Fundings+Deals

Deep Dive: Asset Owners and Managers Sharpen Focus on Physical Risks of Climate Change

September 16, 2021

Asset managers and asset owners are ramping up the pressure on companies to get them to disclose details on the physical risks they face from climate change. It’s a crucial step...

Inst’l Demand Grows for A Variety of Sustainable Investment Strategies

July 26, 2021

Billions of dollars are flowing into sustainability projects and cleantech focused funds, with more on the horizon.

The Green Investments of the Biggest Asset Owners: NYS Common, Japan’s GPIF, CDPQ, Washington State & Others

December 30, 2020

New York Common, GPIF, Canada Pension Plan and more: they're all pouring billions of dollars into renewables, agri-tech and other sustainable and cleantech investments

News Brief: Gotham Greens Grows in Colorado as Beyond Meat, Starbucks Partner in China

May 31, 2020

We take a look at how Gotham Greens is helping solve food security issues, Apeel Science attaining unicorn status, a giant coal plant that’s being shut in favor of wind energy, and...

Carbon Reduction in Investment Portfolios Held Back by Poor Data Availability

April 10, 2020

A growing number of big investors are looking to reduce their portfolio’s carbon emissions. Improved corporate disclosure will make those efforts far more successful.

Fundraising Update: KKR, Generate Each Top $1B for Cleantech Funds

February 29, 2020

We take a look at fundraising by KKR, Generate Capital and others, and also explore where some oil majors are putting their cleantech dollars to work.

Sustainable Investment News Briefing: Sustainable Ag Keeps Growing & Institutional Investor Capital Flows to Green Projects

November 29, 2019

We take a look at sustainability news from around the world, including new institutional funds and fundraising, large renewable power projects in New York and elsewhere, and more.

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...

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...