Tag: Sustainable finance

What the EU’s defence notice means for SFDR

At the end of December 2025, the European Commission published a notice clarifying how the EU sustainable finance framework and the Corporate Sustainability Due...

Cultura Bank partners with Tieto Banktech to launch modern core banking...

Cultura Bank, a Norwegian ethical savings bank, has selected Tieto Banktech, a Nordic banking software provider specialising in core banking and digital financial services,...

UN PRI 2026 reporting: what’s changing and why it matters

Responsible investment is entering a new phase as the UN Principles for Responsible Investment prepares to roll out its 2026 Reporting Framework. Announced in November...

GoodLeap closes $523m Home Improvement Solutions Trust 2025-3

GoodLeap, a US-based FinTech specialising in technology-driven financing and software for sustainable home solutions, has announced the closing of a $523m securitisation tied to...

Commission plans overhaul of SFDR to help investors

The EC has proposed significant amendments to the SFDR in a bid to simplify transparency rules for financial products with environmental or social aims. The...

Brighte secures $40m CEFC funding for home energy push

Brighte, an Australian FinTech specialising in household energy financing, has secured up to $40m from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) under the Federal...

How climate change is reshaping pensions in 2025

The global pension industry is entering a new era of risk assessment as climate change continues to redefine the financial landscape. Building on last year’s...

Net Purpose and SDI AOP unite to drive sustainable investing

Net Purpose has announced its acquisition of SDI AOP, the platform founded by leading asset owners to identify and measure investments contributing to the...

Climate inaction threatens Australia’s pensions

Australia’s superannuation industry faces mounting financial risks as political hesitation over climate policy threatens to derail the country’s transition to a low-carbon economy. According...

Climate FinTech Bees & Bears secures €5m seed round

Berlin-based Bees & Bears, a climate FinTech focused on democratising access to renewable energy financing, has secured €5m in seed funding led by Extantia Capital and Contrarian Ventures.

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