Key Impact Points EU-Backed SDG Outcomes Fund Hits $100 Million Target The SDG Outcomes Fund, developed by UBS Optimus Foundation and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, has reached its $100 million target with an anchor commitment from the European Union via the European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by the ACP Trust Fund.
Key Impact Points: Eni and Azimut Launch €100 Million Clean Energy Tech Venture Fund Italian energy giant Eni, through its venture capital arm Eni Next, is teaming up with asset manager Azimut to launch a €100 million clean tech-focused venture capital fund. The initiative aims to scale up startups and
Key Impact Points: Global Financing Framework Takes Shape in Sevilla World leaders gathered in Sevilla for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) and adopted the Sevilla Commitment (Compromiso de Sevilla) — a new global framework to address mounting development challenges, close the $4 trillion SDG financing gap,
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Backs Norway’s First Waste-to-Energy CCS Project Hafslund Celsio has signed a landmark agreement to sell 1.1 million tonnes of permanent carbon removals to Microsoft over a 10-year period. The deal is a major boost for the company’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, part of Norway’s
Key Impact Points: Scaling Nature Investments and Conservation The World Bank Group (WBG) is advancing sustainable development by integrating nature into economic policy and development planning. In fiscal year 2024, projects in the active portfolio brought approximately 45 million hectares of landscapes and seascapes under enhanced conservation or management. This
Key Impact Points: Debt Relief Meets Biodiversity Protection At a key side-event during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Policy Director Marcos Neto emphasized the urgency of aligning debt relief with climate and biodiversity action. “In 2023, developing economies spent a record
Originally Published in Le Temps by Marc Palahí, Chief Nature Officer at Lombard Odier, on 16 June 2025 Key takeaways: Following the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2025), held recently in Nice, one thing is clear – transforming our economy by investing in nature is key to tackling the deep
Key Impact Points: UN Calls on Financial Sector to Back Ocean Health The ocean remains severely underfinanced despite being critical to the global economy, climate stability, and biodiversity. At the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNEP FI and partners issued a call to action for financial institutions to align capital
Key Impact Points: Landmark Coalition to Scale Voluntary Carbon Markets The Governments of Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom have launched the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets—the first government-led initiative aimed at restoring and scaling private sector demand for high-integrity carbon credits. Announced during London Climate Action Week, the coalition
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Climate Commitment Through Landmark Forest Carbon Deal Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands have entered into a 10-year agreement with Microsoft to deliver 4.8 million nature-based carbon removal credits—a major investment in U.S. forest conservation and carbon sequestration. “This agreement sets a new standard for
