Digital infrastructure-focused asset manager DigitalBridge announced the acquisition of electrification infrastructure-focused investor ArcLight Capital Partners, with the transaction aimed at forming a leading alternative asset manager bringing together expertise in power, AI, and digital infrastructure, to address the opportunities presented by the expanding AI buildout, according to the companies. The acquisition values Arclight at up to $1.05 billion, including a…
New Jersey-based fusion startup Thea Energy announced that it has raised $100 million in Series B funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at advancing the company’s technology enabling the development of commercial fusion energy plants. Fusion, the process of combining two atoms to form a single atom to release energy, has been long referred to as the “Holy…
Germany-based laser fusion company Focused Energy announced that it has raised $240 million in a Series A funding round, marking the largest-ever Series A financing in the global fusion industry to date. Founded in 2021 as a spinout of the Technical University of Darmstadt, Focused Energy develops laser-driven fusion energy systems, designed to commercialize fusion as a source of virtually…
Global sustainable investment funds returned to positive net flows in the first quarter of 2026, after declining through 2025, with the rebound led by a sharp turnaround in Europe, while the U.S. continued to see outflows, according to a new report by ESG and corporate governance research, ratings and analytics provider Morningstar Sustainalytics. While fund flows returned to positive territory,…
Fashion industry-focused carbon management software provider Carbonfact announced today the acquisition of Berlin-based product impact platform Vaayu, with the transaction aimed at providing a single, comprehensive, product-level environmental dataset for fashion, according to the company. Founded in 2021, Paris-based Carbonfact provides carbon management and environmental data solutions for apparel, luxury, and footwear brands to measure, report, and reduce emissions and…
Guest post by: Rachel Delacour, Founder and CEO of Sweep Here’s the question your CFO should be asking right now: It’s not “are we compliant?” It’s “can our carbon data survive an audit?” For years, sustainability reporting has sat comfortably within ESG teams, managed through annual reporting cycles and disconnected spreadsheets, and far from the scrutiny applied to financial statements….
Biotechnology and green chemistry company P2 Science announced that it has raised $23 million in a new financing round, with proceeds aimed at accelerating its growth in the beauty and personal care ingredients market, and expanding its platform into new markets. Co-founded by Professor Paul Anastas and Dr. Patrick Foley at the Center for Green Chemistry and Green Engineering at…
Industrial software provider IFS announced today the launch of IFS Zero, a new agentic AI-powered platform aimed at users in asset-intensive industries to measure, disclose, and optimize carbon emissions across Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 According to IFS, the new platform is designed to address emissions management challenges facing sustainability teams, including fragmented data, manual reconciliation, and time-intensive reporting,…