Private equity vehicle worth £626 million to fund solutions for “society and the planet”. Brunel Pension Partnership (BPP) and investment manager Neuberger Berman (NB) have sought “sector and investment style diversification” while also prioritising impact, partnering for a third time on a bespoke private equity fund. BPP, based in the west of England, has selected previous collaborator Neuberger Berman…
Honeywell Launches Renewable Fuel Production Technologies in Asia Pacific
Industrial products, solutions and technologies company Honeywell announced that it will make available technologies and digital solutions to enable its Asia Pacific refining customers to produce renewable fuels, such as Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF), from renewable feedstocks. According to Honeywell, the solutions help customers address the need to adopt technologies to produce low-carbon sustainable fuels while maximizing available resources and…
Sustainable Mining Tech Startup Eden Raises $12 Million
Sustainable mining tech startup Eden today announced that it has raised $12 million in seed funding, with proceeds from the financing aimed at scaling the company’s sustainable natural resource solution. Founded in 2017, Eden has developed Electrical Reservoir Stimulation (ERS) technology, designed to “break rocks with electricity,” in order to increase the recovery of natural resources, improve the economics of…
DBS Launches Sustainable Finance Solution for SMEs
Singapore-based financial services group DBS today announced the launch of the DBS Eco Renovate Loan, a new sustainable finance tool targeted at small and medium enterprises (SMEs), aimed at enabling smaller companies to access a wider pool of capital to fund green projects. The new solution enables SMEs to borrow up to 100% of the cost of using resource efficient…
Switzerland to Introduce Labelling and Disclosure Rules for Sustainable Investment Products
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Finance (FDF) announced today that it will proceed with plans to propose regulations to address greenwashing in the financial sector, including investment and disclosure rules for financial products using labels such as ‘sustainable,’ green,’ or ‘ESG.’ The announcement follows the release in December 2022 of a paper by the Swiss Federal Council outlining its position on…
New York Announces Largest-Ever State Renewable Energy Investment
New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday a series of awards for 6.4 GW of renewable energy projects, including 3 major offshore wind and 22 land-based projects, marking the largest-ever U.S. state investment in renewable energy to date. When completed, the projects are anticipated to generate enough electricity to power more than 2.5 million homes, deliver 12% of New York’s…
ESG Overload
UK asset owners are feeling the squeeze from sustainability reporting, but they are working on ways to ease the pinch. Last month sustainable investment stalwart Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer at asset manager Abrdn, warned that ESG rules and reporting were pushing talent out of the industry. “We’re on our knees at the moment,” she said. “I’m exhausted,…
Brazil to Require Mandatory Sustainability Reporting from 2026
Public companies in Brazil will be required to provide annual sustainability and climate-related disclosures, starting in 2026, according to a new announcement from Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) and Ministry of Finance. According to the CVM, the new reporting requirements will be based on the recently published sustainability and climate-related disclosure standards issued by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability…
Air Liquide, Vattenfall Sign 115 MW Renewable Energy Deal in Benelux
Industrial gases and services supplier Air Liquide and Sweden-based electricity and heat provider Vattenfall signed a new Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 115 MW of renewable installed power capacity in Benelux. The new PPA marks Air Liquide’s second major renewable energy agreement in Benelux, bringing the renewable power capacity available to the company in the region to 270 MW, representing over 70%…
TMF Group Launches ESG Reporting Service
Compliance and administrative services provider TMF Group today announced the launch of its new environmental, social and governance (ESG) administration services, aimed at helping companies and fund managers meet their ESG reporting requirements. According to TMF Group, the new service comes as companies face a series of ESG reporting challenges, including complying with new regulations, understanding a variety of reporting…