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- Products
Deetken Impact reaches $100M first close
The $100 million is a first close, not final fund size, ImpactAlpha reports.
- The Wrap
EIB commits at least €30 billion to climate adaptation by 2030
The 2026–2030 plan doubles the financing pace and pairs blended finance with risk-sharing tools.
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- Policy & Disclosure
EU Parliament backs delay to methane import rules to May 2031
The compliance deadline would move to May 31, 2031 from January 1, 2027, but EU governments must still agree the final date.
- Policy & Disclosure
ISSB proposes nature-related disclosures under IFRS S1 with no effective date
Consultation runs to 19 February 2027; companies could claim compliance with ISSB Standards without following the proposed Practice Statement.
- Policy & Disclosure
HKEX opens Green Equity applications for Hong Kong-listed companies
The voluntary designation is assessed by HKEX-approved Recognised Reviewers and requires annual reassessment; ESG News did not report application costs or assessment timelines.
- Transition Finance
UK launches £2bn Energy Wealth Fund funded by North Sea tax revenue
The fund sits within the National Wealth Fund and will invest in renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure across the UK.
- Transition Finance
European Investment Bank commits at least €30bn to climate adaptation by 2030
The 2026–2030 plan doubles the bank's financing pace and includes blended finance and risk-sharing tools to mobilise private capital.
- The Wrap
AIIB commits up to $100 million to TPG's Global South climate strategy
A $50 million fund commitment is paired with up to $50 million for co-investments; the strategy targets $2.5 billion.
- Transition Finance
GM Ventures leads $108m Series B into Peak Energy's sodium-ion storage
The company says the funds will scale domestic manufacturing, fill more than $1 billion in existing orders and push its passively cooled systems into data-center power.
- Who's investing
Net Zero Investor index links revised emissions targets to transition investing plans
The pilot index covers 22 asset owners split between reducing financed emissions and financing reduced emissions.
- The Wrap
Citi structures $72 million note tied to Applied Carbon biochar credits
Nuveen participated in the transaction, announced October 22.
- Policy & Disclosure
ISSB publishes first nature-related disclosure draft as non-mandatory practice statement
The consultation asks whether nature-related content should become a standalone mandatory standard, the ISSB says.
- Transition Finance
Citi structures $72 million note tied to Applied Carbon biochar credits
Investors receive payments tied to the project's carbon credits instead of traditional coupons, ESG Today reported.
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- Transition Finance
UK government announces £2bn Energy Wealth Fund backed by North Sea tax
Announced the same day as Jackdaw gas field approval, the fund will sit alongside Great British Energy and the National Wealth Fund.
- Policy & Disclosure
HKEX launches voluntary Green Equity label with 50% revenue test
Eligibility also requires less than 5% fossil fuel revenue and investment, with the mark subject to annual reassessment.
- Policy & Disclosure
Canada taxonomy council publishes final methodology, leaves abatement measures for research
The voluntary framework sets green and transition categories; criteria for electricity, buildings, transportation, mining, manufacturing and forestry/agriculture are scheduled by the end of 2027.
- Transition Finance
Citi closes $72 million carbon removal-linked note for Texas biochar project
Investors forgo a conventional coupon for payments tied to credits the project issues and delivers; Nuveen participated.
- Products
Ara closes $2.5bn conventional-energy fund as Blackstone hits $8.7bn hard cap
The pool combines $1.8bn fund commitments with $700m co-investment; Blackstone's transition fund is more than 50% larger than its predecessor.
- Who's investing
FTSE Russell survey: 51% of asset owners apply sustainability to over half their assets
The ninth annual poll of 402 asset owners in 24 countries found 11% apply sustainability across their entire portfolio, up from 0% in 2025.
- Transition Finance
Ara Partners closes $2.5 billion conventional-energy fund
The inaugural pool combines $1.8 billion of fund commitments and $700 million of co-investment for power, biofuels and fuel distribution assets.
- The Wrap
EU Innovation Fund awards €3.4bn of ETS revenue to 77 net-zero projects
Twelve large-scale projects take nearly half the award, and small modular nuclear and direct air capture projects are firsts for the fund.
- Policy & Disclosure
Canadian taxonomy council keeps green and transition labels, defers oil-and-gas abatement category
The council said it had insufficient information to include or exclude the oil-and-gas abatement category; research begins in 2027.
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- Who's investing
LSEG survey finds 30% of asset owners divesting high-carbon assets
Governance, tax and shareholder rights were the most commonly cited sustainability priority, named by 32% of respondents, up from 18% in 2025.
- Products
EU green bond standard issuance reaches €39bn by 7 October, nearly double 2025
Commission figures put cumulative issuance under the voluntary standard at about €60 billion since December 2024.
- Who's investing
AIIB commits $50m to TPG Global South climate fund, with up to $50m for co-investments
The vehicle runs parallel to TPG Rise Climate II with ALTÉRRA and is classified Article 9 under EU sustainability disclosure rules.
- Transition Finance
EU awards €3.4bn of ETS revenue to 77 net-zero projects
Twelve large-scale projects take nearly half the €3.4bn; small modular nuclear and direct air capture projects are firsts, per ESG Today.
- Who's investing
AIIB commits up to $100m to TPG's Global South climate strategy
The ticket pairs a $50m fund commitment with up to $50m for co-investments in a strategy targeting $2.5bn.
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- Transition Finance
Blackstone closes energy transition fund at $8.7bn hard cap
BETP V's $8.7bn final close exceeds the $5.6bn fourth vintage by more than 50%, with three platform companies and three acquisitions already funded.
- Transition Finance
JPMorgan adds grid and nuclear to green-finance eligibility, reports 49% of $2.5tn goal
The bank reported $217 billion of sustainable-development financing in 2025 and set 2035 carbon-intensity targets including a 79% cut for its electric power portfolio.
- Products
Mirova natural capital platform tops $1 billion as impact data covers two projects
Mirova's 2025 impact report counts 4.9 million tonnes of CO2e across its carbon portfolio, though reported emissions cover only two projects
- Who's investing
FTSE Russell survey: 84% of asset owners say they incorporate sustainability into investment decisions
Climate risk was rated seven or higher out of ten by 86% of asset owners, up from 50% in 2023; Net Zero Investor noted investment flows have yet to follow.
- Policy & Disclosure
ESMA names sustainability materiality assessments a 2026 enforcement priority
The priorities guide national regulators reviewing listed companies' annual reports and cover ESRS materiality assessments, IFRS geopolitical risk and digital reporting requirements.
- Transition Finance
Sosteneo secures more than €450m in commitments for second clean energy fund
The Generali Investments unit drew more than €150m in new fund and co-investment capital at the first external close, with Generali Insurance Companies increasing its commitment.
- Policy & Disclosure
ESMA sets double materiality and balanced impact disclosure as enforcement priorities
The regulator's annual priorities statement also asks issuers to state where they have no policies, actions or targets for a material impact, risk or opportunity.
- The Wrap
NORD/LB agrees to buy renewable energy adviser Voltiq
The Amsterdam- and Madrid-based boutique advises on project financing, debt and equity raising and M&A; terms were not disclosed.
- The Wrap
NORD/LB announces deal to acquire renewable-energy adviser Voltiq
Voltiq, founded in 2009 and based in Amsterdam and Madrid, advises on project financing, debt and equity raising and M&A. The purchase price was not disclosed.
- Transition Finance
NORD/LB announces deal to acquire renewable energy adviser Voltiq
Founded in 2009, the Amsterdam- and Madrid-based boutique advises on project financing, debt and equity raising and M&A; terms were not disclosed.
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- The Wrap
California locks in November deadline for first corporate climate reports
ESG Today's weekly review also records €1.6 billion in Ircantec mandates, ESMA greenwashing guidance, SBTN's new nature target-setting framework and TNFD's updated reporting guidance.
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- Transition Finance
LanzaJet secures at least $20 million as LanzaTech lifts its stake
The SAF producer says the financing is part of a shareholder recapitalization and debt-reduction initiative, with Jennifer Holmgren becoming interim CEO.
- Policy & Disclosure
ECGI paper links mandatory sustainability reporting to wider board duties
The September 2026 study describes a 'disclosure-duty feedback loop' and says the mechanism runs through existing directors' duties.