Bain Capital has acquired an 80% stake in AQ Compute, Aquila Group’s data center business, marking a major move to create a sustainable data center platform across Europe. AQ Compute,...
The ESG Data Landscape: As climate risks and policy shifts reshape the business environment, investors are under growing pressure to make decisions based on reliable ESG data. Polling at the...
Key Impact Points: Finance chiefs globally are grappling with concerns over the integrity and reliability of nonfinancial data in corporate reporting, according to the 2024 EY Global Corporate Reporting Survey....
Key Takeaways: Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. have announced plans to launch a new climate risk data service targeting a broad universe of public and private...
Key Impact Points: Bureau Veritas has announced the acquisition of Aligned Incentives, an innovative leader in AI-powered sustainability planning solutions. This acquisition significantly enhances Bureau Veritas’ capabilities in Scope 3...
Key Impact Points: Scaling ESG Reporting for Venture Capital Financial technology specialists PortF have announced a new partnership with ESG_VC, an industry initiative supporting startups in measuring and improving their...
Technology will be a defining theme of COP29. Will SAP’s New Carbon Data Sharing Platform become one of the world’s most valuable tool in the fight against climate change? Key...
Marjella Lecourt-Alma, CEO of Datamaran, discusses their recent $33M fundraising with ESG News. Marjella outlines plans to use the funds to advance the energy transition through expanded AI-driven ESG solutions,...
Key Impact Points: IBM has acquired Prescinto, a leading asset performance management (APM) SaaS provider for renewable energy. The acquisition strengthens IBM’s Maximo Application Suite (MAS), enhancing its ability to...
Impact Points: The Net-Zero Data Public Utility (NZDPU) and CDP, the global environmental disclosure system, have announced a transformative expansion of their partnership to make vital climate data openly accessible...
Growing Confidence in SI Data Concerns about the availability and accuracy of ESG data have significantly declined, with fewer asset owners citing it as a barrier to sustainable investment (SI)....
Travalyst has made flight emissions data more accessible than ever, scaling its information to appear in over 65 billion flight searches globally. This effort, led by the non-profit founded by...
ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy, has teamed up with osapiens, an AI-driven ESG platform provider, to help businesses manage and act on ESG data. This partnership aims to simplify...
Oracle recently introduced Oracle Fusion Cloud Sustainability, a new application within its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite. The offering helps organizations manage and report on sustainability initiatives efficiently—at no additional cost....
As global ESG reporting regulations tighten, companies are under pressure to improve their sustainability data management. Yet, according to an Accenture study, only 10% of CFOs feel ready for detailed...
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings and data products have become essential tools for financial institutions (FIs) to assess portfolio performance and environmental impact. In 2023, 85% of FIs disclosed...
Capgemini’s Latest Insights on Data Mastery and AI Integration Capgemini’s latest report, Data-Powered Enterprises: The Path to Data Mastery, reveals a significant shift in how organizations are harnessing data for...
The 2024 sustainability landscape has ushered in a significant era of ESG capacity building, with companies making strides in embedding sustainability into their core operations. According to Deloitte’s 2024 Sustainability...
ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Vyzrd, a prominent Climate Risk and ESG intelligence platform. This collaboration merges ESG Book’s...
Preqin, a global leader in alternative assets data, and Measurabl, the most widely adopted ESG technology in real estate, have partnered to set a new standard in ESG transparency for...
Despite data quality issues, a significant number of companies are integrating sustainability into their strategies. According to Deloitte’s 2024 “Sustainability Action Report,” over 75% of executives have seen progress in...
MioTech is leveraging tougher ESG disclosure rules to expand its sustainability data and software services. Founder and CEO Jason Tu outlined plans for more partnerships to help clients meet regulatory...
ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, has introduced a new Industry Average Emission Intensity Data Set as part of a major augmentation to its Climate Solutions. This...
Progress and Challenges A recent Deloitte survey reveals that over three-quarters of executives report significant progress towards sustainability goals. Yet, data quality challenges persist, with 57% of respondents citing it...
Measurabl has launched its next-generation platform, offering advanced software products for real estate owners, operators, and investors to leverage sustainability. This suite is driven by Quantum, the world’s first Real...
Sustainable Fitch, a leading provider of ESG data and analysis, is set to integrate SESAMm’s advanced AI-powered text analysis into its ESG Scores and Ratings. This collaboration aims to deliver...
Strategic Collaboration for Sustainability IBM (NYSE) and JLL (NYSE) have unveiled a global sustainability solution, powered by IBM Envizi technology, to enhance ESG reporting and data management in the commercial...
The Asset Impact team at GRESB proudly introduces Transition Analytics, a cutting-edge tool for asset owners and managers to navigate transition risks and fulfill net zero commitments. This specialized product...
Boerse Stuttgart Group is expanding its market data offerings to include ESG data for cryptocurrencies, in response to the EU’s MiCA regulation. This regulation mandates crypto asset service providers to...
Moody’s Corporation and MSCI Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to enhance transparency and deliver robust, data-driven risk solutions. By integrating MSCI’s ESG ratings and leveraging Moody’s Orbis database, this...
Executive Summary: ESG Book and Risk Labs have announced a strategic partnership to meet the growing demand for ESG solutions in the MENA region. This collaboration leverages ESG Book’s extensive...
Latest research from KPMG reveals that almost one third (29%) of companies feel ready to have their ESG data independently assured, up only a fraction from nine months ago, despite...
ESG Analytics is an alternative data provider owned and operated by ExtractAlpha, a Hong Kong-based data company. ESG Analytics creates and tracks non-traditional sources to measure how companies, countries and investment...
The program will equip accountants with a Smart ESG solution, leveraging innovative AI software, best practices and tech-enabled double materiality identification The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Datamaran, a market...
SAP Fioneer ESG Solutions and ESG Book partner to empower financial services institutions with transparent sustainability data SAP Fioneer, a leading provider of financial services software solutions and platforms, has...
As sustainability becomes a more common consideration for investment management professionals in the United States, trust in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) data used to inform investment decisions by...
Oracle announced Oracle Cloud EPM for Sustainability, a new solution in Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) that helps organizations efficiently measure and effectively manage sustainability initiatives. The new solution will help...
Workiva Inc., the company powering transparent reporting for a better world, applauds the climate disclosure rules introduced by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These new rules enhance and standardize...
A recent Bloomberg survey of roughly 200 European financial market participants reveals a growing concern: managing the ever-increasing volume of ESG data. The survey, conducted throughout 2023 and encompassing respondents...
– 63% of Energy CEOs surveyed expect to realize value from generative AI and automation At Distributech 2024, IBM unveiled additional findings from its global study findings that show that 74%...
MSCI Inc., a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced the launch of MSCI Private Company Data Connect – a centralized hub that...
Deloitte’s deep domain experience combined with Informatica and Workiva solutions can help clients manage environmental and social governance easily and efficiently Deloitte announced it has expanded its alliances with Informatica...
Individual investor interest in sustainability is on the rise, according to survey findings in a new “Sustainable Signals” report by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Morgan Stanley Wealth Management....
Transforming food systems around the world would lead to socio-economic benefits summing up to 5 to 10 trillion USD a year, shows a new global policy report produced by leading...
The new HPC6 supercomputer will be one of the most powerful industrial computing systems in the world, marking a major step forward in high-performance computing to support Eni’s transition from...
Saint-Gobain has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Glass Service a.s., a leading provider of digital solutions for glass furnaces, including advanced control systems and simulation software, which enables...
IFRS Foundation and GRI publish summary of interoperability considerations for GHG emissions. The Global Reporting Initiative and the IFRS Foundation have today jointly published a new analysis and mapping resource: Interoperability...
The Novata Carbon Navigator, combined with Novata’s existing ESG data solutions and expert services, solidifies Novata as the full-spectrum sustainability data management platform for the private markets Novata, an industry-leading...
TrusTrace, a global SaaS company with a market-leading platform for product traceability and compliance, has announced the completion of a (U.S.) $24 million growth investment led by Circularity Capital, a specialist...
FigBytes, creators of the leading Sustainability Platform for impact-focused organizations, has announced that it has been recognized in Forrester’s Sustainability Management Software Landscape, Q1 2024 report. FigBytes is part of...
Today sees the launch of new sustainability services brand, Holtara. With climate change high on the agenda following the most recent COP28 meeting in December, Holtara aims to bring a...
As the global emphasis on ESG, sustainability and corporate responsibility continues to escalate, organisations recognise that reporting on ESG is one thing – but building programmes that generate the data they...
Key Impact Points: Climate change, demographic changes, technology and geopolitics. These are the changing ‘structural forces’ that are making the world less stable, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks...
New index provides exposure to U.S. and Developed European companies whose business activities contribute positively to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), is supported by data from Morningstar Sustainalytics and...
ESG Book’s market leading ESG and climate data now available on Manaos’ modulari nvestment services platform. ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, announced a new partnership...
Dun & Bradstreet, a leading global provider of business decisioning data and analytics, and IBM, have announced a strategic collaboration that will bring together Dun & Bradstreet’s Data Cloud and...
The number of green jobs advertised in the UK has fallen from the record levels recorded in 2022, albeit at a smaller rate than the decline seen in the UK’s...
Funding Will Help Meet the Growing Demand for BeCause Solutions from Global Travel Brands and Enterprise Companies BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel and tourism industries...
Bloomberg announced the launch of new green-tilted fixed income indices, which seek to increase weighting to green bonds in some of Bloomberg’s flagship indices such as the Global Aggregate, Treasury...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published its finalised Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Product Providers (“CoC”) and an accompanying Checklist for providers to self-attest their compliance...
In 2023, there has been a notable evolution in the realms of sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG). Companies find themselves under increasing pressure to provide transparent and credible...
Leaders from the United Nations and Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced a partnership that will enable the UNFCCC to create a new AI-powered platform and global climate data hub to...
Expanded relationship integrates IBM’s Envizi ESG Suite with Deloitte’s GreenLight Solution, fosters new offerings for end-to-end environmental needs Collaboration to help clients deliver improved sustainability outcomes by streamlining data, elevating...
Investors, especially in Europe, remain committed to achieving environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals and are concerned about the economic transition, according to a survey by Deutsche Bank’s Private Bank...
ESG.AI, a Canadian based ESG decision support company, has partnered with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to deliver a next generation ESG analytics platform. ESG.AI’s platform helps organisations and...
Small-scale farmers and agribusinesses are on the front lines of two global battles: one to ensure food security and the other against climate change. As small-scale agriculture provides 35% of...
Oil and gas producers face pivotal choices about their role in the global energy system amid a worsening climate crisis fuelled in large part by their core products, according to...
Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has shown an ability to detect more than just surface minerals. More than a year after...
Just three years of intensive cross-industry collaboration can turn industrial decarbonization from an immovable economic barrier to an economic force compelling all industries to accelerate net zero action Fewer than...
BlackRock’s Evergreen Infrastructure fund has secured almost US$1 billion in client commitments from European founding partners. The Fund has already begun to commit capital and has signed definitive documentation to...
S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, analysis, data and benchmark prices for commodities, energy and energy transition markets, launched a new first-of-type suite of carbon intensity measures...
Near term headwinds will hinder the energy and metals sectors’ Energy Transition efforts in 2024, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report released. The newly published 2024 Commodities outlook:...
As delegates from nearly 200 countries, policymakers, and business leaders prepare to gather in Dubai for the COP28 climate change conference, the latest MSCI Net-Zero Tracker reveals that the pace...
The first orbital sensor able to pinpoint carbon dioxide emissions from individual industrial facilities, such as cement or power plants, successfully launched today from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California....
Will help address the skill gap in BFSI, corporates in the evolving sustainability domain CRISIL 1Academy — the training and certification arm of CRISIL Limited — is happy to announce...
The Corporate Climate Stocktake 2023, led by the We Mean Business Coalition and supported by the UN Climate Champions team and Bain & Company, has unveiled a comprehensive assessment of...
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a paper on the challenges of electrifying 5- to 50-unit buildings in New York State. Electrifying such buildings, which comprise almost 20%...
Intuitive science-based physical risk indicators now available on the Bloomberg Terminal and via Bloomberg Data License Bloomberg and Riskthinking.AI announce the launch of the first physical risk indicators that account...
World Energy Outlook shows there are set to be almost 10 times as many electric cars on the road, with renewables nearing half of the global power mix, but much...
The EY organization announced an expanded alliance with SAP SE to help organizations accelerate value-led sustainability action. Teams of EY professionals are advising SAP and customers on the core design...
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...
Mining executives rank Environmental, social and governance (ESG) as the biggest risk to their business, according to the EY Top 10 business risks and opportunities for mining and metals in 2024 report....