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A call for action: Three themes shaping climate investing

A call for action: Three themes shaping climate investing

Generational investment opportunity in resource efficiency Thomas Sørensen, portfolio manager of the Nordea 1 – Global Climate and Environment fund The world is in the middle of a defining shift in how it produces, moves and consumes energy. Fossil fuel dependence has re-emerged as a source of geopolitical fragility, electricity demand is outpacing supply, and the cost of energy has…

Two funds helping investors navigate animal testing concerns

The future of animal testing moved into the spotlight last week after the European Commission unveiled a roadmap to phase out animal testing in chemical safety assessments.  While regulatory change and scientific advances are reducing the need for animal testing in some areas, it remains a complex and evolving issue, particularly in medicine. Funds can take very different approaches, and…

Canada Launches Legislation to Ban Products Made with Forced Labor Following U.S. Tariff Threat

Canada Launches Legislation to Ban Products Made with Forced Labor Following U.S. Tariff Threat

The Government of Canada announced the launch of new proposed legislation aimed at strengthening its ban on imports of goods produced with forced labor, introducing new requirements for companies importing high-risk goods to provide enhanced supply chain tracing, and banning goods unless information requirements are met. The introduction of the new legislation follows the publication of a report by the…

EBA Integrates Climate Risk into EU Banking Stress Test

EBA Integrates Climate Risk into EU Banking Stress Test

EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the draft methodology and templates for the 2027 EU-wide stress test, which include the incorporation of climate risks for the first time. In the initial stage, the EBA said that climate risks will be assessed through a dedicated module and will not affect the core stress test results, although the banking…

VCs keep ghosting climate-focused start-ups – it’s harming investment

Start-ups focused on climate and sustainability solutions have reported a growing trend of venture capital (VC) firms dropping out of meetings or ignoring start-ups, damaging investors’ relationships in the start-up space, according to Juliette Devillard, chief executive of Climate Connection. Devillard said her company, which runs around 40 networking events for start-ups and investors each year in the climate space,…

Microsoft-Backed SAF Producer Twelve Launches First U.S. Plant to Make Jet Fuel from CO2

Microsoft-Backed SAF Producer Twelve Launches First U.S. Plant to Make Jet Fuel from CO2

Carbon transformation-focused cleantech company Twelve announced the launch of AirPlant One, the first commercial-scale facility in the U.S. to produce E-Jet fuel – a power-to-liquid (PtL) sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) made from CO2 and renewable electricity. Founded in 2015, California-based Twelve produces chemicals, materials and fuels from captured CO2 combined with water. The process is powered by renewable energy and…

JP Morgan relaxes ESG restrictions on Global Income ESG fund

JP Morgan has relaxed its ESG restrictions on its Global Income ESG fund, including doubling its revenue threshold for conventional weapons and removing restrictions on sovereign bonds relating to state military budgets. The fund previously capped conventional weapons holdings at 5% but, according to a notice to shareholders published this month, the limit was raised to 10% from 8 June….

Food investor Anterra Capital closes third fund at $100m

Specialist food and agriculture investor Anterra Capital has announced the first close of its third fund, Fund III, at $100m, against a target of $200m. Anterra’s view is the food system is “too large and too entrenched to be replaced”, but should be transformed from within by companies operating at deep leverage points that can scale on existing industry infrastructure….

New Forests Launches A$1 Billion Global Natural Capital Fund

New Forests Launches A$1 Billion Global Natural Capital Fund

Nature-based real assets-focused investment manager New Forests announced today the launch of its Global Landscape Opportunities (GLO) strategy, the firm’s first global natural capital fund, aimed at investing across forestry, agriculture, and complementary markets such as carbon and biodiversity. The firm is seeking to raise A$1 billion (USD$707 million) for the new fund, according to media reports. Founded in 2005,…