
OneStop ESG: Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm based in Austin, Texas, has just sealed a massive $1 billion for its first-ever fund, Greenbelt Capital Partners III, hitting its hard cap and blowing past its original $750 million goal.
ESG Today: The European Council announced an agreement by EU member states on the Council’s negotiating position on the Omnibus proposal to simplify and reduce sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements for companies.
ESG Dive: U.S. policy has changed swiftly on climate, energy and ESG issues since Trump took office. The administration has prioritized fossil fuel production and infrastructure expansion while scaling back Environmental Protection Agency oversight and reducing federal support for renewable energy, among other shifts, the report noted.
ESG Today: Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced that it has invested $30 million in energy sector-focused methane management solutions provider Insight M, leading a growth equity funding round in the company.
ESG News: Italian energy giant Eni has sold a 20% stake in its retail and renewables arm, Plenitude, to U.S. alternative investment firm Ares Management Corp. for approximately €2 billion ($2.3 billion).
Funds Europe: Tensions between Israel and Iran are sending shockwaves through global markets. Investors are growing more cautious, closely watching oil-driven inflation, shifting safe-haven flows and uncertainty around central bank decisions.
BNN Bloomberg: It’s been a year now since a new law took effect that requires companies to back up their environmental claims, but there’s still a lot of unknowns about how the anti-greenwashing rules will play out.
Funds Europe: EU ESG Ucits funds are projected to top €11 trillion in assets by 2028, accounting for over 80% of total Ucits assets under management (AuM), according to a report from PwC Luxembourg.
ESG News: In a formal letter to Commissioner Jessika Roswall, the European People’s Party (EPP) has called for the complete withdrawal of the EU’s proposed Green Claims Directive (GCD), citing significant concerns over administrative burden, legal coherence, and lack of regulatory justification.
Portfolio Adviser: The Goldman Sachs Emerging Markets Green and Social Bond Active UCITS ETF invests mainly in fixed income across corporate and sovereign issuers in emerging markets, where issuers intend to allocate the proceeds for green or social contributions.
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