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Pictet environment-focused PE fund closes with $253m

Pictet Alternative Advisors has raised $253 million in the final close of its first dedicated environment-focused co-investment fund, which will invest alongside private equity managers.

Unrealised adaptation investment potential will be 'seismic', claims Pictet

Investors are yet to realise the "seismic" investable opportunity of climate adaptation, Pictet Asset Management has claimed.

Pictet introduces new biodiversity impact model

EU Nature Restoration Law finally approved in 'massive victory for nature'

An EU law to restore at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030 has been approved after a 'compromise' text won a slim majority among EU countries - a move welcomed by investors and NGOs who called it "a massive victory for Europe's nature".

'Greenflation' likely in near-term, says Pictet-IIF research

"Considerable economic disruption" from policies to support the transition to net zero is likely, feeding inflation in the near term and raising the risk of stranded assets and asset bubbles, according to research by Pictet Asset Management and the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

Pictet launches environmental-tech focused ELTIF

Impact taskforce drafts disclosure guidance for meeting SDGs

The Impact Disclosure Taskforce has published draft disclosure guidance to help corporate and sovereign issuers measure and disclose their efforts to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Pictet environment fund eyes energy efficiency opportunities amid high energy prices

Pictet Asset Management is to pursue more energy efficiency focused investments via its Global Environmental Opportunities fund, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.

M&G Investments backs $140m funding in 'purpose-led' biotech business

Google chosen to develop free ESG data platform

A consortium including a subsidiary of tech giant Google has been selected to build a free-to-use platform for climate data.