbon cement…

Advanced materials company Lyten announced that it has raised $200 million in equity investments aimed at supporting its acquisition strategy, as the company continues to acquire assets from bankrupt EV battery company Northvolt. In addition to the capital raise, Lyten also announced the acquisition of Northvolt’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) product portfolio in Stockholm, Sweden, buying the rights to…

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced the launch of two new courses, aimed at upskilling sustainability professionals to build expertise in climate and nature-related corporate reporting. Provided through the GRI Academy, the GRI’s education platform, the new courses include “Climate Reporting with GRI and IFRS Standards,” and “GRI-TNFD Interoperability: A Guide for Nature-Related Reporting.” The launch of the new climate…

Fidelity International has launched an ESG-screened global equity index fund, seeded with £320m from discretionary fund manager ebi.  The Fidelity Index World ESG Screened fund aims to track the performance of the MSCI World IMI (Investable Market Index) Screened (Net Total Return) Index, which applies the most common exclusionary screens across ESG pillars, targeting a 30% reduction in carbon emission intensity relative…

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the introduction of a new measure to manage climate risk within the EU’s central banking system, or “the Eurosystem,” with plans to add a “climate factor” within the collateral framework to protect against potential decline in value of collateral in event of adverse climate-related transition shocks. The new climate factor could potentially reduce the…

By Jessica Camus, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Diginex Ltd. Europe’s Regulatory Leadership and Its Start-up Response Europe has long been at the forefront of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulation, with initiatives like the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), the EU Taxonomy, and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) setting new benchmarks for corporate accountability. This regulatory leadership has spurred…

Private markets are no longer treated as tactical diversifiers. Among institutional investors operating north of £25 billion in AUM, they’ve become a core component of strategic asset allocation, a place where long-term stewardship, transition finance and influence over the real economy are put into practice. This isn’t a trend driven by novelty. It’s a deliberate shift. Asset owners are allocating…

For the world’s most influential asset owners and long-horizon capital managers, scale is no longer a secondary consideration; it is a structural requirement. Across the UK, Europe, North America and Australia, policymakers and institutional investors are converging on the same conclusion: only the best-governed, best-capitalised funds can deliver the combination of market resilience, real-economy impact, and fiduciary stewardship that the…

As the host nation for COP30, Brazil is positioning itself at the centre of the global climate finance agenda. The country’s state development bank, BNDES, confirmed this week that it is in advanced talks with global investors—including Brookfield, TPG, and others—to launch a US $4 billion blended finance platform targeting forest conservation, green technology, and land use. The deal structure would…

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced a record-breaking A$3.5 billion in clean energy investments for the 2024–25 financial year, nearly doubling its previous annual average. The surge marks a turning point in the nation’s clean energy transition, and sends a clear signal to global institutional investors: Australia is open for climate-aligned, long-horizon capital. According to CEFC CEO Ian…