Category: ESG United Kingdom
The United States and the United Kingdom are announcing the Atlantic Declaration for a Twenty-First Century U.S.-UK Economic Partnership to ensure that our unique alliance is adapted, reinforced, and reimagined...
Britain on Tuesday announced new funding for a landmark scientific experiment deep in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest that will measure the impact of rising carbon dioxide levels on trees, the British...
Climate-focused Regenerate Asset Management said larger British peer M&G will invest up to 150 million euros ($165.12 million) in the firm’s inaugural fund and take an equity stake in the...
British water supplier Severn Trent plans capital investment of up to 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) to boost its environmental standards and expand its network, it said on Wednesday, as the...
Octopus Energy announces its commitment to invest £1.5 billion in the Asia-Pacific energy market by 2027, helping speed up the region’s transition to a cleaner, smarter energy system. The global...
With £540m raised in the last year, today’s announcement represents one of the largest private construction debt facilities of its kind The finance facility will enable the construction of an...
Almost a third (32.4%) of Britain’s electricity was supplied from wind power during the first quarter of 2023, outpacing gas which delivered 31.7%. It is the first-time wind has provided...
Leading leisure travel group, Jet2 plc, has announced a major investment into a new Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production plant to be constructed in the North West of England – one...
Barclays announces a strategic partnership with British Gas, focusing on helping customers explore ways they could make their homes more energy efficient. The partnership is launching with an offer of...
London Marathon Events (LME) has teamed up with the Council for Responsible Sport to measure the social and environmental impact of the 2023 TCS London Marathon. In 2023, LME will...
Bruce Carnegie-Brown on Building Global Resilience, Reforming Capitalism, and Tackling Climate Risk | Force for Good Interview Bruce Carnegie-Brown, Chairman of Lloyd’s of London, joins Host Ketan Patel and Force...
ScottishPower, one of the UK’s largest green energy developers and part of the Iberdrola group, has formalised a £1.3billion contract with Siemens Gamesa for 95 wind turbines for the East Anglia Three...
The FCA is working to build a world-leading and competitive regime that will help the UK’s asset management sector thrive by setting standards that improve the sustainability information consumers have...
Schroders Capital, the specialist private markets investment division, announces the launch of Schroders Capital Climate+ LTAF, a Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF), designed to help UK pension fund investors support the...
UK Financial Watchdog The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) released the following on its review of ESG Benchmarks: In September 2022, we sent a portfolio letter to benchmark administrators where we highlighted the...
Scottish Power, an Iberdrola group company, and Haizea Wind Group, a world leader in the manufacture of wind towers, have signed a framework agreement worth over €200 million for Haizea Bilbao to supply...
Reinforcing methane’s strategic role in farming’s energy independence CNH Industrial is expanding its alternative fuel capabilities by taking a majority stake in Bennamann – a UK-based expert in solutions to capture, repurpose...
The Parker Review committee has published the 2022 results of its latest voluntary census on the ethnic diversity of FTSE 350 company boards, carried out jointly with the Department for...
This report sets out the Bank’s latest thinking on climate-related risks and regulatory capital frameworks. The report includes updates on: capability and regime gaps; capitalisation timelines; and areas for future...
Britain will invest 20 billion pounds ($24 billion) over the next 20 years in projects to capture and store carbon dioxide (C02), the government said on Friday, as part of...
York and Norwich set to become the UK’s first bus depots outside of London to run fully electric fleets • Four First Bus depots benefit from boosted joint investment in electric fleet • First...
Essar Group, invested in Energy, Metals and Mining, Infrastructure and Technology sectors, announces the formation of Essar Energy Transition to drive the creation of the UK’s leading energy transition hub...
UK green hydrogen pioneer GeoPura has received £36m investment from global industry leaders, with the round led by GM Ventures, the investment arm of General Motors, and co-led by Barclays Sustainable Impact...
The governments of India, the United Kingdom and the United States joined with business, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and multilateral funding organization to launch the first...
NextEnergy Capital, a global solar specialist in the renewables sector, is delighted to announce the third close of NextPower UK ESG at £595 million. The Fund has exceeded its target...
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will provide dedicated leadership focused on delivering security of energy supply, ensuring properly functioning markets, greater energy efficiency and seizing the opportunities...
Key industrial players representing a £73 billion UK sector have signed a collaboration agreement to launch ‘Flue2Chem’ – a collaborative programme to transform the sustainability of the UK’s consumer products...
The UK government is close to agreeing a £300 million ($372 million) package to help British Steel cut its carbon emissions and prevent thousands of job losses. The funds would...
King Charles has asked for profits from a £1bn-a-year crown estate windfarm deal to be used for the “wider public good” rather than as extra funding for the monarchy. Under...
DBL Group has signed on to a $52 million credit facility provided by British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution (DFI) and impact investor. The loan facility would...
Changeblock, a British technology company that develops technologies for creating and trading offsets, has announced the completion of its merger with Toronto-based ESG capital markets firm Carbon12. The merger will allow...
The UK took another step towards net zero carbon emissions and helping its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry to take flight as government awarded 5 projects a share of the...
Strategists at UK bank NatWest have proposed the idea of a super-sized $10 billion Brazilian government bond that would be specifically designed to help halt the destruction of the Amazon...
DHL Parcel UK has taken delivery of six fully electric 16-tonnes Volvo trucks which will hit the road in London from January 2023 and 30 Liquefied Natural Gas Volvo tractor...
Rebound Plastic Exchange, a quality assured global trading platform for recycled plastics, will ensure transparency whilst facilitating cross border trade to unlock circularity worldwide Rebound Plastic Exchange, a global B2B...
RWE one of the largest UK energy companies and the largest renewable generator in Wales has launched a new three-year green qualification that will be delivered through Grŵp Llandrillo Menai....
World’s leading cloud provider announces new replenishment projects in India, the United Kingdom, and the United States to bring much needed clean water to communities around the world AWS re:Invent,...
Amazon UK said it would expand its electric-cargo bike fleet and make more deliveries on foot to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transportation network it uses to deliver packages across the...
Chris Caldwell of United Renewables in Conversation with Tara Schmidt, of Lloyds and Bank of Scotland The Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has become ‘the most powerful tool,’ for...
Schroders Capital announces it has launched its place-based impact investment strategy focused on delivering positive social impact outcomes across the UK. The UK Real Estate Impact Fund will predominantly invest...
The Royal Air Force and industry partners have carried out a world-first 100% sustainable fuel flight using a military aircraft of its size, and the first of any aircraft type in...
Micro Focus (LSE: MCRO; NYSE: MFGP) today announced its commitment to reducing the company’s global carbon emissions to “net zero” by 2050, aligned with the Science Based Targets initiative’s emission reduction pathway to keep global...
The UK was to grant £200m to the AfDB Group’s Climate Action Window, a new mechanism to channel climate finance The United Kingdom has announced a significant increase in its...
Iberdrola, CaixaBank, BNP Paribas and Cesce have taken a decisive step to boost green finance in Spain. CaixaBank and BNP Paribas have signed a €500 million syndicated green loan with Iberdrola, backed...
The UK government will provide new funding to help Nigerian farmers adapt to the impact of climate change while improving productivity in Africa’s most populous country. The UK government is...
Foreign Minister James Cleverly Announces Major Investments During COP27 Summit in Egypt Britain’s Foreign Minister, James Cleverly, recently announced a significant financial commitment to global climate action. Speaking at the COP27 climate...
BlackRock is pleased to announce that Scottish Widows has become the first investor in its newly launched BlackRock Global Corporate ESG Insights Bond Fund. The UK retirement savings provider is...
The London Stock Exchange has today published the final admission and disclosure standards for London Stock Exchange’s Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) Designation. (n1922.pdf (londonstockexchange.com) The development marks the launch of the...
HSBC has launched HSBC Trade Solutions (HTS) to customers in its two largest markets – the UK and Hong Kong. Whilst making trade simpler, faster, and safer for customers through integrated...
U.K. Competition and Markets Authority completes review Combination will accelerate GXO’s growth opportunities and enhance value for all stakeholders GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced that it has received unconditional...
In a category first, Quality Street to move twist-wrapped sweets to paper packaging At the same time, KitKat will launch wrappers made with 80% recycled plastic that can be recycled at stores across the UK and...
NatWest sees Debt Management Office raising about £5 billion Syndication follows historic rout in UK bond markets Country’s bond supply surging as Bank of England rolls back monetary stimulus The...
World’s biggest carbon removals deal announced at New York Climate Week Renewable energy leader Drax Group and impact-driven carbon finance business Respira International have announced a pioneering agreement that will...
9fin, the leading leveraged finance (LevFin) intelligence platform, has announced the launch of its new ESG Company Data product. The intelligence provider has analysed thousands of sources, including company documents,...
Board-level progress at top UK companies beats US counterparts Major FTSE oil, gas and mining companies lead the way More than half of FTSE 100 companies now have a board-level...
The Tyre Collective does not yet have a name for its device. Hanson Cheng, one of the London-based startup’s three co-founders, calls it a “box.” Built to attach behind the wheel...
The Humber Refinery’s Humber Zero project is one of just 20 projects shortlisted by the UK government for carbon-capture, usage and storage deployment. “Our carbon-capture facility would be the first...
The facility, which will go into production in 2026, will generate enough clean energy to power 1.3 million UK homes. The park will be part of a 3,300 MW macro-complex,...
The company will invest some 170 million euros in this facility, which will supply clean hydrogen to vehicles and machinery at the port of Felixtowe (England). The plant, which will...
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bp continuing to invest in the UK, with new investment of up to £50 million for new electric vehicle battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in Pangbourne. Aims to advance...
Iberdrola and bp intend to enter into a strategic collaboration agreement to contribute to the decarbonisation of transport and industrial sectors. Plan to jointly invest up to €1bn into deploying...
Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), announces today that it has completed the sale of two fully-permitted solar and battery energy storage projects in the UK to specialist alternative asset manager,...
The new edition of the AIFinTech100 list for 2022 highlights the world’s most innovative solution providers developing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technologies to solve challenges or improve efficiency in financial...
Tokyo aims to deepen its ties with the City of London by promoting financial collaboration and exchanging information, while promoting the push towards sustainable finance, Governor Yuriko Koike said on...
Pacific Green Technologies announces that it has reached financial close for US$34.90 million of senior debt for the Company’s 99.98 MW battery energy storage system (“BESS”) at Richborough Energy Park....
The advisory and climate tech-led sustainability solution has opened a new London HQ after raising $5m in a pre-Series A funding round, to support growing demand from commercial and industrial UK real...
Fresho, a company that aims to make food supply chains more sustainable between restaurants and their suppliers, has whet the appetite of investors with a $10m series A funding round. Fresho is...
Slate has announced that it has completed a £50 million investment in Eider VF Limited (“EVF”), a UK-based vertical farming business, through its Cities and Communities Impact Infrastructure Strategy. Founded...
Citi has announced the launch of new deposit solutions designed to assist clients in investing excess cash as part of their sustainability agenda. The two new deposits – Sustainable Time...
Britain’s North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) on Thursday said it has awarded energy firms Equinor and BP two carbon storage licences on the UK Continental Shelf off the coast of Humberside. Carbon...
Johnson Controls has acquired Asset Plus, a specialist provider of energy reduction and zero-carbon measures for the UK public sector. Delivering sustainability savings for multiple NHS organisations, local authorities, and...
bp has signed a ten-year offtake agreement with Clean Planet Energy, a UK-based company that is developing facilities to convert hard-to-recycle waste plastics into circular petrochemical feedstocks and also into...
A Rolls-Royce design for a small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) will likely receive UK regulatory approval by mid-2024 and be able to produce grid power by 2029, Paul Stein, chairman of...
UK consumers more skeptical than US consumers that brands are sufficiently transparent around sustainability efforts A First Insight report reveals fundamental differences between UK and US consumers when it comes to their...
CentralNic Group PLC, the online marketplace for domain names and online presence and customer acquisition tools, is pleased to announce that the Audited Annual Report for the financial year 2021...
Electric vehicle (EV) battery startup Britishvolt and VKTR, part of Bakrie & Brothers’ (BNBR.JK) auto unit, said on Tuesday they would develop sustainable nickel refining capacity in Indonesia and look into building...
British pensions provider Scottish Widows will no longer invest in tobacco stocks and will cut back further on coal investments as it expands its responsible investment strategy, it said on...
Schulte Roth & Zabel (SRZ) is pleased to announce the addition of Martin Sharkey as partner in the firm’s London office and member of the Finance & Derivatives Practice. Martin is a leading structured finance practitioner with...
All funds fully committed and immediately deployable Investing in early-stage decarbonisation, sustainable energy, and social impact opportunities Over £2 million of planned investment in March/April Charitable Foundation Established to Support...
Ameresco, Inc., a leading cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, recently announced that it has partnered with Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (YDMT), an independent charity dedicated to...
New central source for digitised corporate sustainability data will be made available to Google Cloud customers Developed by Arabesque, ESG Book is a new central source for digitised corporate sustainability...
Schroders is announcing the expansion of its sustainability offering with three new specialist funds giving UK clients access to investment opportunities in Sustainable European companies, Digital Infrastructure and Sustainable Fixed...
Britain should regulate sustainability ratings on companies to improve transparency, reduce the risk of greenwashing and protect investors, a regulatory research body said on Monday. The wall of money going...
BlackRock has launched a five sustainable iShares index mutual funds for the UK wealth market. They look to address the gap in the UK wealth market for strategies that help...
Algbra, a comprehensive values-focused and climate-impact FinTech, announced a milestone partnership with Mastercard, including joining the payment network’s Priceless Planet coalition. Algbra’s ground-breaking proposition has inclusivity, ethics and sustainability at...
NPIII ESG has a portfolio of 742MW of installed capacity covering 23 projects and two portfolios. UK-based investment management firm NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has raised a total of $896m in capital for...
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