climate

Climate tech founders should take advantage of government grants and incentives and add software components to their businesses, venture firm managers advised at New York Climate Week.

The fund, which invests in North America and Europe, fell short of its $1bn target.

The guidance is primarily designed for the pre-investment process, though its creators believe it can also be applied post-acquisition.

With large corporates making public commitments to decarbonise, private equity firms are turning their attention to the companies in their supply chains that will need to follow suit.

Having helped the impact investing industry to scale and institutionalise, CalSTRS, Capricorn, Builders Vision, Makena and Accelerate are finding new investment avenues for the industry's growth.

Efforts to catalyse climate investment in the Global South are starting to bear fruit.

The joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination had been raising two natural capital funds.

'We are especially disappointed by some of our colleagues in the financial services industry,' write co-founders David Blood and Al Gore.

California's climate disclosure laws will be implemented using a phased-in approach over several years.

Venture debt or corporate debt products are 'still very much needed', says Priscilla Schnepper of the European Investment Fund, who will discuss key developments at our PDI Germany Forum.