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The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a Greek scheme to partially compensate energy-intensive companies for higher electricity prices resulting from indirect emission costs under the EU...
The value of traded global markets for carbon dioxide (CO2) permits reached a record 850 billion euros ($909 billion) last year, analysts at Refinitiv said on Tuesday. Around 12.5 billion...
Astra ESG Solutions Sustainable and innovative solutions, underpinned by ESG goals, have garnered immense traction in the paints and coatings industry. Substituting hazardous substances and minimizing energy demand have posed...
Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, today announced plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line...
NASA is awarding $11.7 million to eight Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) through the new Data Science Equity, Access, and Priority in Research and Education (DEAP) opportunity. These awards...
Altus Power, Inc., the premier independent developer, owner and operator of commercial-scale solar facilities, announced the appointment of Sophia Lee as its Chief Sustainability Officer, in addition to her current...
Acre, a sustainability-focused recruitment and executive search firm, has announced the addition of Gloria Mirrione as Head of Sustainable Finance & Impact investing, Americas. Based in New York, Gloria is...
The BMW Group is accelerating its ramp-up of e-mobility and poised to gain even more momentum with its next vehicle generation, the NEUE KLASSE. The share of 50 percent of...
GE Digital, an energy software leader, announced the world’s first end-to-end software portfolio, GridOS, built specifically for grid orchestration. Designed to modernize and transform the electric grid into the clean...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, through its infrastructure investing business has established Verdalia Bioenergy, a new business focused on developing, acquiring, building and operating biomethane plants across Europe. The investment will...
Linde announced that it has signed a long-term agreement to supply clean hydrogen and other industrial gases to OCI’s new world-scale blue ammonia plant in Beaumont, Texas. Linde will build,...
February 2023 Week-1; OPEC Fund contributes $1.5 billion for sustainable development in 2022; Germany pledges $217 million to help Brazil defend Amazon Rainforest; EIB Group commits €17 billion for support of EU energy...
Sienna Investment Managers, GBL’s asset management company, has appointed Alix Faure as its Head of ESG to accelerate its plan to be a leader in sustainable asset management. Alix is...
RWE is taking big steps towards expanding its solar business in Europe. The company has started construction works on a 92-megawatt ac (MWac) ground-mounted photovoltaic project in Andalucia in the...
“We are delighted to explore cooperation opportunities with HH2E, as it is another step forward in our hydrogen strategy and will enable us to drive the structural change in our...
Sumitomo Corp and Chile power supplier Colbun have agreed to collaborate in production of green hydrogen and ammonia, the Japanese company said on Friday. The memorandum of understanding focuses on green...
WTW’s ESG Clarified joins the company’s market-leading analytics suite of offerings available through the RiskIQ platform WTW, a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company, introduced ESG Clarified, an analytics...
The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed a wide-ranging investment plan to fast-track the transformation of Colombia’s energy system and help enable its grid system to absorb...
Three-Quarters Say that Considering ESG Factors Should Always be Part of the Investing Process More than 80% of U.S. investors say that companies need to more openly communicate the risks and...
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 Lufthansa Group and the energy company VARO are expanding their long-standing partnership and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the production and supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel....
Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has raised USD 250 million through Sustainability Linked Loans from leading international banks, for financing its capex initiatives and reducing carbon footprint. The...
The European Investment Bank Group signed a record amount in new financing for renewables, efficiency, storage and grids in 2022, highlighting the EU bank’s unwavering commitment to ensure access to...
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide announce their decision to create an equally owned joint venture to develop a network of hydrogen stations, geared towards heavy duty vehicles on major European road...
The World Bank has signed an agreement with four West and Central African nations worth $311 million to fund renewable energy projects. The funds will finance around 106 megawatts (MW)...
New IBM Foundation Model Technology Leverages NASA Earth Science Data for Geospatial Intelligence IBM and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center announce a collaboration to use IBM’s AI technology to discover new...
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has announced the launch of an exchange-traded fund platform with the listing of six Calvert ETFs on NYSE Arca. The ETF product suite features Calvert Research...
Klépierre, the European leader in shopping malls, today unveiled its new CSR strategy, Act4Good™, featuring even more ambitious objectives and an expanded scope with new challenges. Developed with a committee...
The grant is the single largest donation the civil rights organization has received to date Wells Fargo announced a $50 million grant to support the nation’s largest civil rights and...
The Commission presents a Green Deal Industrial Plan to enhance the competitiveness of Europe’s net-zero industry and support the fast transition to climate neutrality. The Plan aims to provide a more supportive...
TotalEnergies has started up commercial operation of a 51-megawatt (MW) solar power plant located in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The plant, connected to the electricity distribution grid, will supply its...
Darling Ingredients Inc., and Valero Energy Corporation, announced that the companies have made the final investment decision on a Sustainable Aviation Fuel project at the Diamond Green Diesel Port Arthur plant, which...
Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores globally, will take a 15% stake in a A$2 billion ($1.4 billion) wind farm in its first renewable-energy investment in Australia as...
Novata, a public benefit corporation backed by the Ford Foundation, Hamilton Lane, S&P Global and Omidyar Network, has announced that New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight...
ESG and sustainability continue to remain top of mind for both business leaders and consumers. And survey research conducted by global strategy consultancy L.E.K. Consulting indicates both groups are committed...
AE Industrial Partners, LP, a U.S-based private equity firm specializing in aerospace, defense and government services, space, power and utility services, and specialty industrial markets, announced that Jennifer Essigs has...
Bloomberg announced that 484 companies are included in the 2023 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI). The GEI serves as a touchstone for companies seeking to track their progress in gender inclusion...
Funding Supports 33 Carbon Management Projects to Ramp Up Efforts to Achieve Nationwide Goal of Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $131 million...
The company’s renewable energy portfolio now totals more than 20 GW and will generate enough clean energy to power 5.3 million homes in the U.S. Amazon’s renewable energy purchases last...
United, Tallgrass, and Green Plains will invest up to a combined $50 million in the joint venture – Blue Blade Energy – to develop the technology United has entered into an offtake...
UniCredit announced it is disclosing 2030 targets for the three most carbon intensive sectors within its portfolio which include Oil & Gas, Power Generation and Automotive sectors, to reach its...
The SEFA grant will support the creation of an enabling environment for Electric vehicles (EVs), the design of EV business models and guidelines for the public and private sector The...
Partnership to strengthen Plug’s supply chain and help meet growing demand for fuel cells and electrolysers Plug Power, a leading provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen...
Germany on Monday pledged 200 million euros ($217 million) to help Brazil defend the Amazon rainforest, a global ecosystem devastated during years of rule under former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro....
Climate change is the biggest challenge of our time and the single greatest threat to a sustainable future. Increased human-induced emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases are altering the Earth’s climate,...
Skyline Clean Energy Fund (SCEF), a Guelph, Ontario-based equity growth fund investing in clean energy assets, is reporting several landmark achievements in 2022 and is looking to capitalize on further...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to its ethics rules to strengthen and modernize its ethics compliance program. The amendments would add new requirements and prohibitions to the...
The Singapore-based grocery retailer, which runs an island-wide network of more than 100 supermarket stores has named Chan Tee Seng, former chief of its food services business, to the new role....
Cepsa and EDP have signed an agreement to work together on large-scale green hydrogen production in the Bay of Algeciras. Under this partnership, EDP, a leader in renewable energies through...
ExxonMobil announced the next step in the development of the world’s largest low-carbon hydrogen production facility with a contract award for front-end engineering and design (FEED). A final investment decision...
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