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CDP Announces Transformative Investment to Accelerate Environmental Transparency Worldwide

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CDP to become two separate organisations – CDP, a commercial entity backed by Permira, and CDP Foundation, a non-profit, charitable organisation focused on pioneering science*.CDP Foundation will remain a shareholder in CDP, with board representation.Both organisations will remain united in a shared ambition to support trusted, science-led environmental disclosure.

LONDON, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, announced today that it will be transforming into two separate organisations: CDP, a commercial entity backed by global investment firm Permira, which will continue to provide environmental data and disclosure services to companies worldwide; and CDP Foundation, a charitable organisation that will drive the strategic principles for disclosure based on the latest environmental science.

Both organisations will be united in a shared ambition: to surface new information, enabling Earth-positive decisions to protect future generations.

For 25 years, CDP has been at the forefront of environmental disclosure, transforming it from the sidelines to the centre of decision-making. To meet the scale and speed of today’s environmental challenges and market expectations, CDP is sharpening its focus, enabling stronger science-led disclosure and greater investment in technology to simplify the disclosure experience and deliver more decision-useful insights.

For disclosers and data users, this means a more focused CDP with greater capacity to invest in the tools, data services and insights they rely on to assess risk, build resilience and inform sustainability strategy.

The CDP Foundation, which will remain a shareholder in CDP with board representation, will lead on translating frontier science into action-ready disclosure methods, informing the evolution of CDP’s question bank. CDP will focus on deploying the world’s most comprehensive disclosure system, surfacing Earth-positive information to drive tomorrow’s economy.

The CDP Foundation will look beyond standard market practice, harnessing frontier environmental indicators aligned to planetary health, to drive impact. This new model provides the Foundation with the agency to focus on the needs of the planet, channelling them through the world’s most comprehensive and pioneering disclosure system.

Transforming into two distinct but symbiotic organisations will enable both the CDP Foundation and CDP to remain as purpose-driven, pioneering, and ambitious as CDP was when it was founded. It will enable both organisations to advance their ambition of using critical data to inform Earth-positive decision-making and for CDP Foundation to continue to advance its charitable purposes.

CDP’s products, services and 2026 disclosure cycle will continue as planned during the transition.

Sherry Madera, Chief Executive Officer of CDP, said: “This is a transformative moment, marking the next chapter of CDP’s evolution in service of global markets. We are deepening our priorities – enabling CDP to deliver stronger science-led, disclosure and leverage new technologies to simplify the disclosure experience.”

“CDP and CDP Foundation will be united in shared ambition. Together they will uphold a pioneering disclosure system that will help unlock greater decision-useful insights to shape an Earth-positive economy. This partnership with Permira will chart a clear path for the future, enabling CDP’s environmental data and insights to deliver greater value to disclosers, companies, financial institutions and wider CDP data users, accelerating meaningful, real-world impact.”

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chair, CDP Board of Trustees, added: “Innovation and science have been at the heart of CDP since its founding, and it will continue to guide our work – through both the CDP Foundation and CDP. As we embark on this next chapter, alongside our long-standing supporters and new partners, this new model will enable CDP to enhance the vital role its data plays in the world: to drive impact, advance sustainable markets, and protect future generations.” 

Permira, the global investment firm, brings significant experience in supporting data-led organisations to innovate and grow, and will support CDP through its strategic transformation with increased investment in people, technology and product development.

This partnership, which will see CDP Foundation remain a shareholder in CDP, with board representation, will strengthen CDP’s ability to deliver for its customers at scale, significantly improving the disclosure experience and data insights for corporates and financial institutions globally.

Permira has a longstanding commitment to sustainability. The firm has established a dedicated Energy Transition investment strategy focused on backing and scaling leaders in this space through bringing deep expertise in building global technology, data and services platforms.

Anish Patel, Partner and Co-Head, and Gabriel Andrews, Managing Director – Energy Transition, at Permira, said: “As environmental risk reshapes global supply chains and investment decisions, the need for trusted data has never been greater, and CDP fulfils that role. As Permira’s first Energy Transition investment, this partnership will strengthen CDP’s ability to support better environmental decision-making at scale, while helping provide a strong platform for the Foundation’s continued work. Permira has a strong track record of backing world-class management teams and organisations, helping them advance their missions and expand their impact. We look forward to partnering with Sherry and the CDP team as they enter this next chapter, and are grateful for their trust.”

Bates Wells and Baker & McKenzie LLP served as legal counsel to the charitable organisation CDP, CDP North America and CDP Japan. Rothschild & Co and Alvarez & Marshal served as financial advisors to the charitable organisation, CDP.

*Completion is subject to receiving regulatory approvals, including from the Charity Commission, and satisfying certain closing conditions. Completion is anticipated in the next six months.

About Permira

Permira is a global investment firm that backs successful businesses with growth ambitions. Founded in 1985, the firm advises funds across two core asset classes, private equity and credit, with total committed capital of approximately €90bn.

Permira established its Energy Transition investment strategy to identify investment opportunities across the underlying value chains. The dedicated investment team will bring the full Permira platform to bear to help market-leading businesses deliver transformational growth at scale.

Permira employs over 500 people in 16 offices across Europe, the United States, the Middle East and Asia. For more information, visit www.permira.com.

For more information, or to arrange interviews, please contact: 

CDP – Samika Meshram-Jasinski / James Steward: media@cdp.net

Headland (for Permira) – Carl Leijonhufvud / Emma Nyman / Charlie Pepper: permira@headlandconsultancy.com / +44 20 3805 4822

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As Thousands of New Therapists Enter Practice, INsightium Launches Platform to Strengthen Clinician Growth, Supervision, and Retention

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NEWARK, N.J., June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Built by experienced behavioral health clinicians, agency leaders, and healthcare innovators, INsightium transforms everyday clinical work into continuous professional growth. The digital platform combines intelligent documentation, session-based clinical insights, supervision support, continuing education, and workforce analytics into a single system, designed to help organizations develop, support, and retain clinicians at scale.

The launch comes as behavioral health organizations face mounting workforce pressures, including turnover, burnout, and supervision constraints, as thousands of newly licensed therapists enter practice requiring additional support and development. For many organizations, the challenge is no longer hiring clinicians. It is developing them into confident practitioners and retaining them long enough to make an impact and stay within agencies.

“Behavioral health agencies are losing talented clinicians faster than they can replace them,” said Dr. Marlon Gray, Co-Founder of INsightium and founder of an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing behavioral health organization. “Most technology solutions focus on operational efficiency. We built INsightium to address the workforce challenge itself by reducing administrative burden, strengthening clinical development, and helping clinicians feel more supported in their work.”

Unlike traditional professional development programs that occur outside of practice, INsightium integrates directly into the clinical workflow. By connecting professional development to actual client work, INsightium creates a continuous learning environment where clinicians receive meaningful support between supervision sessions, while organizations gain visibility into workforce engagement, development, and retention risk.

The result is a scalable approach to clinician growth that helps organizations strengthen supervision, improve workforce engagement, and reduce costly turnover without adding additional administrative demands on clinicians or leadership teams.

“We cannot solve a mental health crisis with a burned-out and unsupported workforce,” said Dr. Juan Rios, LCSW, Co-Founder of INsightium and Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Medicine “INsightium helps clinicians continue to grow, feel supported, and stay in the profession longer.”

As behavioral health organizations seek sustainable solutions to workforce instability, INsightium offers a new model: transforming every clinical interaction into an opportunity for learning, growth, and professional support.

To learn more about INsightium, visit insightium.app.

About INsightium

INsightium Inc. is a behavioral health technology company founded by clinicians, agency operators, and healthcare innovators. Headquartered in New Jersey, the company provides behavioral health organizations with an integrated platform for intelligent documentation, clinical development, supervision support, and workforce engagement. By turning everyday clinical work into continuous professional growth, INsightium helps organizations build stronger clinicians, improve retention, and deliver better care.

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Lingokids Serves Up a Summer of Interactive Inspiration for Kids — Starting with Soccer

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LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Schools across the U.S. are letting out for the summer as weather warms up and players and fans from throughout the world come together for the greatest soccer competition on the planet. Lingokids, the No. 1 online entertainment platform for young children, has created two sets of interactive content to help kids 8 and under learn more about soccer and engage in safe summer fun.

Kids ready to discover what exceptional soccer players do to build teamwork and maintain healthy habits can explore and play the collection of lessons and games Lingokids created to coincide with the celebration of global soccer. In all, Lingokids has assembled a dozen soccer-themed puzzles, problem-solving games and skill-building activities for kids to enjoy during their online playtime.

Lingokids’ wide range of soccer-focused activities includes games that encourage kids to solve puzzles and gain spatial awareness, as well as help improve speaking and collaboration skills. The platform has also added “I Can Be a Soccer Player” to its Career Lesson series, which kicked off with a collaboration with NASA earlier this year and helps kids learn more about popular career paths.

“When children engage with a topic across multiple settings, it can spark a lasting passion,” says child psychologist Dr. Diana Barrett. “With soccer taking center stage this summer, screen time can become an opportunity to deepen kids’ connection to the game.

“Soccer themed puzzles, problem-solving challenges, and interactive activities not only build knowledge and enthusiasm for soccer culture, but also strengthen important skills that support performance on the field in-including visual attention, processing speed, spatial awareness, following directions, divided attention, communication, and collaboration,” Barrett continues. “By connecting learning and play, children can develop both a love of the game and the foundational skills that help them succeed as players.”

In July, Lingokids is also launching a collection of dozens of seasonal games and activities that help bring summertime fun to life and inspire kids to get outside and explore, create and try new things. Kids will find fun ways to try new foods, stay hydrated, learn what to do on a picnic, discover inspiration for building sandcastles and ways to enjoy long trips in cars or planes.

According to Lingokids’ recently released Kids Interactive Entertainment Report, 71 percent of parents say screentime can be enriching, and 82 percent say their child has learned from time using screens. And, approximately one-third of parents rely on screentime for ease of summer travel.

“We are all about quality screentime that kids enjoy and adults feel good about,” says Lingokids Global VP of Brand Maud Cariddi. “A key part of that is inspiring kids to explore the world around them after learning something new on our platform. Our goal is to entertain kids this summer, while kicking some personal development into the net as well.”

Find the Lingokids “Soccer Cup” in the “Worlds to Explore” section of the app, and watch for “Camp Lingokids” in July.

About LingoKids

Lingokids is the No. 1 kids’ interactive entertainment platform, loved by kids, designed by educators, and trusted by parents worldwide. Used by over 20 million kids each month, Lingokids turns fun screen time into safe, high-quality play that sneaks in learning.

Lingokids sparks curiosity and creativity, helping kids explore who they are and who they can become. With over 4,000 activities, shows, and songs, more than 30 awards, and nearly 200 million downloads worldwide, we partner with the biggest names including Blippi, NASA, BBC Earth, and Oxford University Press.

To learn more, visit lingokids.com. Everything kids love.

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E Fund HK’s Chief Investment Officer, Global Equity – Jeff Li Highlights “Three Foundational Shifts” at Bloomberg Invest Hong Kong 2026

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HONG KONG, June 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Following yesterday’s Bloomberg Invest Hong Kong 2026 conference, Mr. Jeff Li, Chief Investment Officer (Global Equity) of E Fund (Hong Kong) delivered a keynote speech on the new era of China’s capital markets.

Jeff Li: China Has Entered a New Era

In his address to global investors on June 10, Jeff Li, Chief Investment Officer, Global Equity at E Fund (Hong Kong), outlined three foundational shifts reshaping the investment landscape:

From consumer leadership to technology leadership – Chinese firms are now global frontier-setters in EV batteries, biotech, robotics, and AI.From localization to true globalization – Today’s leading Chinese enterprises are born global, with deeply integrated multinational operations spanning Europe to Southeast Asia.From “growth first” to sustainable, high-quality growth – A paradigm shift toward disciplined capital allocation, profitability, and structural ROE improvements.

“These shifts are not predictions—they are already underway,” Li told the Bloomberg Invest audience. “At E Fund, we are positioning our global equity strategies to capture this transformation.”

Cross-Market Collaboration with HKEX

In a powerful demonstration of cross-market collaboration championed by E Fund’s investment leadership, the firm has entered into a licensing agreement with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) to launch the first ETF tracking the HKEX Tech 100 Index – HKEX’s first self-developed Hong Kong equity index.

The index spans 100 of Hong Kong’s largest technology companies across six innovation themes:

AIBiotech & PharmaceuticalEV & Smart DrivingITInternetRobotics

Notably, all constituents are 100% Stock Connect eligible, empowering mainland investors to capture Hong Kong’s vibrant tech opportunities at scale.

Bridging Markets, Unlocking Long-Term Value

“E Fund combines global perspectives with deep local expertise—bridging markets to unlock long-term value,” Jeff Li reiterated. As Presenting Sponsor of Bloomberg Invest Hong Kong 2026, E Fund engaged directly with global investors to navigate this transformative era.

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