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Fidelity, OTPP join $1bn financing round for Octopus Energy’s AI platform
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan’s participation in the $1bn round was structured through its dedicated late-stage investment vehicle, Teachers’ Venture Growth
IFM Investors launches Texas-based biomethane company
Mobius Renewables, an integrated low-carbon fuels platform, marks a further expansion of the IFM Investors’ strategic focus on the low carbon fuels sector.
BlackRock loses €5bn Dutch equity mandate over climate misalignment
US manager BlackRock has lost its second major Dutch equity mandate, amid a sustained push by asset owners to hold managers to account on climate change
Asset owners urged to embed fossil fuel phaseouts into mandates as managers increase exposure
Asset owners have been urged to make fossil fuel phaseouts a core requirement in manager selection as asset managers continue to increase their exposure to the fossil fuel industry
Green bond market: from niche instruments to core bonds
Johann Plé, senior portfolio manager and Rui Li, portfolio manager fixed income at AXA Investment Managers, examine how green bonds have evolved from a niche asset to a key source of portfolio diversification
What we’ve learnt from our just adaptation engagements
Carlota Garcia-Manas, Head of Climate Transition and ESG Engagement and Charles Stott, Responsible Investment Analyst at Royal London Asset Management explore how climate adaptation can be designed to deliver fair outcomes for people and the planet - sharing insights from a year of engagement across sectors
Eiffel Investment Group raises €1.2bn for transition infrastructure debt fund
Eiffel Energy Transition III has commitments from 30 institutional investors with 50% of funds raised coming from reinvestments from the first two funds
Out now: Spark! Infrastructure: the LNG bubble
The third issue of Spark! zooms in on the role of infrastructure investment, covering both risks of stranded assets in LNG as well as emerging opportunities in transition assets
UK LGPS investors back Stafford’s $1.2bn Timberland Continuation Fund
The Timberland Continuation Fund will hold 74 assets spread across 6.3m acres of timberland. Stafford says it received ‘particularly strong’ interest from LGPS investors who represent 54% of the new fund
India’s green gambit: mapping the country’s transition investment opportunity
A recent IPO boom in the country, has renewable energy companies in the mix. While mitigation is reflected in fast-growing listed assets, adaptation is lurking in the country’s private markets
From footnote to headline: ISSB pushes for methane disclosures
The ISSB’s proposed amendments to sector-specific standards include a push for additional methane disclosures from oil and gas companies. Moving methane beyond its ‘CO2-equivalent’ tag, could shape investment opportunities for abatement
AXA IM Alts’ issues €500m green bond for European logistics fund
The bond, which matures in 2031, has a coupon rate of 3.375%. The issuance, which will finance logistics property acquisitions among other uses, has attracted strong investor interest