Managers of Wealth

5 must-watch sustainable investing trends for 2026

The year began with President Donald Trump withdrawing the US from the Paris Agreement, an action he swiftly followed by revoking environmental subsidies and regulations.

Sustainable Finance: The Swiss Army Knife of the Financial Market

The European Green Deal, launched just a year later, ramped expectations up even further.

Investec arranges £80 million investment loan for office-led St. Pancras Campus

The new three-year facility refinances a development loan provided by Investec in 2021, following W.RE’s successful delivery of the scheme in 2024.

Transforming CO₂ into raw materials and decarbonising industries: an encounter with Sarah Lamaison, co-founder of Dioxycle

Backed by Breakthrough Energy, the fund owned by Bill Gates, Dioxycle embodies a new generation of scientific entrepreneurs who are committed to the decarbonisation of heavy industry.

Strategic: Go sustainable

These topics align with the priorities driving the global sustainability transition, where investment momentum has been building.

Most Institutional Investors Maintain Positive Outlook for Sustainable Investments

Morgan Stanley’s 2025 Sustainable Signals survey shows asset managers and asset owners expect growth in allocations to sustainable investments, with climate adaptation and resilience growing in prominence.

Investec sole MLA & bookrunner on £360m AMP Clean Energy debt for Asterion & NWF

AMP is a diversified distributed energy company with ~300MW of installed capacity in the UK across heat production, electricity production, and electricity storage.

Impact investing: the next phase of responsible capital

This transition signals a structural change in how value is created across markets and how capital is deployed with purpose.

Deutsche Bank sets new 2030 sustainable and transition finance target, and publishes its initial Transition Finance Framework

The bank underpinned its focus on nature-related solutions with a new nature transaction ambition.

From coal to clean: China’s green ascent and what it means for investors

Together clean energy technologies already makes up 10% of China’s GDP.

Our Net Zero Transition Plan 2025

We believe delivering the transition will make the global economy stronger and more resilient.

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, rich countries’ pitiful climate targets fall drastically short

The richest and most polluting countries have betrayed the people being hit the hardest by climate disasters, particularly those in low-income countries, Indigenous people and women.

ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund publishes 2024 Impact Report

This includes a commitment of EUR 500 million to be deployed by ABN AMRO SIF, to support scalable climate solutions.

Defending the grid – renewables on the frontline as nations invest to build energy security

Until recently, most of this energy has come from one simple mechanism – burning things.

83% of Companies Increased Sustainability Investments Over Past Year: Deloitte Survey

Larger companies were the most likely to report significant increases, with 22% of companies with more than $10 billion in revenue increasing investments by more than 20% over the prior year.

Amundi wins £500m UK universities green cash fund mandate

Amundi has won a 10-way asset management battle to create a bespoke fossil fuel-free cash fund for a Cambridge-led coalition of 79 higher education institutions.

Schroders sources 100% renewable electricity

The partnership supports five habitat restoration and protection programmes

Emerging markets’ sustainable investment paradox

Emerging markets are no longer peripheral players in the global climate transition, but are now shaping its future.

Bridges to a sustainable economy – interview with Patrick Odier and Manuel Rybach

Sustainability and the integration of ESG factors in investing have been an important topic for the Swiss financial centre for quite some time.

Gresham House to acquire SUSI Partners

Creating a top-ten European energy transition platform

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