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Private investment & asset management firm Ardian acquires green data center company Verne from Digital 9 Infrastructure. Here's what's next.

Wattif Group, backed by sustainable investor Marguerite, acquires ChargePoint electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure partner Laddel for continued European expansion.

SEC climate disclosure rule faces multiple lawsuits and legal challenges. Court ruling temporarily halts SEC climate rule.

ECM Technologies hires Ernst & Young (EY) veteran Andrew Soulier as its first chief sustainability officer (CSO). ECM develops HVAC energy efficiency solutions to help customers on their sustainability journeys.

Bellway Homes, a major homebuilder in the United Kingdom, hires Durham University veteran Simon Park as group head of sustainability. Here is Bellway's sustainability strategy.

Sustainability Consultancy ERM acquires Big Middle & The Big Zero -- two enterprise systems integrators that offer Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, Oracle, ESG accounting & WalkMe workflow automation expertise.

Private equity firm Apax Partners acquires Integrated Environmental Solutions (IES), a technology solutions provider, consulting firm & digital twins specialist that helps customers to decarbonize buildings, communities and cities.

PwC survey explores how companies are addressing & implementing CSRD (corporate sustainability reporting directive).

Founder Paul Baum explains how Nextra Tech plans to acquire sustainable IT solutions providers, IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) companies, and e-waste reduction experts.

Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) names Robert Biggio as senior VP, chief sustainability & real estate officer as part of larger BMCHS strategy to drive growth, innovation, and equity for patients & members.

Starwood Capital Group acquires a 50% stake in Echelon Data Centres, a sustainability-focused data center infrastructure provider in Ireland & the United Kingdom.

CLEAResult, backed by private equity firm TPG, acquires Energetics -- an energy-focused sustainability consultancy that has deep expertise in the U.S. federal government market.

WAP Sustainability Consulting acquires Atmos AI. MSP & sustainability consultancy gains ESG and carbon accounting software platform.

Commercial real estate services firm Colliers International Group promotes Andrzej Gutowski to ESG chief officer for Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Here is the Colliers ESG strategy.

Accenture acquires Insight Sourcing, a provider of strategic sourcing and procurement services -- particularly for private equity customers. The deal includes Insight Energy -- an energy procurement and management business.