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SEC disbands ESG enforcement division

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has disbanded the Climate and ESG Task Force within its division of enforcement, as the agency battles criticism that its focus on sustainability represents mission creep.

Blume Equity secures €25m funding from British Patient Capital for first fund

Ara Partners bags $725m from Haslam family office for decarb strategy

Summa Equity acquires Dutch recycling business

$29trn of investors call on governments to raise their game on tackling climate change

The Investor Agenda's 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis has seen hundreds of investors call on governments to address climate change with policy implementation at every level.

Forest restoration should not be overlooked

Reforestation has an important role to play in tackling the climate crisis, although two controversial issues need to be ironed out, write Armínio Fraga, Candido Bracher, Joaquim Levy, and Roberto S. Waack

Charge bigger emitters to bolster private investments in EMs - Bank of Italy governor

Republican congressmen question Fed, FDIC membership of NGFS

Transition funds make positive returns in 2024

Push for data not always consistent with water investments, says JO Hambro

The push for more data from both investors and regulators is not always consistent with investing across water systems, says JO Hambro Capital Management's head of thematic investments strategies has told Environmental Finance.