EIB backs Rezolv's 1.3 GWp Dama Solar with $113 million
The loan anchors an $822 million project in Arad County, where two 15-year contracts for difference cover 520 MW of the planned capacity.
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Nest replaces 1,000-stock EM book with 100-150 as NYC boards weigh $5bn climate allocation
Nest says it chose Wellington's mandate for engagement capability, while the boards of three New York City pension funds will run independent fiduciary reviews of the proposed climate allocation.
Canada's sustainable finance taxonomy consultation finds two thirds oppose oil and gas abatement category
More than three quarters of respondents backed the draft's Green approach and two thirds backed Transition, while support for Abatement came with demands to exclude fossil fuel expansion.
Stegra needs more capital for Boden green steel plant after 100-day review
The Swedish developer, which closed a €1.4 billion round in June, says completing the project will cost significantly more than assumed.
FCA drops mandatory climate disclosure for UK-listed companies, keeps comply-or-explain
Final rules let companies omit certain disclosures with an explanation after consultation feedback questioned whether mandatory adoption of the UK SRS S2 standard was proportionate.
Nest awards Wellington a £3.5bn emerging markets equity mandate
The UK pension scheme is replacing a roughly 1,000-stock systematic portfolio with a 100-to-150-stock active one it says it chose for engagement capability.
FCA drops mandatory climate proposal and extends comply-or-explain to ISSB-aligned UK standards
Final rules cover climate and general sustainability for accounting periods starting January 1, 2027, with initial reports due in 2028.
Amazon signs 20-year PPA for Calvert Cliffs nuclear uprate
The 690 MW purchase supports a 190 MW addition due online between 2030 and 2032 and Constellation's bid to relicense the 1,790 MW Maryland plant.
Vanguard proxy-voting data: younger investors pick its ESG option at twice the older rate
The Glass Lewis ESG Policy drew 38.8% of investors under 30 in the 2026 season, but its asset-weighted share of selections fell to 12% from 18%.
UK banks provided $8.3bn to coal companies over 2022–2025 as European lending fell 46%
Urgewald's count of 744 commercial banks puts global financing of the coal value chain at an estimated $467bn for the period, with Barclays and HSBC named as increasing their exposure.
FCA drops mandatory climate proposal and extends comply-or-explain to ISSB-aligned UK standards
The final rules cover both climate and general sustainability standards for accounting periods starting January 1, 2027, with initial reports due in 2028.
EIB and BNP Paribas split $794m grid guarantee; Achmea and ILX plan debt vehicle
Each bank takes up to $397 million of exposure inside a $1.70 billion package supported by InvestEU, while only two of the week's six announcements report money raised.
Italy's green bond draws $129bn of orders for $9.4bn sale
The 12-year BTP Green carries a 4.40% coupon and a 4.492% gross yield, with more than 330 investors bidding and building efficiency and clean transport expected to take the largest shares of proceeds.
EIB and BNP Paribas split a $794m guarantee portfolio for EU grid equipment
Each institution takes up to $397 million of exposure inside a $1.70 billion pan-EU grid package supported by InvestEU.
Cowboy Clean Fuels sells its first durable carbon removal credits in Salesforce-backed deal
The Wyoming producer stores carbon in depleted coalbed methane reservoirs while producing renewable natural gas, with delivery scheduled for 2026.
Reverion raises $175m for a fuel-cell factory and Italy sells €8bn green bond
Most of the Munich spin-off's round funds a plant that lifts annual capacity tenfold to 250 MW, alongside a $3.3bn UK fusion package and a £4bn grid body due to be announced.
Enable Ventures raises $50.3 million for a disability tech fund
The impact raise arrives without a stated target, close date or backer list, and lands below the comparable vehicles covered here this year.
European Commission weighs one-year delay to methane rules on imported oil and gas
The rules start in January 2027 and carry fines of up to 20% of annual turnover for noncompliance.
Italy completes €8bn green bond sale with €110bn order book
Proceeds will be split across all six categories in the framework Italy updated in late 2025, with building efficiency and transport taking the largest shares.
UK commits $3.3 billion over five years to build a fusion industry
The five-year package spans research programmes, specialist facilities and the STEP prototype at West Burton, though commercial cost viability remains unproven.
Reverion raises $175 million Series B for 250 MW fuel-cell factory
Most of the round funds a plant that lifts annual manufacturing capacity tenfold, while seven commercial units operate in the field.
Andy Burnham to announce £4bn public finance body for the grid
The money would come out of Great British Energy's existing £8.3bn pot, which already carries a £2.5bn nuclear carve-out.
GRI plans food and beverage reporting standard as first test of faster process
It would cover food processing, beverage manufacturing and tobacco products, and extend into agricultural value chains.
Achmea IM and ILX plan emerging-markets debt impact vehicle for Dutch pension funds
The proposed platform would hold private credit and loans originated by multilateral development banks and development finance institutions, with most of the portfolio carrying an impact objective.
Reverion raises $175 million Series B led by Kembara for German fuel-cell factory
The Munich spin-off says most of the round will fund a megafactory that lifts manufacturing capacity tenfold to 250 MW, with Allianz, KfW Capital and Carbon Equity among new investors.
EU green-claims fines take effect before verification infrastructure exists
The ISO net-zero draft failed its member vote after a 12-week consultation drew nearly 5,000 comments, and ESMA will not supervise ESG rating providers until 2027.
ISO's draft net zero standard fails member vote required to advance
The 12-week consultation drew nearly 5,000 comments, and the draft cannot move to final publication in its current form.
ImpactAlpha calls IQM's Nasdaq debut a crowning moment for World Fund
The post frames the Berlin venture firm as doubling down on decarbonization and deep tech, though the provided excerpt states no fund size, target, or stake.
Germany, Austria and Luxembourg open $2.5bn e-SAF price-gap scheme
Germany would supply up to $2.4 billion of the total, while the mechanism still needs European Commission state aid approval.
ESMA will begin supervising ESG rating providers in 2027
The EU markets regulator will also process rating applications and broaden oversight of green bond reviewers, tape providers and benchmark administrators.
Ottawa develops Article 6 framework to widen Canadian access to carbon credit markets
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin announced Canada is developing an ITMO framework that Ottawa says could draw investment into carbon removal and nature-based projects; no buyers are named.
Glass Lewis and Clarity AI announce merger, keeping separate brands until 2027
The proxy advisor and the sustainability data platform will integrate their products in phases and base a sustainability, data and AI center of excellence in Madrid.
NYC comptroller proposes $5 billion climate allocation for three pension funds
The boards of NYCERS, TRS and BERS will run independent fiduciary reviews, and the $37.8 billion climate goal has so far been filled mainly by tech-stock appreciation.
Crédit Agricole launches natural capital unit with $227mn forest fund target
The new unit combines financing, insurance and project development with exclusive talks to acquire a majority stake in EcoTree.
British International Investment commits $65m across Zambia and Zimbabwe, anchoring Zanaco's debut sustainability bond
The UK development finance institution takes a $15 million anchor position in Zanaco's $100 million sustainability bond programme and lends $50 million to two Zimbabwean lenders for agriculture finance.
ISO and UNDP release 53001, a management standard for corporate SDG commitments
Released Sept. 28 during ISO's annual meeting, the framework covers choosing goals, setting indicators and governing progress, and builds on 2024 guidelines.
EU generic green-claims ban takes effect, fines can reach 4 percent of annual revenue
The directive bars generic environmental claims and offset-based carbon-neutral labels, and requires independent verification of advertised future climate targets.
EU's Empowering Consumers directive takes effect, banning unverified green claims
The rules bar generic environmental assertions and offset-based carbon-neutral claims, and require independent verification of advertised future climate targets.
EU anti-greenwashing directive takes effect with 4 percent revenue fines
The Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive covers banking and energy marketing, and Belgium and Germany also apply it to business-to-business communications.
Brussels ships the ESRS; the data layer writes the rest
The revised ESRS reached the Official Journal the same week Glass Lewis merged with Clarity AI, pairing voting advice with sustainability data; the statute and the software that answers it are arriving together.
Transition capital repriced the wire, not the data hall
Ares bought the offtake, Exelon bought the supplier, and New York's owners bought a way around the meter — the interconnection queue is now the underwriting variable.
Resilience talk is what a grid bottleneck sounds like
Behind-the-meter enthusiasm from New York's asset owners shows where transition capital's binding constraint sits: connection rather than conviction.
ADM bets the audit trail, not the tonnage
Puro.earth certification, expected by the end of 2026, sets the terms for a 15-year credit stream from Columbus, Nebraska.
ESB's first EU green bond is a template, not a funding event
The $575 million is small against a $23 billion capital plan; the disclosure file behind it is what the market will copy.
Hong Kong is industrializing tokenized debt, not just issuing it
The platform launching by year-end is what converts a government bond program into an industry template, and no bank syndicate has an incentive to build it alone.
J.P. Morgan puts $200 million into Paraguay timber with carbon as upside
Three revenue lines, three different risks — but only the timber and processing legs sit fully inside the partners' control.
Allocators write their own climate rules as regulators retreat
La Caisse's $164 billion self-defined allocation and BlackRock's reporting-based bpfBouw mandate put standard-setting in the hands of institutions.
Berlin's €2 billion buys eSAF a price, not a plant
The scheme funds a price gap rather than a capital stack, and the tenor its auction awards will matter more than the headline number.
Canada moves to build rails for carbon credit exports
Ottawa is drafting the plumbing for internationally transferred mitigation outcomes while leaving the demand side of the market unaddressed.
La Caisse puts $164 billion behind staying the course
At just under a third of assets, the climate allocation is the kind of commitment the North American headwinds have made scarce, and it is defined by La Caisse alone.