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The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has published two pivotal reports addressing nature-related risks, underscoring the urgency for central banks and financial supervisors to integrate these risks into...
Deep sea mining poses significant risks to biodiversity and business profitability, despite its marketing as a “clean economy accelerator” and an “$8 trillion opportunity.” The International Seabed Authority (ISA) has...
Robeco’s 2024 Proxy Voting report underscores the increasing tension between investors focused on long-term sustainability and companies navigating short-term challenges. The report, which details voting behavior at nearly 5,000 AGMs,...
SpaceX is set to launch Tanager-1, a methane-detecting satellite, developed by Planet Labs PBC with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory technology. This marks a significant step in tracking methane emissions, a...
The World Bank has priced its largest-ever outcome bond, a $225 million Amazon Reforestation-Linked Bond, designed to tie financial returns directly to the success of reforestation projects in the Amazon....
Governor Kathy Hochul announced a significant $200 million increase in funding for zero-emission school buses, the second wave from New York’s historic $4.2 billion Environmental Bond Act. This new funding,...
MIT researchers at the Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSHub) have introduced a groundbreaking tool that addresses the environmental challenges posed by the U.S. road infrastructure. This new framework simplifies the life-cycle...
IBM and WWF-Germany have announced a groundbreaking collaboration to develop an AI-powered solution aimed at supporting the conservation of keystone species, starting with the critically endangered African forest elephant. This...
Key Impact Points: The Great Barrier Reef, one of Earth’s most iconic natural wonders, is facing unprecedented threats due to rising ocean temperatures, according to new research published in Nature....
Investment Announcement Stanley Capital Partners (SCP) and Goldman Sachs Alternatives have announced a majority investment in SePRO Corporation, a leader in sustainable water quality solutions. The financial details remain undisclosed....
MUFG has introduced a new “Sustainable Finance Framework” to bolster its efforts in promoting sustainability through capital markets funding. As part of this initiative, MUFG obtained a Second Party Opinion...
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), alongside Brazilian public banks BNDES, Banco do Brasil (BB), and Caixa Econômica Federal (CAIXA), announced plans to develop an exchange-traded fund (ETF) focused on sustainable...
The Google Research team has unveiled Neural General Circulation Models, a revolutionary hybrid general circulation model (GCM) that merges traditional physics-based methods with advanced machine-learning components. Published in Nature, this...
Innovative Approach to Sustainable Palm Oil Unilever is leveraging technology to ensure a deforestation-free palm oil supply chain while supporting smallholder farmers. Rauf Prasodjo, Senior Manager for Sustainable Sourcing, shares...
EBRD’s Largest Green Bond Issuance The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued its largest green bond to date, a EUR 1 billion 7-year benchmark. This marks EBRD’s...
Harnessing AI for Environmental Impact Google’s 2024 Environmental Report highlights the company’s strategic use of AI to drive environmental change and operate sustainably. By leveraging technology, Google aims to address...
Less than two years ago, Maersk started construction works for its first low greenhouse gas emission warehouse in Denmark, located in Taulov Dry Port in Fredericia. On 24th June 2024,...
The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has launched Spring, a stewardship initiative backed by over 200 investors managing $15 trillion in assets. The initiative focuses on reducing the financial risks...
Funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda builds on nearly 100 cross-government actions that are sharply reducing methane pollution in support of clean air, good jobs and climate action...
After the rightward turn in Europe’s elections last week, few people thought that the EU would continue its streak of leadership sustainability policies. In a surprise move, the environment ministers...
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