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Growing regulation on greenhouse gas disclosure has sparked demand for help from the tech industry. A rush of regulation and investor pressure is forcing companies to do a better job of tallying...
Coast to Coast Agrivoltaic Research Projects Will Enhance Economic Opportunities for Farmers and Reduce Barriers to Solar Energy Adoption in Rural Communities The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $8...
This investment follows recent announcements of €400 million behind extended and more sustainable facilities in Ireland and Scotland. Pernod Ricard announces a significant move to further leverage the strong growth...
Project Capable of Producing over 200 Metric Tons Per Day of Green Hydrogen, Powered by Approximately 1.4 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity Air Products and The AES Corporation announced plans to invest...
ExxonMobil announced its corporate plan for the next five years, with a sizeable increase in investments aimed at emission reductions and accretive lower-emission initiatives, including its Low Carbon Solutions business....
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, AAA/Aaa) issued an IDR 400 billion (USDeq. 25 million) 5-year Sustainable Development Bond due December 2027. This transaction is part...
New Deloitte survey of 300 senior finance, accounting, legal and sustainability leaders highlights increased preparations and planned investments underway to address challenges and growing expectations for high-quality reporting Why this mattersSustainability and...
In Addition to New Federal Actions, California Joins President Biden’s National Building Performance Standard Coalition The Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard, setting an ambitious goal to cut energy...
Virgin Atlantic has announced the purchase of 10m USG per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines....
Volkswagen is making the Wolfsburg site fit for the future: the brand will be making an initial investment of some €460 million in the main factory at the Group headquarters...
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the World Bank and the Government of Singapore announced the launch of the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust), and that initial integration and connection with...
Accenture, through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, to help power decision-making at...
Report highlights how geopolitical and economic change, regulation, and technological innovation could shape ESG and climate finance Rising geopolitical tensions, soaring inflation, and regulatory change underpin MSCI’s 11th annual ESG...
General Motors and BrightDrop were joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ingersoll, Ontario for the opening of Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant. With investment...
The Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC), an initiative of Singapore Management University (SMU) and Imperial College London, whose partners include Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Fullerton Fund Management, Goldman Sachs, HSBC,...
Four approaches, driven by disruptive innovation, aim to achieve ambitious goal PepsiCo announced a global packaging goal intended to double the percentage of all beverage servings it sells delivered through...
Company’s net-zero roadmap focuses on reducing impact of its value chain, increasing product efficiency and transitioning to renewable energy sources Lowe’s announced its goal to reach net-zero emissions across the...
TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed a MoU for the delivery of more than one million cubic metres/800,000 tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by TotalEnergies to Air France-KLM Group...
PwC and SAP announced a new co-innovation strategy to make sustainability an integral part of standard business operations. The strategy is directed at creating trusted solutions to address key ESG...
Hess Corporation and the Government of Guyana announced an agreement for Hess to purchase high quality carbon credits for a minimum of $750 million between 2022 and 2032 directly from...
Government ambition on efficiency has grown in 2022 as fuel prices soared, with many major policies, spending commitments and public campaigns launched Energy efficiency actions have accelerated globally in 2022...
Comprehensive analyst-based ESG research and ratings enables risk assessment across multiple asset classes in more regions Morningstar Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research, ratings, and data, announced an expansion...
Blackstone and Rivean Capital have completed the previously announced acquisition of Esdec Solar Group B.V., the global market leader in rooftop solar mounting systems. Headquartered in Deventer, Netherlands, Esdec develops...
The physical manifestations of a changing climate are visible across the globe, as are their socioeconomic impacts. Governments and organizations around the world increasingly recognize that the physical risks associated...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued an AUD 50 million 15-year Sustainable Development Bond while engaging with investors on the World Bank’s strategy, projects,...
Credit Suisse published a Climate Action Plan (CAP), outlining the ambition and approach of Credit Suisse Asset Management and Credit Suisse Wealth Management divisions in support of the transition to...
Global investment leader selects AWS as a preferred cloud provider to gain business insights, improve workplace safety, and automate hydroelectric, wind, and solar operations Brookfield Renewable agrees to provide clean energy...
The Home Depot announced that 100 MW of solar energy purchased from National Grid Renewables at its solar and storage project in Denton County, Texas (known as Noble) will generate...
Reaffirms Commitment to Net-Zero by 2040 MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, announced that its enhanced net-zero greenhouse gas emissions...
Airbus has revealed that it is developing a hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine. The propulsion system is being considered as one of the potential solutions to equip its zero-emission aircraft that...
Leading geospatial intelligence company relies on AWS infrastructure, high performance computing, and analytics to give customers timely, actionable insights to expand their geospatial data applications At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web...
Tetra Tech, a leading provider of high-end consulting and engineering services, announced that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $72.5 million, single-award, five-year contract...
Shell Petroleum NV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has reached an agreement with Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Pioneer Point Partners and Sampension to acquire 100% shareholding of...
Rolls-Royce AE2100 Hydrogen Test at Boscombe Down. Race to net zero, Easyjet Rolls-Royce and easyJet confirmed they have set a new aviation milestone with the world’s first run of a...
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,...
American Express released its 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Report highlighting the company’s progress in promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace for all colleagues. The report also includes...
Deutsche Post DHL Group integrated sustainability targets into its business strategy at an early stage and is now taking it a step further by allowing to link the Group’s sustainability...
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...
The real estate experts of DHL Supply Chain, the world’s leading contract logistics provider, have developed a carbon neutral real estate portfolio of 400,000 sqm to support customers’ growth requirements...
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...
Garanti BBVA has renewed a $400 million syndicated loan in separate tranches of $155 million and €238.5 million maturing at 367 days. The syndicate of international lenders comprises 23 banks...
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (GSAM) for policies and procedures failures involving two mutual funds and one separately managed account strategy marketed as ESG...
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), released a Notice of Intent announcing $550 million to support community-based clean energy in state, Tribal, and local governments — serving more...
Protects the financial security of nation’s workers, families in retirement The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule that allows plan fiduciaries to consider climate change and other environmental,...
Linde, the world’s largest industrial gases company, said on Tuesday it has started producing green hydrogen at its facilities in Greece. Green hydrogen is made from water by electrolysis using...
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...
Funding From President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Kicks Off Multi-Phased Initiative to Ensure Grid Reliability, Continued Deployment of the Nation’s Largest Source of Clean Power, and Maintain Thousands of Good-Paying...
To help develop the next generation of sustainability leaders, SeaTown Holdings International Pte Ltd and Singapore Management University (SMU) have jointly established the SeaTown Sustainability Scholarship. From Academic Year (AY) 2023/2024...
MSCI, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, launches a new solution to support banks that seek to align with the European...
Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced that it has launched the 1GT growth-oriented private equity platform (1GT or the Platform) focused on investments in companies that will collectively avoid or...
Energetic Insurance and Rabobank work to expand Redaptive’s diverse customer base with credit insurance to support $50 mln credit facility Redaptive, a San Francisco-based Energy-as-a-Service provider of energy-saving and energy-generating...
The Vice President’s visit to Thailand is reaffirming United States’ commitment to the stability, peace, prosperity, and sustainable development of the Mekong sub-region through cooperation with Mekong-region countries. In Bangkok,...
New investment will focus on offering American Indian and Alaska Native people housing and preventative care CVS Health announced a $14.3 million investment with Chief Seattle Club and Raymond James...
Duke Energy, one of America’s largest energy holding companies, and Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, are entering into a multiyear strategic collaboration to accelerate the utility’s...
SE Ventures grows to €1 billion establishing itself as one of the largest venture capital platforms focused on electrification, digitization and decarbonization building on highly successful Fund I track record...
During Sharm El-Sheikh Visit, Sec. Granholm Launched New International Partnerships, Showcased Innovative Pathways to Accelerating Clean Energy Development and Deployment This week, U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm traveled...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) continued its work to help ensure California meets its ambitious climate and electric vehicle goals by adopting a five-year, statewide, $1 billion transportation electrification...
Italian utility Enel said on Thursday it would build a solar photovoltaic cell and panel manufacturing facility in the United States in an effort to support the creation of a North-American...
Following a thorough review, the independent Science Based Target Initiative has officially confirmed that Deutsche Post DHL Group’s climate targets are in line with the SBTi criteria and thus reflect...
Vitol announces it has agreed to acquire 100% of the share capital of Vortex Energy from VH Invest for an undisclosed sum. Vortex Energy is a leading renewable energy company...
Iberdrola has tapped the fixed income market in Europe, as it did in March, successfully closing a double-tranche transaction for a combined amount of €1.5 billion: €750 million with a six-year...
This afternoon at COP27, the world’s largest gathering on climate action, a group of Web3 companies convened by ConsenSys and Allinfra, joined civil society leaders and the UNFCCC Climate Innovation...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 4.75-year NOK 5 billion floating rate Sustainable Development Bond due June 2027 while engaging with investors on...
Fund Targets Low-Carbon Real Assets in Energy, Water, and Urban Infrastructure Sectors Climate Adaptive Infrastructure, an investment firm that targets control investments in large-scale, low-carbon real assets in the clean...
Nestlé will announce at the COP27 Biodiversity Day that it aims to plant 10 million trees in Australia by 2025 in partnership with Greening Australia, Canopy and One Tree Planted....
Costco Wholesale Corp will set new targets by next year to cut its greenhouse gas emissions, according to an activist investment firm that said the retailer had been a laggard on...
The European Commission has issued a further €8.5 billion, of which €6 billion through a NextGenerationEU green bond for its recovery programme and €2.5 billion to support Ukraine under the...
NEXT’s flagship facility will provide a unique strategic location and assets to distribute biofuel throughout the West Coast, could increase United’s sustainable aviation fuel supply United has invested in more...
The BMW Group is systematically pursuing its climate goals for the supplier network and significantly reducing the carbon footprint of its steel sourcing. Following initial contracts with European suppliers, the...
Ford Motor Company and Manufacture 2030 announced a strategic partnership to help Ford’s suppliers meet their carbon reduction targets toward Ford’s goal of reaching carbon neutrality no later than 2050...
With energy usage a top priority for many households, three quarters (75 per cent) of homeowners intend to make energy efficiency-related changes to their homes, with the vast majority (90 per...
First in HVAC industry to announce purchase agreements with two major U.S. steel companies Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, announced it will further reduce the carbon impact of its...
Global Investment firm Carlyle announced the launch of Telis Energy, a newly created renewables platform to develop renewable energy projects, with a focus on solar, in the UK, France, Spain,...
The Nature Conservancy Selected for Freshwater and Restoration Collaboration Union Pacific Railroad is adding Environmental Sustainability as a fourth pillar for its Community Ties Giving Program, extending the company’s bold commitment...
India laid out on Monday the steps it will take to achieve net zero by 2070, releasing its Long-Term Low Emissions and Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) at the COP27 summit in...
The United States and Indonesia share a deep and enduring Strategic Partnership, anchored in shared values of democracy and pluralism, and our common commitment to the rules-based international order. The...
Pertamina Power Indonesia, Keppel Infrastructure, through Keppel New Energy Pte. Ltd., and Chevron Corporation, through Chevron New Energies International Pte. Ltd., have signed a Joint Study Agreement to explore the...
The United Nations and standard setter the International Organization for Standardization launched a set of guidelines on Friday to help organisations construct net-zero emissions plans. As regulators increasingly focus on...
On November 10, 2022, the Biden-Harris Administration took historic action to address greenhouse gas emissions and protect the Federal Government’s supply chains from climate-related financial risks. In support of President...
Bank of America announced the issuance of its third Equality Progress Sustainability Bond (EPSB) for $2 billion. The use of proceeds from the bond offering is designed to advance racial...
IBM announced at COP27 the new members of its global pro bono social impact program, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator. This program applies IBM technologies, such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and an...
DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, announced the listing of three new ETFs that provide exposure to U.S. equity investment styles with ESG screened U.S. dividend, growth and...
The charitable arm of IKEA has released new research examining what investments can deliver the biggest emissions reductions across key sectors, and has pledged to invest €600m across various climate...
Receives Significant Investor Support for Climate Solutions to Help Decarbonize the Global Economy Reinforces Strength of VoLo Earth’s Purpose-Driven Team of Founders, Investors, and Climate Strategists VoLo Earth, an emerging...
New York voters approved a $4.2 billion environmental bond on Tuesday, one of the biggest wins for environmental, social and governance infrastructure in eight years and a sign of the...
The World Economic Forum and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate announced at COP27 the expansion of a coalition of global companies and new purchase commitments for green technologies by 2030 to...
Nestlé has decided to partner with the Africa Food Prize to support its long-standing efforts to transform agriculture in the region. Like Nestlé, the Africa Food Prize aims to expand...
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry on Wednesday announced the creation of a carbon offset plan meant to help developing countries speed their transition away from fossil fuels. Kerry launched the...
PepsiCo, Inc. published its most recent Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Report, illustrating actions centered on equity and building a strong culture of inclusion that has enabled important progress on gender...
Spain’s Iberdrola will invest 47 billion euros ($47 billion) in electricity networks, renewable energy production and customer businesses over the next two years, its chairman said in a strategy update on...
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF), one of the world’s largest multilateral funds for climate action in developing countries, will finance nature-based solutions to the climate crisis in Egypt, the Dominican...
As a result of its joining Net Zero Asset Managers in 2021, BBVA Asset Management has announced its initial targets for decarbonization of assets under management. This initial commitment affects...
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 World Bank announced a new multi-partner fund that will pool funding from the global community — including donor countries, the private sector and foundations — for scalable pathways to...
Boston Properties, Inc., the largest publicly traded developer, owner and manager of premier workplaces in the United States, announced that its operating partnership, Boston Properties Limited Partnership, has agreed to...
Bank of America Corp., the biggest corporate issuer of bonds tied to environmental, social and governance financing in the US, returned to the ethical debt market for the first time...
Citi announced the release of three Global Perspectives & Solutions reports that highlight a range of challenges and opportunities related to the climate crisis. The new research, which underscore the...
The Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs-backed Climate Innovation and Development Fund has completed its first set of blended-finance investments focused on innovation across the sustainable transport sector in each of...
Five states will be able to implement sustainable land management practices with World Bank support and under federal government coordination The World Bank Board of Directors approved a grant agreement...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation echoed African leaders’ calls for countries to rapidly scale-up finance for climate adaptation and pledged to invest $1.4 billion to help smallholder farmers address the immediate...
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