Northern Europe-based asset manager Nordea Asset Management announced that it been awarded a $450 million sustainability-focused global equity investment mandate by the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS), one of the largest public pension funds in the U.S. Under the new mandate, Nordea’s Global Stars Equity Strategy to manage a portion of ClasSTRS’ Sustainability-Focused Equity portfolio. Nordea’s STARS range features…

Low carbon biofuels producer Harvestone Low Carbon Partners (HLCP)announced that it has closed a $205 million tax equity financing with Bank of America to support its North Dakota-based biofuel carbon capture and storage project, marking the first financing of its kind since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Passed by the U.S. in 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act…

Sustainability is falling behind other pressing issues on the prioritization list of CEOs globally, at the same time that consumers become increasingly focused on climate change and personal impact, and as corporate buyers are shifting their buying preferences to more sustainable products and suppliers, according to a new report released by global management consultancy Bain & Company. For the report,…

Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced today plans to scale back its workforce and exit a battery materials production site, following challenges the company is facing in ramping up its ambitious gigafactory buildout plans, and citing a “challenging macroeconomic environment.” The announcements form the initial outcomes from Northvolt’s strategic review, launched by the company in July. Founded in 2016, Stockholm, Sweden-based Northvolt…

Private markets ESG-focused data solutions provider Novata announced today the launch of “Novata for Companies,” a new offering targeted at private companies with solutions for ESG data management and reporting, carbon accounting, and sustainability-related regulatory compliance. Novata is a public benefit corporation founded in 2021 by a consortium including S&P Global, the Ford Foundation, asset management firm Hamilton Lane, and…

European market infrastructure provider Euronext announced the launch of a series of new ESG investing and sustainability reporting-related tools, including a new solution enabling listed companies to benchmark their ESG performance relative to peers, and an ESG Advisory service for SMEs looking to implement the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) disclosure requirements. The new solutions were announced as…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, announced today that it was pushing out requirements for asset managers to comply with some of the new “naming and marketing rules” for sustainability-related investment products to April 2025, to give more time for firms to meet the new standards. The new…

The Asian Development Bank announced the approval of a new roadmap aimed at helping the bank scale up support for key challenges facing Asia and the Pacific, including a new commitment to reach more than $100 billion in cumulative climate finance from 2019 to 2030, and for climate finance to reach 50% of its total annual committed financing volume by…

Australia’s House of Representatives voted today to pass the Treasury Laws Amendment bill, including new introduce mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for large and medium sized companies, including disclosures on climate-related risks and opportunities, and on greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain, starting as soon as 2025 for the largest companies. The vote follows the approval of the bill in…