Sustainable Investment News Briefing: Corporates Increase Their Green Pledges as EVs Pick Up Steam

October 8, 2019

Big Banks to Work Toward Paris Agreement, SDGs; Goldman Launches Yieldco; Inst’l Investors Commit to Zero Carbon Portfolios; Danish Pensions to Put $50B+ in Green Investments; ArcTern...

Institutional Investors Boost their Holdings in Renewable Energy Investments

August 28, 2019

As global temperatures and carbon emissions continue to climb to new heights, pension funds and other institutional investors are devoting more money to renewable energy projects and...

Sustainable Investment News Briefing: VC Funding Pours into Battery Storage Companies; Vertical Farms Raise Cash; Shell-backed Solar Developer Raises $200M for Asian Expansion; Distributed Generation Gains Interest From Institutional Investors

August 12, 2019

We track major developments within the energy storage and vertical farming sectors, as well as update a range of fundraising activity, policy developments and new investments across...

Institutional Investors Sharpen ESG Engagement Goals: BlackRock, NYC Comptroller's Office, Segal Marco Advisors

July 19, 2019

Following a ramping up of engagements with corporate executives on such issues as board diversity, climate change, human capital management and pay equity, investors are narrowing...

Green Bonds Draw Growing Interest from Major Institutional Investors

July 5, 2019

Institutional investors are ramping up their interest in green bonds, according to an analysis of recent investment activity and mandates awarded by pension funds, endowments and other...

Asia Sustainable Finance Briefing: China’s Battery Storage and Hydrogen Efforts Get Big Boosts

June 28, 2019

New $1Bil Clean Energy Fund; Goldman-Backed Green Energy Co. in India Scraps IPO; Shanghai Joins Hydrogen-Fuel Vehicle Push; China Remains ‘Most Attractive’ Market for Renewables;...

Money Flows to Cleantech Projects in Southeast Asia, Away from Coal

May 20, 2019

Southeast Asia is starting to attract sustainable finance -- including $1 billion from a range of development banks -- as several of the region’s biggest countries make a big pivot...

Energy Impact Partners’ CEO on its $681M Fund, Top Investment Themes & Attracting Project Financing

May 10, 2019

EIP CEO Hans Kobler discusses where it’s deploying capital, working with energy corporates, what big U.S. pensions are seeking and why banks are now financing cleantech projects.

Green Shoots Crop Up for Investor Interest in Sustainable Food & Ag Funds

March 21, 2019

Investors of all flavors — from big institutions to family offices and other high-net-worth investors — are showing signs that the sector could be poised for take-off in the near...