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GRESB secures investment from General Atlantic's BeyondNetZero Fund

General Atlantic has taken a majority stake in real assets sustainability standards and benchmarking body GRESB, through its BeyondNetZero climate growth fund.

Alantra's Klima fund leads €52m energy grid platform investment

Chinese stock exchanges publish guidelines for sustainability reports

The stock exchanges of Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing have finalised sustainability report guidelines that encourage listed companies to practice "sustainability thinking" and regulate the disclosure of sustainability information.

Nestlé faces healthy food resolution

Foresight eyes first close of second energy transition fund

European ESG fund market to reach €9.4trn by 2027, says PwC

Assets in environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused funds in the EU are forecast to reach €9.4 trillion ($10.2 trillion) by 2027, after PwC Luxembourg reported a jump to more than €6 trillion in 2023.

'All investors should push companies to issue SLBs,' says Barclays

All equity and fixed income investors should be encouraging companies to issue sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) at scale, according to Barclays, in a show of support for the declining instrument.

PenSam's carbon budget index

The Danish pension provider's new climate index will help it reduce its climate risks, Mikael Bek tells Peter Cripps

Cornwall Pension Fund pumps £40m into Octopus Energy Transition Fund

Cornwall Pension Fund has made a £40 million ($50 million) commitment to the Octopus Energy Transition Fund (OETF).

Morningstar launches innovative transition indexes

Morningstar has launched a series of transition indexes it hopes could prove a turning point for the integration of climate considerations in investors' equities allocations.