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Air New Zealand Sets New 2030 Climate Goals After Dropping out of SBTi

Air New Zealand Sets New 2030 Climate Goals After Dropping out of SBTi

Air New Zealand published new 2030 emissions guidance, a year after removing its 2030 targets – which it had said were no longer achievable – and withdrawing from the Science Based Targets initiative. Under its new guidance, Air New Zealand said that it expects to reduce its “well-to-wake” net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20% to 25% per cent by…

Republicans Launch Plan to Scrap Biden Era Green Energy Tax Credits

Republicans Launch Plan to Scrap Biden Era Green Energy Tax Credits

Republicans on the Ways and Means Committee in the U.S. Congress released their new tax plan aimed at becoming part of the Trump administration’s proposed “One, Big, Beautiful Bill” tax and spending bill, which includes major cuts to Biden era green energy-focused tax incentives in areas including electric vehicles and clean energy production. The Biden administration had put in place…

Traditional risk models ‘unreliable’ in an increasingly volatile world

Traditional risk models are failing to account for the unprecedented and interconnected systemic risks of an increasingly uncertain world, according to PwC Luxembourg’s latest report: Megatrends: Five global shifts reshaping the world we live in. The report argues that continued reliance on traditional risk models is problematic, as they can fail to account for the ripple effects of global disruptions…

Global green economy valued at $7.9trn despite market uncertainty

Global green economy valued at $7.9trn despite market uncertainty

The global green economy has reached a total value of $7.9trn, accounting for 8.6% of global listed equities in the first quarter of 2025, while the green bond market saw record new issuance of $572bn in 2024 – a 10% per annum increase – according to research by the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). That was despite short-term performance remaining…

Octopus Energy launches fund for clean energy investing

Octopus Energy launches fund for clean energy investing

Octopus Energy Generation, the fund management arm of Octopus Energy, has launched a semi-liquid investment strategy designed to open the doors to private market green infrastructure. The CG Octopus Energy Sustainable Growth Fund I (‘Astris’) is designed as a “simple and flexible” way to invest in the global energy transition. The day one portfolio includes more than 50 renewable and energy…

Guest Post: The EU Must Not Roll Back Its Green Regulations

Guest Post: The EU Must Not Roll Back Its Green Regulations

By: Sherry Madera, CEO of CDP Europe is at a crossroads. Now is the time to double down on climate action. In the long arc of history, progress rarely travels in a straight line. But in moments of crisis, retreat can carry profound consequences. Europe now finds itself at one of those moments. The European Union is showing signs of…

TrinityBridge adopts SDR label on Sustainable Balanced Portfolio

TrinityBridge adopts SDR label on Sustainable Balanced Portfolio

TrinityBridge has adopted the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) label on its Sustainable Balanced Portfolio. The group has applied the Sustainability Mixed Goals label to the fund. Published by the FCA in late 2023, the SDR framework aims to improve public understanding of sustainable investments and ensure consistency and transparency in how UK investment funds are labelled and disclosed. As part of…

AI efficiency: Why investors may be overlooking game-changing developments

AI efficiency: Why investors may be overlooking game-changing developments

While headlines fixate on AI’s surging energy consumption, they’re missing an important story. The breathtaking pace of efficiency gains has the potential to fundamentally reshape global power dynamics and investment opportunities. For responsible investors, understanding this trajectory is essential to seeking to deliver sustainable returns while supporting a transition to a more resource-efficient future. The evidence is already clear in…

L’Oréal Launches €100 Million Sustainable Innovation Accelerator

L’Oréal Launches €100 Million Sustainable Innovation Accelerator

Global beauty company L’Oréal announced the launch of its new Sustainable Innovation Accelerator, a new program aimed at investing €100 million over 5 years to find, develop, pilot and scale breakthrough technologies addressing the company’s and industry’s sustainability-focused challenges. According to L’Oréal, under the new program, the company will actively seek and support startups, SMEs, and established innovative companies, targeting ready-to-pilot…

Aligned Climate Capital Raises $200 Million for Distributed Solar Fund

Aligned Climate Capital Raises $200 Million for Distributed Solar Fund

Decarbonization-focused investment firm Aligned Climate Capital announced today that it has raised over $200 million in commitments at the final close of its sixth distributed solar fund, Aligned Solar Partners 6 LP (ASP6). The firm said that the fund exceeded its fundraising target, and was oversubscribed at more than $240 million. ASP6 is Aligned Climate Capital’s largest infrastructure fund to…