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…

Sustainable Media Group (SMG), a leading force in sustainable finance media, today announces the highly anticipated acquisition of ESG Investor, a leading title for institutional investors globally. This strategic move sees ESG Investor rebranded as Sustainable Investor and integrated into the SMG family, joining the well-established Sustainable Times under its growing umbrella. The acquisition marks a significant expansion of SMG’s…

Sustainable Media Group (SMG), a leading force in sustainable finance media, today announces the highly anticipated acquisition of ESG Investor, a leading title for institutional investors globally. This strategic move sees ESG Investor rebranded as Sustainable Investor and integrated into the SMG family, joining the well-established Sustainable Times under its growing umbrella. The acquisition marks a significant expansion of SMG’s…

Alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced a new strategic partnership with Australian solar energy company CleanPeak Energy, committing A$500 million (USD$325 million) to accelerate the growth of CleanPeak Energy’s distributed energy platform. The investment from KKR will support the development of a pipeline of distributed solar, battery storage and micro‑grid solutions for Australia’s commercial and industrial (C&I) sector….

Deutsche Bank Investment Bank announced today the appointment of Esra Turk to the newly created role of Global Head of Sustainable Finance. Turk takes on her new role leading the investment bank’s sustainable finance franchise after over 4 years at Deutsche Bank, most recently serving as Head of CEEMEA Institutional Client Group and Chair of the Investment Bank for Middle…

Carbon management software provider Green Project Technologies announced today an agreement to acquire the technology platform of Scope 3 emissions-focused carbon accounting solutions provider Emitwise, aimed at creating a “one-stop shop” for supply chain carbon management. Founded in 2019, UK-based Emitwise provides solutions aimed at enabling procurement teams to increase visibility into the carbon footprint of their supply chains and…

In the race to net zero and a healthy planet, nature has too often been the silent partner — essential to sustaining life yet consistently undervalued in policy and investment decisions. While climate change rightly dominates headlines and boardroom agendas, the parallel crisis of nature loss has unfolded more quietly, despite its profound implications for people and the planet. Today,…

Australia-based global financial services group Macquarie announced an agreement to acquire Ireland-based renewable energy asset optimization company Erova Energy, citing opportunities to scale its platform to new markets. Founded in 2015 with an initial focus on energy tranding, Erova provides risk and revenue optimization solutions for renewable assets , including wind, solar, waste-to-energy and battery storage, across the UK, Ireland,…