Impact investor Acumen announced the appointment of Carsten Stendevad as its new President and Chief Investment Officer. Established in 2001, New York-based Acumen is a global nonprofit impact investment firm, focusing on helping communities meet energy and food needs. Stendevad joins the firm from Bridgewater Associates, where he served as Partner and Co-Chief Investment Officer for Sustainable Investing. Prior to…

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 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…

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 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…

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 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…

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…

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…