The European Central Bank published its staff opinion on the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), warning that several of the measures put in place to ease sustainability reporting requirements for companies under the EU’s Omnibus process will “significantly reduce transparency for investors and other market participants. Noting the Omnibus’ process’ removal of approximately 90% of companies from the scope…
Clean energy developer Lydian announced it has secured $689 million in financing, aimed at supporting its solar and battery energy storage projects in Texas, Utah and New Mexico. Founded in 2024, Lydian Energy provides distributed solar and energy storage for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers. Its current portfolio includes 18 solar and storage projects totaling 4.4 GW of capacity, according…
EdenTree Investment Management has renamed its fund range to reflect the adoption of labels under the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR). In November, the group announced the adoption of fund labels for the last seven products of its fund range, and was among the first asset managers to obtain labels in November 2024. See also: Green Dream with EdenTree’s Esguevillas: Protecting…
Institutional investment management firm Ostrum Asset Management announced today the appointment of Maud Pierre-Minuit as Head of Sustainable Transitions. Ostrum is an affiliate of Natixis Asset Management, focused on areas including insurance, bond, equity, multi-asset and quantitative management. In her new role, Pierre-Minuit will be responsible for coordinating the Sustainable Transitions team to support the roll-out of Ostrum’s ESG strategy,…
Climate solutions provider ClimeFi announced the launch of its new Due Diligence Coverage platform, designed to provide qualified buyers with access to the company’s entire database of carbon removal project assessments. Founded in 2022, ClimeFi supports companies in building and managing diversified portfolios of permanent carbon removal credits, supporting corporate efforts to meet net-zero and net-negative climate targets. ClimeFi conducts…
Carbon removal provider Exomad Green announced the signing of a multi-year offtake agreement with carbon credit procurement company Senken, aimed at supporting decarbonization initiatives in the aviation industry. Under the agreement, Senken and Exomad Green will supply 105,000 tons of permanently removed carbon dioxide between 2026 and 2028, with the carbon removal credits earmarked for use in the aviation sector….
The New York State Senate announced that it has passed a series of environmentally-focused legislative initiatives, including a new bill establishing the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, which would introduce mandatory requirements for large companies to report their direct and value chain greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The new law would require New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation to adopt regulations…
Business and financial markets information service provider Bloomberg has appointed Lauren Smart, former head of S&P Global’s sustainability-focused business unit, Sustainable1, as its new Global Head of Sustainable Finance. Smart has been serving as Head of S&P Global Sustainable1 since January 2025, after joining the unit as part of its start-up team in 2020. She initially joined S&P Global through…