Amazon Signs $30 Million Deal to Buy Carbon Credits From Indian Rice Farmers
Amazon has agreed to purchase carbon credits worth $30 million (about Rs 280 crore) from the Good Rice Alliance, a consortium led by Bayer with partners GenZero and Shell. The credits will be generated by more than 13,000 smallholder rice farmers across 35,000 hectares, delivering roughly 685,000 metric tonnes of CO₂‑equivalent reductions in the initial phase. This marks the largest agricultural carbon‑credit transaction in India and one of the biggest globally, extending Amazon’s net‑zero offset portfolio beyond renewable‑energy projects. The initiative also promotes alternate wetting and drying and direct‑seeded rice to curb methane emissions from paddy fields.
Eiffel Launches New Short Term Green Bond Fund
Paris‑based Eiffel Investment Group has launched Eiffel Short Term Green Bonds, a euro‑denominated short‑duration fund classified as Article 9 under the EU SFDR. The fund targets at least 75% green‑bond exposure, aims to beat the €STER benchmark by 0.10% over a...
Beyond Survival, What Palestine’s Resilience Means for Investors
Palestine’s private sector continues operating despite a 2023 economic shock that pushed real GDP to a decade‑low and caused massive job losses. The economy’s resilience is now being seen as an economic capability, not just a humanitarian virtue, as firms...
How to Navigate All Those Certifications in the Voluntary Carbon Market
The voluntary carbon market now hosts at least 66 distinct certification schemes, a modest decline after a rapid expansion post‑2020. Established bodies such as Verra and Gold Standard share space with newer entrants like Puro, Isometric, and niche players such...
Nandan Denim to Buy 6.1% Stake in Renewable SPV for Green Power
Nandan Denim Limited approved a purchase of a 6.1% equity stake in Opera Vayu (Narmada) Private Limited, a wind‑solar SPV, for roughly ₹4 crore ($429,000). The investment secures 4.3 MW of captive green power for its Bareja plant under a 25‑year agreement,...
UK Impact Investor EKA Ventures Closes Second Fund at £80m
UK‑based impact investor EKA Ventures has closed its second fund, raising £80 million (approximately $102 million). The new capital will be deployed into early‑stage ventures that address socially beneficial challenges, notably preventative healthcare and affordable housing. The fund follows a similar strategy...
Tiny North Carolina Town Takes a Big Step Toward Geothermal Energy
Enfield, North Carolina secured a $300,000 seed grant to launch a shallow‑geothermal thermal energy network that will heat, cool and provide hot water to a new 34‑unit affordable‑housing development. The pilot is part of a larger $5 million plan to eventually...
Climate Investors Bet on Efficient AI Infrastructure in Sygaldry’s $139m Raise
Vietnam‑based Earth Venture Capital participated in Sygaldry Technologies’ $139 million financing, comprising a $34 million seed and a $105 million Series A led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures. The startup is building quantum‑accelerated AI servers that promise lower energy consumption and cost while fitting into...
Ant International, IFC, GCash Pioneer First-of-Its-Kind Sustainability Impact Scorecard to Expand MSME Access to Sustainable Financing
Ant International, the International Finance Corp. (IFC) and GCash have teamed up to launch a Sustainability Impact Scorecard for Filipino micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The tool lets businesses track environmental and social metrics, align with global ESG standards,...
BTG Pactual TIG Raises $370 Million for Latin America Timberland Strategy
BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group announced a $370 million first close for its new core Latin America timberland strategy, targeting large‑scale, sustainably managed forests in Chile, Uruguay and Brazil. The firm aims to deploy $1.5 billion over the next five years, adding...
Inside the Financing of Egypt’s Largest Solar‑plus‑storage Project
Norwegian renewable developer Scatec ASA has commissioned the first phase of its 1.1 GW Obelisk solar‑plus‑storage project in Egypt, a $590 million venture backed by $479.1 million of non‑recourse debt from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, African Development Bank and British...
Norway Joins Brazil as Co-Lead of TFFF
The $125 billion Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) is moving toward activation after establishing two governing bodies. Norway has agreed to co‑lead the initiative alongside Brazil, bolstering its multilateral oversight. The new leadership structure is designed to streamline fund deployment for...
Why Trinity College Is Investing in Retrofitting and Resilience for the UK's Future Climate
Trinity College, Cambridge, has launched a multi‑year programme to retrofit its historic buildings and upgrade campus infrastructure for climate resilience. The initiative earmarks roughly £30 million to improve foundations, install renewable energy systems, and enhance flood‑defence measures across the university estate....
Climate Adaptation Funding Is Scarce. Private Investors Could Help.
Cities face a massive funding shortfall for climate adaptation, with low‑ and middle‑income nations needing $256‑$821 billion by 2050. A new C40 report, released at the World Bank spring meeting, showcases ten case studies—including the Dutch Afsluitdijk’s 25‑year private‑financed upgrade—to illustrate...
Patagonia & Rodale Institute to Transition an Entire California County to Regenerative Agriculture
Patagonia’s Holdfast Collective is committing $1.55 million to the Rodale Institute’s Regenerate Ventura program, targeting a county‑wide shift to regenerative agriculture in Ventura County, California. The initiative already has 10,000 acres and 57 farms in the pipeline, with roughly 40% owned...
The Missing Ingredient in Impact Investment in Africa: A New Financing Model for Business Advisory Service Providers Tackles the ’Lack...
Impact investing in Africa is booming, yet many local SMEs lack the advisory support needed to attract capital. Business advisory service providers (BASPs) bridge this gap by preparing firms for due diligence, building deal rooms, and connecting them with investors....
Behind Klim’s New Tool to Turn Regenerative Agriculture Into a Financial Instrument
Klim has launched a financial modeling platform that translates regenerative agriculture practices into concrete profit‑and‑loss impacts for agrifood companies. The tool builds discounted cash‑flow scenarios to compare enterprise value with and without regenerative interventions, covering revenue, cost, risk and regulatory...
Glass Lewis Launches New Climate Strategy Assessment Solution for Investors
Glass Lewis has introduced Climate Intelligence, a forward‑looking climate strategy assessment covering about 4,000 companies. The product evaluates the credibility, feasibility and investability of each firm’s transition plan, turning climate strategy into quantifiable investment inputs. It expands the proxy‑advisor’s portfolio beyond...
Edafa Venture Acquires Egypt's Cyclex in Six-Figure Deal
Edafa Venture, a Saudi‑Egyptian investment firm, acquired Egyptian waste‑recycling startup Cyclex in a six‑figure deal completed in the second half of 2025. Cyclex transforms non‑hazardous solid waste into marketable products, positioning itself as a key player in Egypt’s emerging circular‑economy...
Eka Ventures Brings AUM to $200m with Sophomore Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability VC Fund Close
UK‑based Eka Ventures has closed its second venture capital fund, raising £80 million (approximately $102 million). The new capital brings the firm’s total assets under management to about $200 million, making it the largest early‑stage impact VC in the United Kingdom focused on...
The Impact World This Week: 16 April 2026
The weekly roundup highlights the rise of place‑based impact investing, a strategy that directs capital to specific cities, regions or rural areas to generate measurable social outcomes. It notes growing participation from pension funds, local authorities and asset managers seeking...
'Triple Dividend': Study Shows How Climate Resilience Investment Delivers 'Substantial Returns'
A new London School of Economics analysis finds that climate‑resilience projects generate a “triple dividend” of environmental protection, economic gain, and social welfare. The study shows that such investments deliver solid financial returns, often outpacing traditional infrastructure spending. It highlights...
A Green Steel Plant, Maker of EV Trucks…all the Latest Deals
Europe’s prominent Müller family dynasty stepped in with a €150 million ($162 million) rescue package for the struggling EcoSteel green‑steel plant in Duisburg, aiming to keep its carbon‑neutral steel production on track. The same week, Michigan‑based EV truck startup VoltRider Motors closed...
New FREE Webinar: How Can Your Business Implement a Credible Carbon Credit Strategy?
edie, in partnership with Anew Climate, is hosting a free 45‑minute webinar on May 7, 2026, to guide businesses on building a credible carbon‑credit strategy. The session will cover integrating credits into broader decarbonisation plans, establishing governance and transparency, and selecting high‑integrity...
Where Does Transition Finance Need to Go From Here?
Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Navindra Katugampola appeared on The Responsible Investor Podcast to dissect the state of transition finance. He highlighted the sector’s growing importance as companies seek capital to shift toward low‑carbon business models. The discussion pinpointed persistent challenges...
Personality of the Year: Marjan Divjak
Marjan Divjak spearheaded Slovenia’s first sustainability‑linked sovereign bond, a pioneering move that ties borrowing costs to environmental performance. The €500 million issuance, launched in 2024, links coupon adjustments to verified climate‑reduction targets. Divjak oversaw the bond’s structuring, pricing, and post‑issuance reporting,...
A Strategic Playbook for Opportunity Zones 2.0
Opportunity Zones (OZ) have been made permanent and will roll out new regulations in 2026. Starting July 1, states and U.S. territories have a 90‑day window to nominate up to 25% of eligible tracts for the next decade’s Qualified Opportunity Zones...
MetLife: We Look for Thoughtful Issuers Who Understand Their Climate Risks
MetLife Investment Management says exposure to high climate risk won’t automatically disqualify a security, provided the issuer demonstrates a thoughtful approach to understanding and mitigating that risk. The firm will prioritize issuers that disclose climate‑related data, outline concrete transition plans,...
'Real Reckoning' Around Climate Risk 'Bottom Line' Impact
Amid a so‑called “sustainability winter,” firms are under mounting pressure to prove the bottom‑line impact of climate‑risk assessments, turning rigorous quantification into a market differentiator. Investors, regulators, and corporate clients now demand concrete financial metrics that link climate exposure to...
Sustainable Debt EMEA Returns to London Next Week
Environmental Finance will host its 14th annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference in London on 23 April, drawing more than 600 delegates. The three‑track agenda will explore trends in green, social and sustainability‑linked bonds, sovereign finance, and labeling standards. High‑profile speakers from...
Nestlé Partners with Regenerative Farming Platform Soil Capital
Nestlé announced a four‑year partnership with Soil Capital, a regenerative farming platform. The collaboration will roll out agronomic advice, carbon‑measurement tools, and financial incentives to farmers in France, Belgium and the United Kingdom. The initiative supports Nestlé’s broader climate‑action roadmap...
Regulators Approve Georgia Power’s BYO Clean Resources Plan for Large Loads
Georgia regulators unanimously approved Georgia Power’s Customer Identified Resource (CIR) program, allowing large electricity customers to finance and connect up to 3 GW of clean energy projects through 2035. Participants receive renewable energy certificates and credit for the energy value of...
Nestlé and Purina Post Regenerative Agriculture Milestones in Europe
Nestlé announced a four‑year partnership with regenerative‑farming specialist Soil Capital to roll out climate‑friendly practices across its supply chains in France, Belgium and the UK. The program will work with roughly 230 farmers managing about 13,000 ha of wheat, corn, barley...
California School District Completes 3.5 MW Solar and Energy Modernization Project
The Yucaipa‑Calimesa Joint Unified School District completed a $33 million energy modernization that installs 3.5 MW of solar across 12 campuses and upgrades lighting, HVAC and irrigation. A performance‑based lease‑purchase with a 4.373% fixed rate guarantees roughly $48 million in savings over the...
UN-Led Report Calls on Development Finance Actors to Adopt Impact Focus
A UN‑co‑led multi‑agency review released after last year’s Seville development finance summit calls on development finance institutions to shift from volume‑based disbursements to an impact‑first approach. The report stresses greater cooperation among DFIs, multilateral banks and private partners to avoid...
Impact Investor Forum: One Month to Go
The Impact Investor Forum returns on May 14 in London, focusing on how impact‑driven strategies can fortify pension and institutional portfolios against heightened volatility. Organisers will showcase practical case studies across healthcare, housing and climate, illustrating how thematic impact investments...
German DFI Makes Multimillion EU-Backed Investment in Sustainable Manufacturing in Bangladesh
Germany’s development finance institution (DFI) has pledged a multimillion‑Euro, EU‑backed investment—estimated at €10 million (about $10.9 million)—to support sustainable manufacturing at Bangladesh’s Banga Building Materials. The funding will accelerate the company’s circular‑economy processes, replacing conventional plastics with bio‑based alternatives. By embedding EU...
Making the Case for Social Investing in Pensions
Columbia Threadneedle argues that pension funds are uniquely positioned to scale social impact investing, citing the recent performance of the Big Issue social bond fund. The fund’s results show returns comparable to conventional fixed‑income benchmarks while delivering measurable social outcomes....
Catastrophe Bonds Highlighted as a Critical Tool for Impact-Focused Fixed Income
Catastrophe bonds, a subset of insurance‑linked securities, are gaining attention as an impact‑focused fixed‑income tool. As climate‑driven disasters increase, these bonds transfer disaster risk to capital markets, delivering rapid liquidity for sovereign and sub‑sovereign issuers such as Mexico and Jamaica....
Investing Close to Home to Build Intergenerational Wealth
ImpactAssets is enabling donor‑advised‑fund (DAF) investors to make direct loans to underserved entrepreneurs in Nashville. Former CFO Sallie Bailey has leveraged her $350,000 DAF to fund 15 small‑business loans, starting at $25,000, through ImpactAssets’ Client Recommended Investment service. Partnering with...
JPMorgan Signs 85,000 Ton Forest-Based Carbon Removal Deal
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to buy more than 85,000 tons of carbon removal credits from Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands. The credits originate from the Little Bear Forestry Project, an improved‑forest‑management initiative across U.S. lands in West Virginia and...
Eka Ventures Launches £80m Fund to Back Health and Sustainability Startups
Early‑stage impact VC Eka Ventures has closed a second fund of £80 million (about $102 million) to back UK‑founded health, wellbeing and sustainability startups. The British Business Bank is committing £40 million (~$51 million), matching its support for the firm’s first fund. The fund...
UK Impact VC Eka Ventures Closes Second Fund at $107M
Eka Ventures announced the close of its second fund at $107 million (£80 million), bringing total assets under management to $200 million and making it the UK’s largest early‑stage impact‑focused venture capital firm. Fund II will back up to 30 pre‑seed and seed...
Lower Capital Charge Eyed for Green Home Lending
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is seeking feedback on a draft circular that would assign a 20 percent credit risk weight to sustainable housing loans, down from the current 50 percent weight for standard home mortgages. By lowering the risk weight,...
J.P. Morgan Is Thinking About Climate Tipping Points
J.P. Morgan’s global head of climate advisory, Sarah Kapnick, released a new report that frames climate‑tipping‑point risks in financial terms. The paper introduces a discounted‑cash‑flow approach that translates rare, high‑impact events—such as Amazon dieback or AMOC slowdown—into present‑value damages. It...
JPMorgan Buys 60,000 Metric Tons of Biomass-Based Carbon Removals
JPMorgan Chase has signed a 10‑year agreement to buy 60,000 metric tons of biomass‑based carbon removal credits from Graphyte, sourced from its Arkansas Project Loblolly and a forthcoming Arizona project. Graphyte’s proprietary "carbon casting" process sequesters compressed timber and agricultural...
The Hidden Filters: How to Fix the Biases that Skew Investment Pipelines Away From Women Founders
Gender‑lens investing has surged to over $122 billion in assets, driven by evidence that diverse boards boost profitability and innovation. Yet women‑only founding teams captured only 2.3% of global VC capital in 2024, and their average funding checks are roughly half...
Canada Launches Council to Develop Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
Canada has established a 17‑member Taxonomy and Transition Planning Council to design a national sustainable finance taxonomy and sector‑specific climate transition guidance. The council, chaired by former AIMCo CIO Marlene Puffer with Jamey Hubbs as vice‑chair, will develop green and...
Armenia Mulls Setting up National Biodiversity Credit Scheme
Armenia, the host of COP17, is evaluating a national biodiversity credit scheme designed to channel private capital into conservation. The proposed framework would create tradable credits tied to measurable biodiversity outcomes, offering investors a new nature‑based asset class. By formalising...
EIB Backs Biodiversity Credit Fund with €60m Guarantee
European Investment Bank (EIB) has issued a €60 million (≈ $65 million) guarantee to support a new biodiversity credit fund. The guarantee is designed to unlock private capital for early‑stage projects across Europe that generate measurable biodiversity outcomes. By backing companies and initiatives...