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Weekly ESG News from the financial services and insurance industry.

BNP Paribas AM Invests in FarmCarbon to Support Agricultural Decarbonization, Rainforest Builder Secures Series A to Scale West Africa Restoration, Triodos Bank backs Scottish nature-recovery site with £3.3m loan, ERM, Natcap team up on science-based nature and water solutions, Earth Blox Raises GBP 6 Million to Expand Climate and Nature Risk Analytics, Norway’s Wealth Fund Urges Companies to Disclose and Manage Nature Risks,
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Weekly ESG Update 12/2026 (16.03.2026 – 22.03.2026)

  • March 22, 2026
AIRMO raises EUR 5M to scale space-based greenhouse-gas monitoring, EcoVadis and Watershed partner to improve Scope 3 emissions data, LSEG enhances ESG scores and sustainability analytics offering, PGGM leads series B funding round for RIFT, Rabobank launches a new foundation dedicated to cooperative impact, Ecuador launches first biodiversity bond to mobilize private capital for conservation
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Weekly ESG Update 11/2026 (09.03.2026 – 15.03.2026)

  • March 17, 2026
Coalition led by Google and JPMorgan pledges USD 100M to cut superpollutants, AllianzGI takes 50% stake in EUR 500m, 800 MW German battery storage joint-venture, Upright launches an AI-powered sustainability due diligence tool, Datamaran launches regulatory monitoring solution for companies, Green AI data-centre platform targets low-carbon, energy-efficient digital infrastructure, BCI, Norges Bank Investment Management and Brookfield launched the company "Northview Energy", Bridges private equity platform hires climate technology investment team from HSBC Asset Management, Scottish National Investment Bank reached GBP 1 bn of investments
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Weekly ESG Update 10/2026 (02.03.2026 – 08.03.2026)

  • March 8, 2026
SEBI launches ESG Rating Providers review, Vanguard agrees to USD 29.5m settlement in ESG lawsuit, Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative relaunches with stronger 2050 alignment, UK Government comments on Sustainability Reporting Standards, St. James’s Place renames GBP 13bn global equity fund, EIB Global commits over EUR 3 billion to Africa in 2025, GIST Impact launches Nature Value at Risk dataset
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Weekly ESG Update 09/2026 (23.02.2026 – 01.03.2026)

  • March 1, 2026
Ormat to provide up to 150 MW of Nevada geothermal power to Google via NV Energy
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Weekly ESG Update 08/2026 (16.02.2026 – 22.02.2026)

  • February 22, 2026
EURAZEO announces first closing of maritime sector focused fund at EUR 175mn, ImpactA backs solar project of 52 MW in Colombia, COFIDES invests in social impact investment fund, Dcycle acquires ESG‑X to boost DACH coverage of sustainability data capabilities, EU bans destruction of unsold clothes and shoes, mandates reuse and public reporting
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Weekly ESG Update 07/2026 (09.02.2026 – 15.02.2026)

  • February 16, 2026
Impax Converts Global Sustainable Infrastructure Fund to ETF Structure, Fidelity appoints Elly Irving as Stewardship Director, Google Signs 15-Year PPA for Offshore Wind to Power German AI Infrastructure, FCA Proposes IFRS-Aligned Sustainability Disclosure Rules for UK-Listed Companies, GHG Protocol Releases Global Standard for Land Sector Carbon Accounting, responsAbility selected to manage EUR 200mn Emerging Market Impact Mandate, Triodos Bank secures Fair Tax Mark certification
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Weekly ESG Update 06/2026 (02.02.2026 – 08.02.2026)

  • February 8, 2026
Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment, Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment, Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment, Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment, Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment, Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment, Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers, Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors, Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands, Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, responsAbility Wins EUR200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella, Urban impact VC closes second fund with EUR210m, Invest-NL makes EUR10m water fund investment
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Weekly ESG Update 05/2026 (26.01.2026 – 01.02.2026)

  • February 1, 2026
TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment, TD Bank Purchases 44,000 Tonnes of Carbon Removal from Charm Industrial, SBTi Passes 10,000 Companies with Validated Science-Based Climate Targets, Wolters Kluwer Appoints Maria Montenegro as New CEO of Corporate Performance and ESG Unit, Schneider Electric Launches New AI-Powered Energy and Sustainability Solutions Platform, responsAbility Raises USD460 Million for Asia-Focused Climate Tech Fund, AllianzGI Launches USD1 Billion Emerging Markets Climate Finance Fund, Ananda Impact Ventures achieves EUR73m first close for fifth fund, Mirova backs East African cold chain integrity with latest investment
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Weekly ESG Update 04/2026 (19.01.2026 – 25.01.2026)

  • January 25, 2026
Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund, Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive, Diginex Acquires Carbon Accounting Platform Plan A for USD64 Million, ESMA Guides Investment Firms on Expectations to Avoid Greenwashing in ESG Strategies, EU Financial Regulators Release Guidelines for Integrating ESG Risks Into Stress Tests, ALTÉRRA, BBVA to Launch New USD1.2 Billion Climate Fund, Big Issue Invest appoints former Standard Bank CEO as chair, Guinness Global Investors launches Global Environment fund
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Weekly ESG Update 03/2026 (12.01.2026 – 18.01.2026)

  • January 18, 2026