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Moody’s Corporation appointed Francisco Martinez-Garcia as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer. Mr. Martinez-Garcia will focus on positioning Moody’s as an inclusive workplace that attracts, grows, and retains diverse talent....
Greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly from the previous year in 2022 by 1.3%, keeping the U.S. just 15.5% below 2005 levels and off track to meet its global pledge to...
Maria Outters has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as Chief Impact Officer (CIO), an integral role that will drive the initiative’s strategic engagement worldwide, strengthen governance and accelerate...
Landmark Blueprint Will Advance the President’s Clean Transportation Agenda, Slashing Consumer Costs, Improving Public Health, and Increasing the Nation’s Energy Security The Biden-Harris Administration released the U.S. National Blueprint for...
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, the fund arm of Goldman Sachs, said on Tuesday it had raised $1.6 billion for its first private equity fund focused on investing in companies providing...
Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) President and Group Chairman, H.E. Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser, announced a US$4.2 billion IsDB Group commitment to support Pakistan’s climate resilience efforts and development agenda and the country...
An uptake in high-profile data breaches and the exponential rise in digitization have redefined the dynamics in the cybersecurity industry. Stakeholders have become cagey towards data management practices and cybersecurity...
Report highlights Convergent’s plans to build an energy landscape that is less expensive, more reliable, and increasingly sustainable Convergent Energy and Power (Convergent), a leading provider of energy storage solutions...
Sustainability management software market insights In 2017, the sustainability management software market was valued at USD 754.13 million. From a regional perspective, North America held the largest market share, valued at USD 250.68 million. The sustainability...
Ibrahim Thiaw, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, on climate change, biodiversity and productive land loss requiring immediate action, featured in exclusive interview with ‘VISION by...
Mosaic Recently Contributed AI/ML Services to a Custom Application that Alerts on Carbon Emissions and Recommends Renewable Energy Portfolios. The company is also working with a leading risk management software...
Fast Food Company Charged for Public Disclosure Violations The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Stephen J. Easterbrook, former CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, with making false and misleading statements to...
Each recipient was awarded $20,000 to support their work in finding solutions to help reverse climate change. Tom’s of Maine has selected five winning members of its 2022 Incubator. They are...
Raven SR Inc., a renewable fuels company, Chevron New Energies, a division of Chevron U.S.A. Inc., and Hyzon Motors Inc. announced they are collaborating to commercialize operations of a green...
Morningstar Sustainalytics, a globally recognised provider of ESG research, ratings, and data, has appointed Yayoi Asazuma as Director, Client Relations based in Singapore, effective January 1st, 2023. She is responsible...
The National Football League’s Houston Texans agreed to buy carbon credits from Occidental Petroleum Corp. to offset the impacts of the team’s air travel to games in other cities. In a turn...
Hong Leong Asset Management Bhd launches its first Shariah-compliant ESG fund, the Hong Leong Global Shariah ESG Fund, which aims to provide investors with medium- to long-term capital growth by...
Bain & Company today announced a worldwide strategic partnership with Schneider Electric, a leading global sustainability and engineering consulting business focused on energy management and decarbonization. More than 4,000 companies...
Tempur Sealy International, Inc. (NYSE: TPX, “Tempur Sealy” or “Company”) today issued its 2023 Corporate Social Values Report. Tempur Sealy Chairman and CEO Scott Thompson said, “I am pleased to share our annual...
Investment in Kentucky and Ohio’s Bridge Infrastructure Part of $2.1 Billion in Fiscal Year 2022 Large Bridge Grants to make critical improvements to bridges that are a vital link for...
Samsung Electronics’ booth at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 is introducing a whole new era of inter-device connectivity that features a unique focus on keeping users connected to the...
December 2022 U.S. Sales See related article: Ford Releases Sustainable Financing Report and Updates on Impact of Green Bond Investments
The Iberdrola group plans to install in Brazil, through its subsidiary Neoenergia, the company’s first floating photovoltaic plant in the world. The project will be built on the water surface...
Mercedes-Benz announces far-reaching plans to launch a global high-power charging network across North America, Europe, China and other key markets. It will begin to be built this year in the...
The Delta Sustainable Skies Lab, depicted in the vision concept above, will bridge the gap between fledgling ideas and proven innovation by focusing on clean fuel, efficient flying operations, revolutionary...
The World Bank priced a new 5-year CAD 1 billion benchmark that matures on January 18, 2028. The World Bank launched the Sustainable Development Bond while raising awareness for the...
As announced in the Union Budget 2022-23, Government of India, as part of its overall market borrowings, will be issuing Sovereign Green Bonds (SGrBs), for mobilizing resources for green infrastructure....
Strive Asset Management (Strive) has launched a financial education campaign – 5 Questions to Ask Your Financial Advisor – to further educate everyday investors about where exactly their money is going in the...
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 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) has announced its constituents for 2022, with Cathay Financial Holdings, one of the leading financial institutions in Asia, receiving recognition. This latest milestone marks the company’s selection as a...
Technology for a Secure, Sustainable and Superior Future, Report 2023 With the world currently failing to pursue and fund the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the Force for...
Sustainable footwear brand Rice from Spain has introduced a completely vegan sneaker. The all-black “Open21” is made not only from various sustainable materials such as vegan corn and apple leather,...
Carmignac has hired Newton Investment Management’s Lloyd McAllister as its new head of sustainable investment. McAllister worked at Netwon for four years, most recently as head of ESG research. Prior...
Hybrid system will be capable of powering approximately 2,000 electric customers within PG&E’s Calistoga microgrid for up to 48 hours (293 MWh of carbon-free energy) during a planned outage This Long-Duration...
Integration brings new opportunities for advertisers to buy Scope3 Green Media Products through the Yahoo SSP Yahoo announced an integration with Scope3 to offer carbon neutral private marketplace (PMP) media in the Yahoo...
EVgo is Amazon’s first charging network partner for its voice-initiated charging and payment experience EVgo Inc., one of the nation’s largest public fast charging networks for electric vehicles, announced a...
Grants funded by the largest recycling investment in 30 years under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $40 million in grants...
The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) announced that Albert Gore took over as Executive Director effective January 3, 2023. Gore joins ZETA after seven years at Tesla, most recently as the Lead...
Abu Dhabi, UAE – January 5, 2023: ADNOC, a reliable and responsible provider of lower-carbon intensity energy, today announced a bold new strategy to progress the world-scale decarbonization of its operations. ...
Delta continued building momentum in 2022 on its journey to connect people to a more sustainable future of flying. From welcoming a new CSO and developing innovative partnerships, to advancing...
All products and packaging to be recycled, biobased, recyclable, biodegradable, and Cradle to Cradle certified by 2027 schleich, a leading international toy manufacturer and supplier of realistic animal figures, announces a...
Climate Impact Partners, a leading carbon finance organization with more than 20 years’ experience in the voluntary carbon market, announced Sheri Hickok has been appointed Chief Executive Officer starting at the beginning of...
Sony Electronics Inc. working in partnership with the Kōkua Hawai’i Foundation, ERI – the nation’s leading recycler of electronics and cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction company – and T&N – Hawaii’s leading e-waste collection company...
First energy produced at the end of 2022 – RWE has commissioned a 44-megawatt (MWac) solar farm in the Province of Guadalajara, close to Madrid. Casa Valdes is a ground-mounted photovoltaic...
Mercedes-Benz Energy and Lohum are pleased to announce a strategic partnership through a multi-year supply contract agreement for second-life batteries. Lohum is Mercedes-Benz Energy’s first partner in Asia as both...
Maersk signed the Land Grant Contract with the administrative committee of Lin-gang new area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone in late December 2022. This marks the official landing of...
Germany’s carbon dioxide emissions held steady last year, jeopardising its climate targets as higher use of oil and coal offset lower energy consumption and record renewables output, data from climate...
The world’s leading recruiter PageGroup. which operates globally as Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive and Page Outsourcing, has signed an £80 million sustainability Club Deal facility led by BBVA....
Air France-KLM is turning to a much-debated part of the ethical bond market to repay state aid that helped it weather the coronavirus pandemic. The airline is presenting its sustainability-linked financing framework to...
India has approved an incentive plan of 174.9 billion rupees ($2.11 billion) to promote green hydrogen in a bid to cut emissions and become a major exporter in the field,...
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