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Investors including Just Climate, Singapore's Temasek and Sweden's AP2 have contributed to a €1.5 billion equity round to build the world's first green steel plant.

Pentagreen Capital has penned its first deal, committing $30 million to Philippines-based renewable energy platform, Citicore Solar Energy Corporation.

Despite exiting two high-profile renewables companies in Africa, Actis says it is not concerned about its sustainability progress being rowed back by its investor peers.

BlackRock is preparing to launch a NZD2 billion ($1.2 billion) New Zealand-focused climate infrastructure fund, which the US asset manager said is expected to be the "largest single-nation decarbonisation investment initiative" to date.

The huge US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) should prove a "catalyst" for global sustainable investment, as other regions respond to the anti-competitive US government support with their own programmes, Standard Chartered has said.

Renewables developers could be set to benefit from a "climate put" option, thanks to strong policy support, UBS has suggested in a note.

Actis has launched Nozomi Energy, a $500 million renewables business which will acquire solar and wind assets across Japan.

Standard Chartered has set a target to reduce its 'absolute' financed emissions for the oil and gas sector by 29% by 2030.

Despite a limited number of investable opportunities in the circular economy, it is still the most promising and "exciting" area for investment in climate solutions, M&G has told Environmental Finance.

Despite a movement into 'cleaner' assets, Chinese banks have yet to shift away from coal, which risks leaving many with stranded assets, Sustainable Fitch has said.