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Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. ( “Ping An” or the “Group”, HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced that subsidiary Ping An Bank (the “Bank”, SHE:000001) has released its 2021 Environmental Information...
LyondellBasell and Shakti Plastic Industries, India’s largest plastic scrap recycler and waste collection company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture to build and operate a fully-automated, mechanical recycling plant...
Company Shares Fiscal Year 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance Update Del Monte Foods, Inc. today published its 2022 Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Update, highlighting the company’s progress toward its...
The Education Plan®—New Mexico’s 529 college savings plan—was recently highlighted as one of a small percentage of 529 plans throughout the nation to offer socially responsible investment options. The analysis...
Challenge will advance the use of sustainable pavements and quantify environmental impacts As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ongoing work to address climate change, the Federal Highway Administration...
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today announced Gloria Shepherd as the Executive Director of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the eleventh person to hold this position since FHWA’s founding...
Launches New Online Series – “Growing Our Future” – Showcasing Game-Changing Regenerative Agriculture Initiatives PepsiCo announced the continuation of its global agriculture accelerator, the Positive Agriculture Outcomes (PAO) Fund, by...
Battery raw material sourcing: Mercedes-Benz AG and Rock Tech Lithium Inc. sign an initial supply agreement for on average 10,000 tons of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year – enough for...
Northeast Energy Center and Chart Energy & Chemicals selected Siemens Energy to supply a gas/electric hybrid drive system for NEC’s LNG plant being built in Charlton, Massachusetts. The NEC project...
Current U.S. infrastructure is in major need of upgrades; significant investment by governments is already in motion, incentivizing green infrastructure initiatives. Energy transition has been the early focus of investors,...
Wealth Opportunities Restored Through Homeownership (WORTH) grant will help approximately 5,000 homebuyers of color Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas, local and State elected officials joined LISC Virginia and the RVA WORTH Homeownership Collaborative...
The four-tranche green bond follows a similar €3.85 billion issue earlier this year Investors show strong interest with orderbooks over €6 billion TenneT currently has €19.5 billion in green debt...
Company will receive $197 million federal grant through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for investment in cathode active material manufacturing facility in St. Louis ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company,...
$1 Billion New Investment in Plant Spartanburg (USA) to Prepare for the Production of Battery Electric Vehicles. At Least Six Fully-Electric BMW X-Models by 2030 produced in the U.S. Additional...
The Labor government of Australia’s Victoria state said on Thursday it would raise its renewable energy targets and proposed government ownership of future power generation if it wins local elections...
Taulia, a leading working capital management solutions provider, and Henkel, the German adhesives and consumer goods giant, have announced the successful integration of sustainability criteria into the largest segment of...
The Norwegian, British and Finnish development finance arms have put $200 million into an African forestry fund, the organisations said on Wednesday, as part of a plan to invest in...
Analysis shows the total emissions of the 100 largest disclosing and non-disclosing companies is equivalent to over 11 billion tonnes of CO2 annually. ESG Book’s data reveals the climate impact alone...
First multi-industry and multi-regional index points to corporate confidence about past progress, but less optimism about short- and long-term future goals Nearly nine out of ten organizations are planning to...
Assan Aluminyum, a subsidiary of the Kibar Group, prioritizes ESG (environmental, social, governance) in its long-term strategies and future plans. The company follows the Performance Standards of the Aluminium Stewardship...
BNY Mellon Investor Solutions, LLC named Manisha K. Ali Head of Responsible Investing. She will help build and shape the Investors Solutions Responsible Investing franchise, and work to identify best in class...
Carbon Neutral Royalty Ltd. (“CNR“), a financing provider for high integrity carbon projects, today announces two senior appointments, Clare Tovey as Chief Operating Officer, and Ignus Rocher as Investment Director. Clare Tovey will be...
Bloomberg Law today announced that it will highlight its resources and workflow tools at the annual meeting of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) taking place in Las Vegas October 23-26. Bloomberg...
Greif, a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, recently completed its debut sustainable finance transaction as part of its sustainability journey. From the $2.4 billion financing package, the $1.8 billion Secured RCF...
Ipsos announces Lauren Demar appointed as Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Head of ESG. Lauren joined Ipsos in July 2002 and has worked across our business over the last two...
Freebee provides free, on-demand ride-hailing using electric vehicles to app users. The service is financed by local governments and entities, such as corporate business parks and universities, to cover defined...
Shift4Good, the first global independent impact venture capital fund dedicated to sustainable mobility, announces the 1st closing of Shift4Good Fund 1 with major institutional and corporate investors in the mobility...
Ground-breaking project will establish sector decarbonisation pathways and methodologies for measuring farm-level greenhouse gas emissions Outcomes will be shared publicly and used by Barclays to set emissions reduction targets for...
Breakthrough Energy announced that its first Catalyst project funding will go to LanzaJet’s Freedom Pines Fuels sustainable aviation fuel plant in Soperton, GA in the form of a $50 million...
Standard arranges largest African sustainability linked deal Grit’s debt refinancing targets include gender equality Grit Real Estate Income Group Ltd. is raising as much as $306 million in a sustainability linked...
New Partnership Integration Provides One-Click Connection, Decarbonization Support, ESG Disclosure and Reporting, and Curated ESG Reporting Playbooks FiscalNote, a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS company that delivers legal and regulatory data...
Over Two Million Companies Indexed to Benchmark Real-time ESG Sentiment Against Peers and Identify Risks and Opportunities FiscalNote, a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS company that delivers legal and regulatory data...
Klépierre has once again been recognized for the excellence of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy in the 2022 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) assessment. For the third year...
The Blackstone Charitable Foundation announced that it has committed $2 million to expand access to its entrepreneurial skill-building program, Blackstone LaunchPad, to all students at four Historically Black Colleges and...
McKinsey released the following statement: Capability-building will play a critical role in solving the net zero equation. Scaling supply chains and infrastructure, developing analytics tools to assess climate risk, reskilling workers in...
DHL Freight expands network of land transportation in Southern France and the Mediterranean New terminal builds on sustainable and efficient construction, operations and services Solar panels on the roof will...
Amy’s Kitchen, Great Lakes Cheese, Levi Strauss, J.M. Smucker and Valvoline will purchase 250,000 MWh annually of renewable power Walmart’s Project Gigaton goal aims to reduce or avoid one gigaton of greenhouse gas...
Growing Team with Diverse Expertise Provides Clients with End-to-End Support FTI Consulting, Inc. announced the appointment of Miriam Wrobel as Global Leader of the firm’s growing ESG & Sustainability offering. Ms. Wrobel, a...
Company Advances Toward Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Aspirations, Net-Zero Commitment, and Food Security Goals, Among Other Progress Achieved 2021 employee representation objectives, increasing representation of women in global management positions...
Sasol and ArcelorMittal South Africa have announced a partnership to develop carbon capture technology to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals, and green steel production through green hydrogen and derivatives. Under...
Apex Group Ltd., a leading global financial services provider, announced a collaboration with BlackRock’s eFront to provide the General Partner community with market leading ESG data consulting services from Apex...
The deal will facilitate trade and investment in green goods and services Builds on existing cooperation to take action on climate change and strengthen trade and investment in clean energy...
Kirby Brendsel brings nearly two decades of experience to this new role Flagstar Bank has strengthened its commitment to environmental, social and governance initiatives with the addition of Kirby Brendsel as Flagstar’s ESG...
Austria raised 1 billion euros ($983.20 million) on Tuesday from the auction of the first ever green T-bill, a move aimed at attracting shorter-term investors to buy environmentally friendly assets....
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office issued a proposed data collection from insurers to assess climate-related financial risk across the United States. FIO is seeking public input...
According to a broad review of existing research, there is no conclusive evidence that investing in companies with higher ESG rankings produces higher returns for investors, according to a new...
The Boston-based asset manager announced its first U.S. institutional investor in its Sustainable Global strategy, with a seed investment from sustainability-focused allocator McKnight Foundation. The investment underscores increasing demand in this...
New report from Capgemini finds: The current level of maturity for initiatives across the industry isn’t enough to markedly reduce emissions that meet the Paris Agreement targets. Investment in sustainability initiatives is...
Advisory services can offer businesses various valuable options when exploring every aspect of energy efficiency. Using energy more efficiently is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways for businesses to...
Projections of hurricane risk in 2030, 2050, 2075 and 2100 will help stakeholders assess the evolution of current risks across a range of future potential climate scenarios Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK),...
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