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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...

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...

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...

Cleantech and Sustainable Finance News Briefing

March 21, 2019

Major corporate investment; Shell’s investments and acquisitions; Robust fundraising activity; New fund launches; New institutional investor mandates; Green bonds surge; Sustainable...

Webinar Recap: Impact Investing in the Climate Solutions Space

March 11, 2019

Impact investing expert practitioners from Veris Wealth Partners & Bonwood Social Investments discuss the role that asset owners are playing in catalyzing the growth of impact investing...

Sustainable Finance Briefing: State Governments Step Up Climate Change Fight as Trump Admin Balks

February 6, 2019

In this report, we take a look at what some state and city governments are doing to pick up the slack, as well as the latest moves from institutional investors and public corporations....

Dire Warnings of Massive Disruption Spur Green Financing & Fundraising Activity

November 4, 2018

The growing realization regarding the risks of climate change is driving new investment activity, corporate commitments, and new sustainable investment funds being offered to institutional...

New Consumer Food Trends Driving Corporate R&D, M&A Activity: Cargill, SOSV & MissionPoint Partners

October 4, 2018

Growing demand for cleaner and healthier food brands is driving investment into new food brands, alternative proteins, food safety, food waste mitigation and supply chain efficiency.

Food Industry Embracing Blockchain for Safety, Organic Labeling and More

October 4, 2018

Farmers, commodity traders, food processors and others across the food & agriculture industry are making an ever-tighter embrace of blockchain technology to track food ingredients...

Fund Managers Develop Products to Help Reinvest Fossil Fuel Assets

September 21, 2018

The trend of pensions, endowment and other institutional investors divesting some or all of their fossil fuel holdings is already well underway and is creating opportunities for asset...