Global investment firm Schroders’ Impact investment management firm BlueOrchard announced today the appointment of Michael Wehrle as its new CEO. Wehrle will succeed Philipp Mueller, who has stepped down after serving as CEO since 2020. Founded in 2001, BlueOrchard offers impact investing solutions across asset classes, including private and listed debt, private equity, sustainable infrastructure and blended finance, with nearly…
Global alternative investment manager Apollo and community solar operator Summit Ridge Energy announced a new agreement, with Apollo-managed funds committing up to $400 million to form a new joint venture to jointly own and operate a portfolio of commercial solar assets across Illinois. Community solar is a rapidly expanding segment of the renewables market that enables people, companies, and other…
Microsoft and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) project developer CO280 announced one of the largest-ever engineered CDR purchase deals to date, with Microsoft agreeing to offtake nearly 3.7 million tonnes of carbon removal over 12 years from a project that will capture and permanently store biogenic carbon emissions from a U.S. pulp and paper mill on the Gulf Coast. Pulp and…
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the 176-member state UN agency responsible for developing global standards for shipping, announced that its members have reached an agreement to approve a new draft regulation establishing a legally binding “IMO Net-Zero Framework,” setting a mandatory fuel standard for ship to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over time, and establishing a GHG emissions pricing system…
By: The Eurosif Policy Team The European Commission established economic growth, competitiveness, and the decarbonisation of the EU economy as key priorities of its new mandate. These objectives will require the bridging of a €750-800 billion investment gap identified by the Draghi report through several flagship initiatives, including the Clean Industrial Deal and the Savings and Investment Union. The “Omnibus…
A selection of the major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. The US President has turned his attention to the enemy within, while retreating temporarily on tariffs. Unleashing chaos – Unusually “tricky” conditions in the US Treasuries market forced Donald Trump to step back from the brink of a global trade war this week, but the US President…