Everland Launches $50 Million HALO Forest Finance Facility, 23 Amazon Projects Participate
Everland has launched the HALO (Holistic Alignment for Lasting Outcomes) forest finance facility with an initial capital target of $50 million. The fund will provide early‑stage and bridge financing to 23 community‑led projects across Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia and Peru, covering roughly 17 million hectares and 90,000 residents. Former Global Environment Facility chief Carlos Manuel Rodríguez will serve as the inaugural chair, overseeing fundraising and governance. HALO seeks contributions from philanthropies, public institutions and private partners to unlock institutional capital for Indigenous‑managed conservation.
JPMorgan Signs Carbon Removal, Financing Deal with Charm Industrial
JPMorgan Chase has signed a second carbon‑removal offtake with Charm Industrial, agreeing to buy 61,500 metric tons of CO₂ removal credits generated from the firm’s U.S. bio‑oil projects. The deal also includes a $20 million venture‑debt facility to help Charm expand...
EIB, UN GCF Team to Spur Private Finance for Climate
The United Nations Green Climate Fund is investing €200 million ($233 million) in the European Investment Bank’s Global Green Bond Initiative to catalyze private climate finance for developing nations. The initiative, managed by asset manager Amundi, targets a €3 billion fund that could...
'World First': Ecobank Nature Bond Raises $450m for Biodiversity Projects in Africa
Ecobank Group launched a world‑first $450 million Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, aimed at financing biodiversity protection across Africa. Strong investor interest produced a $1.36 billion orderbook, reflecting robust demand for green assets. The proceeds will support sustainable farming and...
High Impact Sustainable Bonds Overlooked by Leading Benchmark, Says Sustainable Fitch
Sustainable Fitch warns that the Bloomberg MSCI Global Green Bond Index omits a sizable pool of high‑impact sustainable bonds. The exclusion stems from technical eligibility rules rather than the bonds' environmental credentials. As a result, investors relying on the index...
Singapore-Vietnam Collaboration Targets Climate-Tech Scale-Up as VIFC-HCMC Opens Doors to Global Capital
A three‑way pact between Vietnam’s International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Touchstone Partners and Singapore’s Temasek Foundation was signed on 29 May to turn climate‑tech pilots into funded, scalable businesses. The agreement launches Net Zero Challenge 2026 as a full‑stack pipeline that...
Carbon Finance Offers Lifeline to Japan’s Ailing Forest Sector
A joint effort by Hitachi Systems, French startup Everimpact and the Ishinomaki District Forestry Association is piloting a carbon‑finance model on 900 hectares of degraded cedar and cypress plantations in Miyagi Prefecture. By using satellite‑derived biomass data, the team plans...
AI Can Change the World—If We Change Who It’s Built For
In Q1 2026 investors poured $300 billion into 6,000 AI startups, yet less than 10% of that capital targets social and environmental challenges. The article highlights founders like Temie Giwa‑Tubosun of LifeBank, the FLAIR language‑preservation project, and Amini’s SMS‑based farming platform as...
Filinvest Land, FILRT Included in ATRAM SDG Fund
Filinvest Land Inc. and its REIT, FILRT, have been added to the ATRAM Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Fund, the Philippines' first equity fund anchored on the UN SDGs. The fund selects about 20 PSE‑listed firms that embed ESG into operations...
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft Back Initiative to Invest, Test, and Scale Cleantech Solutions in Data Centers
Elemental Impact, backed by Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, launched the Data Center Innovation Initiative (DCII) to invest $500,000‑$5 million in up to ten clean‑tech startups through 2027. The partners will test solutions in existing data‑center sites, focusing on energy storage,...
The Keys to Successful Blue Bonds: How Peru’s Strong Local Lending Systems Are Expanding Water and Sanitation Access
Peru’s development bank COFIDE issued two blue bonds in local soles—S/100 million (≈$26 million) in September 2024 and S/120 million (≈$32 million) in October 2025—to fund water‑and‑sanitation loans through municipal savings‑credit banks (CMACs). Both bonds were heavily oversubscribed, with the first attracting S/217 million of demand, and...
BCA and IAPB Update on Biodiversity Credit Market Structures
The Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) and the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB) have published an updated structure for a high‑integrity biodiversity credit market. The new framework introduces stricter third‑party verification, standardized metrics, and a transparent registry to track...
CIP Launches €1.5 Billion Bioenergy Fund
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched Advanced Bioenergy Fund II, targeting €1.5 billion to scale biomethane production across Europe. The fund opens with a €200 million (≈$232 million) anchor commitment from the European Investment Fund, part of the EU’s InvestEU and REPowerEU programmes....
Ecobank Group and AGRA Partner to Unlock Agricultural Finance and Accelerate Inclusive Growth Across Africa
Ecobank Group and the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Africa Forward Summit to create a pan‑African partnership that expands financing for agribusinesses, farmer groups and value‑chain actors. The collaboration will...
For Peat’s Sake: How We Can Turn Europe’s Bogs and Fens Into Investable Green Infrastructure for the Future
Europe’s peatlands and fens, long‑overlooked carbon sinks, are being positioned as a new class of green infrastructure. The article argues that standardized financing tools—such as peat‑linked green bonds and carbon‑credit schemes—could unlock billions for restoration. Policy momentum is building, with...