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The recent close of Rise Climate II matters both for its size and for what it says about the market.

In the latest Sustainability in Private Markets report, BCG and EDCI find that both more sponsor-backed companies are aligned with a net-zero pathway in 2025 and that more do not have a net-zero programme and no plans to set one.

Investors such as PensionDanmark and PGGM are reappraising the risk-return on offer in emerging markets, according to discussions at Climate Week NYC.

Institutional investors are balancing sustainability with other, more immediate factors, as 'not everything that looks green and is popular is economically viable, right?'

Influential climate investor Altérra and VC firm 500 Global have sketched out a plan to unlock investment in climate adaptation.

Companies with concentrated ownership are outpacing publicly traded companies in decarbonisation efforts and implementing more ambitious emissions reductions targets as sustainability is increasingly recognised as a competitive advantage, according to a report published by Bain & Company.

The Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance has issued a new, more detailed, 'Call to Action' to managers, in which it encourages GPs to use their 'public voice and market presence' to help advance the transition.

Following headlines surrounding existential risks of AI, board members float idea of calling for expanding oversight on unchecked tech development

The firm is the first to break the €1bn barrier, but others could soon follow.

The firm has been shaping its approach to climate investment for three years.