Health technology company Philips announced the pricing of its new €650 million green bond offering, he first by the company – and in the healthcare industry – to be issued under the EU’s European Green Bond (EuGB) standard. Adopted by…
AI data center grid flexibility technology company Emerald AI announced that it has raised $150 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at accelerating commercial deployment of its technology to transform AI data centers into flexible assets…
Singapore-based environmental markets exchange Climate Impact X (CIX) and London-based carbon market platform Carbonplace announced today an agreement to merge, in a transaction described by the companies as bridging two of the world’s leading financial and carbon market hubs, backed…
MassMutual Ventures (MMV), the venture capital investment arm of financial services and insurance company MassMutual, announced the launch of Climate Technology Fund II (CTF II), a $150 million venture capital fund targeting early-stage companies applying climate technology and artificial intelligence…
Energy-focused global engineering and technology company Aker Solutions announced a new agreement with Microsoft, with the companies collaborating to advance the maturity, bankability and delivery of carbon capture and storage (CCS) and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects globally. Under the…
Real estate decision intelligence platform Lookthrough announced an agreement to acquire Schindler-owned real estate portfolio ESG data and reporting platform BuildingMinds, in a transaction described by the companies as aimed at creating an AI platform for institutional real estate, combining…
M&G’s impact investing unit responsAbility Investments announced that it has raised $461 million in commitments at the final close of its Asia Climate Fund, aimed at deploying capital into companies positioned to benefit from Asia’s energy transition, infrastructure build-out and…
Carbon capture startup Mantel announced that it has raised $18 million, including strategic investments from Constellation Technology Ventures (CTV) and Azimut Investments, with proceeds aimed at supporting the commercial deployment of its solution to help decarbonize heavy industry. Founded in…
The Government of Australia’s Treasury department announced the launch of a consultation on a series of new proposed “efficiency-enhancing” measures within its sustainability reporting framework aimed at reducing compliance costs for companies required to provide climate-related financial disclosures, and easing…
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation (CMEI) announced investments of $500 million in a series of projects aimed at expanding critical mineral and material processing, battery manufacturing, and recycling capacity in the U.S.…