Sustainability data platform Tracera announced that it has raised $12 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling its AI-powered platform to help businesses comply with ESG reporting requirements. Established in 2022, New York-based Tracera – formerly called ESG Flo – provides solutions aimed at enabling companies to streamline sustainability reporting and reduce costs. The company’s…
Tokyo-based banking group Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced the appointment of renewable energy finance veteran Stephen Jennings as Chief Sustainability Officer for the firm’s EMEA region. With a focus on how MUFG can support clients with their energy transition in EMEA, in his new role, Jennings will be responsible for developing and enhancing MUFG EMEA’s overall sustainability strategy…
Clean energy infrastructure investor Excelsior Energy Capital announced that it has raised over $1 billion in capital commitments at the final close of its second fund, Excelsior Renewable Energy Investment Fund II. The firm said that the fund significantly surpassed its initial $750 million target. The fund also doubles the size of its predecessor, Excelsior Fund I, which closed at…
Impact investing platform Carbon Equity announced that it has raised €105 million at the closing of Climate Tech Portfolio Fund III, its third fund of funds targeting investments in climate solution innovations. Founded in 2021, Amsterdam-based Carbon Equity aims to enable individuals to invest in leading climate-focused private equity and venture capital funds. With the new closing, the firm has…
By: Maura Hodge, KPMG US Sustainability Leader The first wave of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) reports is revealing critical insights that extend far beyond regulatory compliance. KPMG’s new “Real-time ESRS: FAST 50” analysis examines 50 early sustainability statements published in January and February 2025, uncovering significant learnings that apply to all companies navigating the evolving ESG reporting landscape. The…
The IFRS Foundation and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced today a new agreement, formalizing the collaboration between the organizations to enable nature-related financial disclosures for capital markets, including building upon the TNFD recommendations in the work of the IFRS’ International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Erkki Liikanen, Chair of the IFRS Foundation Trustees, said: “We are delighted to…
Sustainability consultancy Nature Positive is working with Resource Management Service (RMS), a forest investment adviser, to identify, prioritise and understand the biodiversity impacts of its forest management activities. Nature Positive carried out materiality assessments, site visits and workshops to quantify and demonstrate the biodiversity value of RMS’s client-owned land in the south-eastern US. The project aims to demonstrate RMS’s ability…