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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.
- Policy & Disclosure
France and Germany near provisional deal to ease EU 2035 car CO2 target
The reported compromise keeps the Commission's 90% reduction target but drops the low-carbon steel and alternative-fuel compensation requirements for the remaining 10%.
- Enforcement
EU greenwashing directive takes effect; fines can exceed 4% of turnover
National authorities enforce the rules, and goods already in the supply chain get a proportionate approach rather than an exemption.
- The Wrap
Google is named buyer in AEP fuel cell PPA and 44.01 removal offtake
AEP's $4 billion Cheyenne plant would use Bloom Energy fuel cells, and Google also signed an $11.7 million Frontier offtake with 44.01 covering 20,932 tons.
- Transition Finance
L&G and NTR raise approximately $385 million at the first close of Clean Power Transition IV
The renewable infrastructure fund adds battery storage and electrification assets, with three acquisitions already completed in Finland, Sweden and Ireland.
- Policy & Disclosure
TNFD counts 836 adopters of nature reporting ahead of ISSB, ISO standards work
Committed financial institutions represent more than $26 trillion in assets under management, and listed companies account for over $10.5 trillion in market capitalization.
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- Transition Finance
Frontier buyers including Google sign $11.7 million carbon removal deal with 44.01
The contract covers 20,932 tons of removal between 2028 and 2031 and is Frontier's first offtake involving in-situ mineralization.
- Policy & Disclosure
EBA releases final reporting framework 4.4 with revised Pillar 3 ESG disclosure specifications
The final technical package adds FINREP templates aligned with IFRS 18 and ECB data collection requirements for less significant institutions.
- Policy & Disclosure
EU launches water resilience accelerator targeting $27 billion annual gap
The accelerator will support 20 pilot projects and connect investors with water technology providers.
- Transition Finance
L&G and NTR raise €330m at first close of Clean Power Transition IV
The fund has already completed three acquisitions, including a battery storage project in Finland and a Swedish platform with more than 1 GW of projects.
- Transition Finance
JPMorganChase broadens low-carbon financing definition to grid and nuclear
The bank folds its energy and sustainability teams into a new center and ties portfolio carbon intensity targets to the IEA's 2025 net-zero scenario.
- Transition Finance
Hy24 signs agreement to acquire EDF's Hynamics hydrogen unit
The buyer is Hy24's Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure Fund, which has raised €2 billion; the transaction could complete in the first quarter of 2027 subject to regulatory approvals.
- Policy & Disclosure
California OAL approves climate rules; first emissions due Nov. 10, 2026
The approval completes adoption of SB 253 and SB 261; the risk-disclosure half remains under a Ninth Circuit injunction.
- The Wrap
JPMorgan's sustainable-finance book reached $1.2tn, 48% of its $2.5tn target
The bank keeps its financed-emissions targets and rebalances its energy strategy while attributing some progress to broader eligibility criteria.
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- Policy & Disclosure
ESMA issues impact and transition claim guidance for funds, bonds and benchmark providers
The regulator wants claims backed by explanations of objectives, implementation and measurable outcomes as EU policymakers review SFDR.
- Transition Finance
JPMorgan keeps financed-emissions targets and rebalances energy strategy
The bank reported $1.2 trillion toward its $2.5 trillion sustainable-finance goal at the end of 2025, progress it says was aided by broader eligibility criteria.
- Who's investing
Ircantec picks Amundi and BNP Paribas AM for $1.86bn climate mandates
Three seven-year equity index funds carry a 50% carbon-footprint cut and a sector-exposure floor.
- Products
ESMA guidance asks fund and bond providers to separate investor impact from investee impact
The thematic note creates no new obligations and covers bond providers as well as funds.
- Policy & Disclosure
ESMA issues greenwashing guidance on impact and transition claims
The thematic note creates no new obligations but asks fund and bond providers to distinguish investor impact from investee impact.
- The Wrap
Ircantec awards Amundi and BNP Paribas nearly €1.6bn climate-linked equity mandates
The mandate uses a custom MSCI SRI index with a 7% annual decarbonization target.
- Transition Finance
1KOMMA5° raises over €70m at a $1.35bn pre-money valuation
CFO Micha Grüber said the round was oversubscribed; 1KOMMA5° plans to invest over €100m in its Heartbeat AI platform in 2027.
- Who's investing
Ircantec awards nearly €1.6 billion in equity index mandates to Amundi, BNP Paribas AM
Two European equity index funds of nearly €400 million each and an €800 million global fund track a custom MSCI SRI index with a 7% annual decarbonization target.
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- Who's investing
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation commits all assets to closing racial wealth gap
ImpactAlpha reported Oct. 13 that the commitment covers the full portfolio, not a carve-out.