Snehal Shah

The UK’s Environment Agency Pension Fund is backing Lombard Odier’s climate debt fund as CIO Graham Cook says that transition financing 'is largely going to come from debt'.

GenZero, Temasek’s latest decarbonization strategy, far outsizes Temasek’s landmark impact investing partnerships with BlackRock, Brookfield and Leapfrog.

Kristina Kloberdanz joins Macquarie Asset Management as CSO – replacing Chris Leslie, who will support investment activities at Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, a source close to the firm says.

Closed Loop Partners has closed its debut buyout fund at $200m.

This is the second private equity fund from impact firm BlueOrchard, a subsidiary of Schroders.

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative’s $1bn debut fund has backed nickel-zinc battery producer ZincFive.

The UK insurer’s asset management arm is also raising a climate transition fund and has set a 2040 net-zero target for its £47bn real assets portfolio.

Synthesis Capital – founded by two former VC investors at Jeremy Coller’s family office – has raised $300m for its debut alternative protein venture fund.

ICG has appointed Barclays’ Elsa Palanza as global head of sustainability & ESG from Barclays, while Eimear Palmer joins Pantheon’s investment team as global head of ESG.

A Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association survey shows the ESG priorities and TCFD reporting progress of UK pensions.