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Climate activists and ESG investors are rethinking their strategies for the anti-ESG age. The anti-ESG movement has been building for around three years now, but with the imminent arrival of...
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At COP29, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) unveiled new ESG Implementation Principles to help organizations navigate the complex Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) landscape. These guidelines aim to simplify...
At COP29 in Azerbaijan, a significant early pledge emerged as major development banks, including the World Bank, committed to raising climate finance to $120 billion annually by 2030. This figure...
Amazon.com and IKEA, prominent members of the Zero Emissions Maritime Buyers Alliance (ZEMBA), are intensifying their efforts to decarbonize ocean shipping by preparing for a major tender to launch in...
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has officially published the International Standard on Sustainability Assurance 5000 (ISSA 5000), marking a significant step in standardizing sustainability assurance practices globally....
Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, marked a significant milestone in its environmental strategy by launching its first carbon credit exchange at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in...
Denham Capital has appointed Justin DeAngelis as Global Head of Sustainable Infrastructure, following four years as Partner & Co-Head of Denham Sustainable Infrastructure (DSI) alongside Scott Mackin. DeAngelis, who boasts...
Prime Minister Keir Starmer, speaking at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, declared the UK’s intensified commitment to lead in the global clean energy transition. “Our mission to make Britain a clean...
ScottishPower has formalized a major £1 billion turbine supply contract with Siemens Gamesa for its East Anglia TWO offshore windfarm. The deal involves Siemens Gamesa providing 64 SG 14-236 DD...
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has launched its ambitious Capital Market Mechanism (CCMM) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), designed to raise up to $75 billion (£58 billion) to finance...
Data and AI are becoming essential drivers for action and future risk prediction. A recent study by Kyndryl, the world’s leading IT infrastructure services provider, commissioned by Microsoft and conducted...
At COP29, CDP and EFRAG, a leading figure in developing European sustainability standards, announced the discovery of extensive interoperability between CDP’s questionnaire and the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). This...
Parties gathered for the first day of the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, marking an early milestone with a consensus on standards for creating carbon credits under Article...
In this video, Ceres Program Director Dan Saccardi joined ESG News CEO Matt Bird to discuss recent trends in ESG and corporate sustainability, identifying a move from goal setting to...
In this video, Ceres Program Director Dan Saccardi joined ESG News CEO Matt Bird to discuss recent trends in ESG and corporate sustainability, identifying a move from goal setting to...
In this video, Siemens Financial Services’ CEO, Anthony Casciano, joins ESG News to discuss ESG Tools and Partnerships and how access to these free ESG tools will have a material...
Avrio Worldwide, PBC (Avrio) recently announced Diamond Lake Minerals, Inc., (OTC: DLMI) has made a strategic investment in Avrio to deploy its registered digital financial market infrastructure (dFMI) for the...
Panelists: Force for Good Chairman Ketan Patel will be moderating the “Technology and AI Building a Sustainable, Secure, Superior Future” (RESEARCH SUMMIT) Panel. Event Details Overview: Global strategists discuss the...
Force for Good, a foundation promoting and advocating secure, sustainable and advanced development, today publishes its second annual Technology as a Force for Good report, “Technology Driving the Transition to...
One of the most cited quotes about modern business has to be the Ocean Tomo study that 90% of a company’s value now sits in intangibles. One of those intangibles is...
As the world moves towards net zero, the aviation industry is under pressure to accelerate its decarbonisation efforts. Many commercial airlines are looking to reduce carbon emissions with sustainable aviation...
The year is 2013 and I am running for Member of Parliament as a Green party rep in my home country. I realise 2 things- environmental concerns are not among...
Savvy marketers dread the stigma of “use it or lose it.” They don’t want to use their remaining budget to overweight ad buys that are already in place. Instead, they ...
The company provides an update on its net zero by 2040 roadmap and outlines details of recent double materiality assessment. Xerox Holdings Corporation published its 2023 Global Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)...
U.S. institutional investors are increasingly looking to private assets opportunities to invest sustainably, according to global asset manager Schroders, which released the U.S. findings of its Institutional Investor Study. The...
When combined with other funding sources, the WIFIA program has supported $40 billion for America’s water infrastructure U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act...
The Kroger Co. released its annual Environmental, Social and Governance report sharing progress on Kroger’s ESG Strategy, Thriving Together. “The Kroger team firmly believes in the power of our business to serve America...
Iberdrola has won the best utility in the world in ESG (environmental, social and governance) information disclosure, and the first company in Europe in the Print-Based Alternative Reports category of the League...
Mattel, Inc. has published its latest Citizenship Report, which provides a progress update on Mattel’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) strategy and goals. Mattel’s ESG strategy and goals are organized into...
DHL Supply Chain has announced plans to begin operating biomethane fuelled trucks with an investment worth €80 million into a dedicated biomethane production facility in Cork, run by Stream BioEnergy....
UN Global Compact celebrates twelve business leaders who have demonstrated progress and commitment towards advancing the Sustainable Development Goals. The United Nations Global Compact announced twelve new SDG Pioneers — business leaders...
Thankfully with the launch of the final TNFD recommendations at NYC climate week we have a route that allows us to bring climate strategy and disclosure, and nature together, helping...
Video Archives Now Available: UN Global Compact, Vice Chair Paul Polman’s one-on-one interview with Show Host, Ketan Patel, “Force For Good”. ESG News releases Paul Polman Former Unilever CEO one-on-one...
California Governor Gavin Newsom said he would sign legislation that would require large companies to disclose their carbon footprints, potentially putting the state ahead of federal regulators on managing corporate...
Tech company joins Amex GBT and Shell Aviation program powered by Avelia, one of the world’s first blockchain, book-and-claim platforms for SAF American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), the world’s leading...
Regenerative Finance (ReFi) blockchain pioneer, KYOTO, has planted 1 million mangrove trees along the coastlines of Kirepwe, Diani and Shimoni in Kenya and Kigamboni in Tanzania, creating 80 new jobs for local communities in...
In an important step for carbon markets, and key milestone for the Carbon Opportunities Fund and Sumitomo Corporation of Americas (SCOA) announced one of the first transactions of tokenized carbon...
Revolutionizing Luxury Experiences through the “Power of One” People Strategy Inspires Transformation and Sustainable Growth Today, we released our first People Report and with it – our second annual ESG Report,...
The European Investment Bank priced its first ever SEK 1 billion digital Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) using so|bond, the sustainable and open digital bond platform built on blockchain technology launched...
SDS Capital Group’s $150M Supportive Housing Fund (SHF or Fund), a first of its kind private equity fund to construct permanent supportive housing (PSH), has been awarded the Pension Real Estate...
40% of token proceeds to be donated in food quantities to in-need NGOs, non-profits and charitable initiatives through Tokenization, NFTs and a P2E game. SuperFoodz.io debuts the highly anticipated and widely-discussed...
Bitgreen joins the mission by aiming to raise $10M in debt financing through its blockchain platform for the Betmai Hydroelectricity Facility backed by Sewa Energy Resources, the Rockefeller Foundation, Bezos...
40% of profits to be donated in food quantitates as impact causes to NGO, non-profit and charitable initiatives. SuperFoodz.io to launch first impact token focused on solving hunger with goal...
Seed round includes Ripple, Arcan, Friendly Trading 2, Allegory, Cerulean Ventures, Flori Ventures Climate tech and web3 start-up Thallo announced today that it has closed an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round, which allows the company...
Trade Coin Club raised money from more than 100,000 investors worldwide The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Douver Torres Braga, Joff Paradise, Keleionalani Akana Taylor, and Jonathan...
XDC Network announced today that Crescite Limited, an affiliate of Crescite Innovation Corporation, is offering the world’s first faith-based token on the XDC Network. XinFin (XDC) Network, known for secure, scalable and highly...
What Lambda256 has been doing for sustainability in blockchain Lambda256 Announces Green NFT, Web3 and Sustainability for Green Planet. Pursuing environmental sustainability is no longer an option but an inevitable...
FTX Europe announced the appointment per October 1st, 2022 of Dr. Marcel Lötscher, LL.M. MBA, to the newly created position, Head of Regulatory Strategy. Lötscher is being hired to continue...
The largest move of its kind within the consulting sector will see Bain & Company train all consultants internationally in ESG within months 12 world-class universities, including Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),...
Collaboration offers investors new Physical Climate Risk Metrics that can manage physical climate risks and support responding to TCFD reporting standards Morningstar Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research, ratings,...
S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider, has announced the launch of the iBoxx EUR Corporates Net Zero 2050 Paris-Aligned ESG index. This climate-focused bond index expands S&P DJI’s Paris-Aligned and...
Under the New Partnership, RepRisk Will Provide K2 Integrity with Access to its Independent ESG Risk Data to Leverage in its New ESG Certification Solution. RepRisk, a leading ESG data...
New Report from Boston Consulting Group Finds ESG-Related Products in Core Business Lines Could Generate Substantial Revenue for Retail Banks Interest in sustainability has been rising for several years, and...
One-third of respondents lack a business case to support sustainable supply chain development. Nearly half of respondents struggle to measure progress. Report outlines five recommendations to increase supply chain sustainability....
Builders Vision, an impact platform dedicated to building a more humane and healthy planet through philanthropy, investment and advocacy, has announced that its Builders Initiative Foundation has transitioned 90 percent...
Newly Defined Asset Class Proves To Be Competitive With Other Investment Classes A new report refutes the current misconception that rental apartments priced for the middle-income workforce—such as teachers, nurses, and first...
The already operational site in Sandersville, Georgia, includes 80 MW of total capacity supporting 2.4 EH/s of bitcoin mining; Total planned capacity is 230 MW, expected to support 7.0 EH/s;...
The International Finance Corporation, Cultivo, Aspiration, and Chia Network, announced the launch of the Carbon Opportunities Fund, a global investment platform that will raise private capital for an innovative model...
Crowley has chosen international business sustainability ratings provider EcoVadis to assess its value chain for its suppliers’ environmental, social and governance (ESG) impacts. A global provider of supply chain solutions,...
UN Global Compact members join forces and ecosystems to promote energy sustainability, security and ESG through Web3 applications, usage and communications. ShelterZoom, a leading Web3 smart document company, and ESG...
Rivulis Pte. Ltd. (“Rivulis”) announced today that it has signed definitive agreements with 5 banks for the financing of its current and future debt for an amount of up to US$250,000,000....
Shell, Accenture, and American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) are jointly announcing the launch of Avelia, one of the world’s first blockchain-powered digital sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)* book-and-claim** solutions...
Statistically, 50% of the global population hold only 2% of global wealth. Issues like climate change cannot be fully addressed if the only ones tasked to do so are big...
Net Savings Link, Inc. (OTC Pink: NSAV), a cryptocurrency, blockchain and digital asset technology company, announced today the launch of VagaChain, a 3rd Generation Layer 1 Blockchain Solution to tackle the...
This news release constitutes a “designated news release” for the purposes of the Company’s prospectus supplement dated March 4, 2022 to its short form base shelf prospectus dated February 23,...
A new platform that enables the vetting and validation of the environmental credentials of governments and industries has been launched in a partnership of two major innovation companies. The move...
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday laid out a plan to issue an estimated 20 trillion yen ($157 billion) worth of “green transition” bonds to help finance investment to...
Celo Foundation and Climate Collective to purchase at least $10M worth of GNT and support liquidity for carbon trading on Celo Flowcarbon, the pioneering climate technology company building on-chain carbon...
Company Expects to Fund Platform with $100 Million of Bitcoin Through Licensed Lender BitNile Holdings, Inc., a diversified holding company announced that it plans to fund up to $100 million...
IHI Corporation (hereinafter IHI) and Fujitsu Limited announced the launch of a joint project on environmental value trading(1) starting April 1, 2022, with the aim of contributing to the realization of a...
Xignite, Inc., the leading provider of market data APIs to brokers and wealth managers, announced the launch of a new Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data API in partnership with...
The blockchain-based contract and document management platform partners with a Westchester-based law firm to pilot its software to improve efficiency of the discovery process ShelterZoom, a leading smart document company, ...
Addition of New Crypto Strategy Continues to Differentiate SMArtX Platform from All Others SMArtX Advisory Solutions, a leading innovator in unified managed accounts (UMA) technology and architect of the SMArtX...
Combination of PrimeBlock and 10X Capital Venture Acquisition Corp. II to advance PrimeBlock’s focus on the blockchain ecosystem In Q4 2021, PrimeBlock generated $24.4 million of revenue, and has over...
Now with the help of blockchain technology, you can prevent deforestation, preserve biodiversity, and enjoy outdoor activities by joining CarbonlandDAO. Blockchain Laboratories LLC is developing ESG NFTs to represent rights to visit and...
OneConnect Financial Technology Co. Ltd., a leading Technology-as-a-Service provider for financial institutions announces the launch of the Innovation Laboratory of Carbon Emission Governance Blockchain and Energy Technology (the “Dual Carbon...
GRC (Green Revolution Cooling), the leader in immersion cooling for data centers, announced that Chief Revenue Officer Jim Weynand will present on liquid immersion cooling at Data Center World in Austin, Texas, taking place...
New York University Stern School of Business announced the launch of a global, one-year, part-time Master of Science in Fintech Program to provide working professionals the skills and knowledge to...
Canadian-born artist Sean Shim-Boyle, known for his site-specific architectural interventions, partners with NFT infrastructure company InfiniteWorld to create NFT Grade, an application for generating condition reports for NFTs, which will launch the...
Voltus, Inc. (“Voltus”), the leading distributed energy resource (DER) software technology platform, and Coinmint, LLC (“Coinmint”) a leading blockchain data center company, today announce they are supporting grid reliability by delivering...
Atlas Technology Management (Atlas), the Singapore headquartered technology group and one of the world’s largest next-generation computing infrastructure-as-a-service providers, has announced its expansions plans as part of its move to...
CERAWeek 2022 — Data Gumbo, the industrial smart contract network company, today announced the launch of GumboStore, the first industry-grade smart contract marketplace. GumboStore enables companies to easily create, deploy, publish or license intuitive smart...
/PRNewswire/ — Satoshi Block Dojo, the London-based technology startup incubator that assists entrepreneurs building businesses on the Bitcoin SV (BSV) blockchain, has secured significant investment funding from Ayre Ventures, the venture capital...
Billionaire founder of Galaxy Digital blames ‘misinformation’ for environmental concerns Michael Novogratz says Galaxt Digital now derives 80% of its crypto mining from renewable energy © Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg Galaxy...
Google Cloud has announced a new, dedicated Digital Assets Team to support its customers’ needs in building, transacting, storing value, and deploying new products on blockchain-based platforms. This step comes as the tech...
IBM announced that it has acquired Australian startup Envizi to add to its package of ESG (environmental, social and governance) offerings to help measure environmental impact up and down the supply chain. The...
Leveraging IBM’s key management capabilities, Metaco’s Seamus Donoghue said there are a number of similar deals in the pipeline. Crypto-friendly UnionBank of the Philippines will be using cryptocurrency safekeeping technology...
ShelterZoom and blockchain document management platform joins an influential group of global leaders, NGOs, and companies at the forefront of sustainable development ShelterZooom, a smart document management solutions provider, has been...
Cision is pleased to announce that it is expanding its suite of services for brands seeking to tell their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) story. This new suite of services continues...
Money is pouring into ESG assets, as investors pay more attention to environmental, social and governance considerations. Cathrine De Coninck-Lopez, Global Head of ESG at Invesco discusses the key trends...
More and more investors are thinking about environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues when allocating their portfolios. Additionally, cryptocurrency is starting to capture an allocation from a growing number...
(E&E News) – The Biden administration is taking steps to undercut former President Trump when it comes to climate change and investing. The Labor Department released a proposal yesterday that...
As stakeholders pay more attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, the greatest challenge chief financial officers will face is making sense of the huge amount of ESG data...
Kapoor with his network and insight into building partnerships in both the private and public sectors will lead efforts to improve the adoption of 5ire’s technology Founder and CEO of...
News Summary: Report covers Waters’ progress on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives for 2020 through June 2021 Provides increased transparency and data with detailed disclosures in line with the...
Bloomberg announced that Sustainalytics’ ESG Research and Ratings are now available via the Bloomberg Terminal. With the proliferation of sustainable investing strategies over the last several years, investors increasingly need...
Entrepreneur Kevin O’Leary expressed his interest in purchasing stocks of mining companies that use sustainable energy. Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary laid out his plans to invest in mining company stocks....
The public has a burgeoning love-hate relationship with blockchain technology. The democratic and decentralized nature of this cryptocurrency -powered ledger has been hailed by many, but others are worried that...
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