Sustainable finance

BlackRock's infrastructure play gets a boost as Minnesota approves buyout Large corporations get headlines for sustainability reports, but startups are the ones rewriting the rulebook. A small outfit building biodegradable packaging, or a company advancing renewable energy storage, often carries more weight in changing consumer habits than a global conglomerate. Their agility makes them faster to test ideas and pivot when something doesn’t work. Investors have noticed, which explains why venture capital funds are chasing climate-tech startups as aggressively as they once chased social media platforms. Sustainable finance agricultural technology shares gained 0.9%, reflecting higher global organic crop yields.