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ESG Today: Investment manager Nuveen announced that it has raised $1.3 billion in capital commitments at the first close of Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), reaching more than half of its $2.5 billion target for the infrastructure-focused private credit strategy.
ESG Today: The proportion of employees who believe that their employers are doing enough to address climate change and sustainability has dropped to around 38% over the past few years.
Yahoo Finance: UBS was a founding member of the NZBA in 2021. The financial institution said it joined at a time when banks were working to cultivate decarbonization frameworks for financed emissions.
Portfolio Adviser: AXA Investment Managers has adopted the Sustainability Impact label for its Green Short Duration Bond fund. Under the FCA’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) framework, the fund has been approved for the impact label, the sixth fund in AXA’s range to do so.
Funds Europe: The universe of Impact Private Debt has expanded considerably in recent years, driven by rising demand from institutional investors seeking to align capital with environmental and social objectives.
ESG Today: Deutsche Bank recorded its strongest sustainable finance quarter in four years in Q2 2025, according to the bank’s quarterly results, which included more than €28 billion (USD$33 billion) in sustainable finance and investment volumes, the highest in any quarter since 2021.
Funds Europe: Data from Morningstar for Q2 2025 point to a reversal of investor attitudes towards ESG funds, with $4.9bn of net inflows measured globally versus the redemptions of $11.8bn seen in Q1.
ESG News: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has officially launched its Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, marking a major milestone in sustainable finance. For the first time, banks, asset managers, private equity firms, and insurers can set science-based targets aligned with net-zero across their financial portfolios.
ETF Stream: Vanguard is set to close its US dollar-denominated ESG corporate bond ETF after it failed to gather the “anticipated level of assets under management” (AUM).
Portfolio Adviser: Redwheel has confirmed its decision to close its Global Climate Engagement fund due to a lack of investor demand. The product was brought to market in 2024 under the management of John Teahan, and currently has $0.8m in assets under management (AUM), according to the group.
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