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Stockholm Exergi CEO Anders Egelrud: “The agreement shows that Stockholm Exergi’s bio-CCS project is both efficient and sustainable.“ Stockholm Exergi has signed an agreement for permanent negative emissions worth just...
Key Impact Points: Executive Summary: bp has acquired Bunge’s 50% stake in bp Bunge Bioenergia, becoming the sole owner of the biofuels joint venture. This strategic move allows bp to...
Executive Summary The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have proposed new categories for financial products under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) to address greenwashing and improve clarity for investors. The...
Nestlé Travel Retail launches a new sustainable chocolate range exclusively for travel retail. This initiative, part of the Nestlé Cocoa Plan in partnership with the Rainforest Alliance, aligns with increasing...
H&M Move is proud to announce the expansion of its Move Together community program through a new 2-year collaboration with Laureus Sport for Good in Paris. Building on the strength...
FedEx continues to make inroads in deploying lower-emissions fleets and facilities in the region and increased its engagement with community sustainability initiatives Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest...
Executive Summary Deloitte and dsm-firmenich have expanded their global collaboration to advance sustainable animal protein production through the Sustell platform, which calculates environmental impacts from the feed and farm sectors....
Executive Summary: ESG Book and Risk Labs have announced a strategic partnership to meet the growing demand for ESG solutions in the MENA region. This collaboration leverages ESG Book’s extensive...
Indigo Ag announced that Microsoft has agreed to purchase 40,000 agricultural soil-based carbon credits from the company’s third carbon crop, issued in February, representing the largest number of credits ever delivered by...
Executive Summary Masdar has signed a landmark agreement to acquire 67% of TERNA ENERGY, marking the largest energy transaction on the Athens Stock Exchange. The deal, valued at 3.2 billion...
Salesforce announced three major climate investments to accelerate a just energy transition. The company has joined Frontier, an advance market commitment (AMC) to collectively buy more than $1 billion of permanent carbon removal by...
Key Impact Points: Deloitte’s latest report, in collaboration with Workplace Intelligence, highlights increasing demands on CEOs to prioritize human sustainability. This concept involves creating value for employees, enhancing their health,...
Key Impact Points: Executive Summary: Workiva has launched Workiva Carbon, expanding its platform for ESG, financial reporting, and GRC with tools for carbon accounting, management, and decarbonization. This new addition...
Key Impact Points: Executive Summary: BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) will provide Microsoft with 8 million carbon removal credits, marking the largest carbon dioxide removal transaction to date. This...
Rules provide clarity and certainty for prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements in the Inflation Reduction Act and ensure clean energy jobs are good paying jobs. The U.S. Department of the...
HyFive, the green hydrogen and derivatives platform of energy transition infrastructure investor White Summit Capital (WSC), will invest 250 million euros to build a green hydrogen and methanol production plant...
Key Impact Points: Staying within 1.5°C remains a key business goal, according to CDP data showing a nearly 50% increase in companies with 1.5°C-aligned climate transition plans. Sherry Madera, CEO...
Google for Startups announced the launch of two new accelerator programs designed to empower European and Israeli startups working on climate change solutions and artificial intelligence (AI). The Google for...
Key Points: A majority of U.S. voters support key climate policies, according to recent research by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and the Center for Climate Change Communication...
Key Impact Points: A Bloomberg survey of over 150 market participants from the banking, insurance, securities, and technology sectors who attended the Bloomberg Sustainable Finance Forum in Shanghai revealed significant...
Key Impact Points: Expanding Collaborative Efforts Mizuho Financial Group and Lombard Odier Trust have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) to bolster their sustainability initiatives. This MOU extends their...
Key Impact Points: Garanti BBVA has announced the renewal of its $435 million sustainable syndicated loan. This financing will support foreign trade, corporate purposes, and investments aiding the transition to...
Key Impact Points: Schroders announced the UK launch of the Schroder Emerging Markets Value Fund, addressing the increasing UK client demand for exposure to the long-term growth potential of emerging...
Key Impact Points: Green Claims Directive: Council Moves ForwardThe Council has adopted its stance on the green claims directive, aiming to combat greenwashing and empower consumers to make informed, eco-friendly...
Key Impact Points: Peab has successfully issued green bonds totaling $141 million, demonstrating robust investor interest with around 150 participants. These funds will bolster Peab’s commitment to achieving its climate...
Key Impact Points: In California, climate change hits hardest in the most vulnerable communities. A new $10 billion climate resilience bond on the November 2024 ballot aims to change that,...
Latest research from KPMG reveals that almost one third (29%) of companies feel ready to have their ESG data independently assured, up only a fraction from nine months ago, despite...
Capgemini announced the signing of a long-term agreement with Equigy to develop a new decentralized energy system to manage more effectively the supply and demand of electricity across Europe. The crowd balancing platform (CBP)...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) has mandated HSBC to structure a new outcome bond to address reforestation efforts in the Brazilian Amazon region. This principal...
The new investment will support the Company’s continued organic and inorganic growth RSK Group Limited (“RSK” or the “Company”), a global leader in the delivery of sustainable solutions, today announced...
The Council formally adopted the – first of its kind – regulation on nature restoration. This law aims to put measures in place to restore at least 20% of the...
A multilateral coalition of public and private sector investors pledged to invest US$20 billion in women’s economic empowerment over the next three years, under the 2X Challenge. The announcement came...
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recognized a critical gap between companies’ sustainability commitments and their policy engagement strategies. A recent InfluenceMap report found that 58% of the...
The Center for Sustainability and Excellence (CSE) proudly announces the Sustainability & ESG Leadership Summit, a groundbreaking event designed to propel businesses toward a more sustainable future. This distinguished gathering,...
Over the last few years, Europe’s “green deal” produced a plethora of sustainability policies. It seemed like every week, we reported on a new, far-reaching, world-leading sustainability regulation. Now that...
Helps investors monitor and report on portfolio risk and captures enhanced corporate disclosure driven by regulation ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, launched its enhanced Modern Slavery solution which...
Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE: BAM, TSX: BAM) (“Brookfield”) and Alterra Management Limited announced today the launch of the Catalytic Transition Fund (“CTF” or “the Fund”) focused on directing capital into clean energy and transition assets...
The governing board of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) endorsed two investment plans for a total of $61 million in funding, harnessing nature-based solutions to address climate change in the...
Google has embarked on an ambitious partnership with NV Energy to develop a pioneering clean energy model. This initiative centers around the Clean Transition Tariff (CTT), a framework designed to...
Almost two-thirds (63%) of companies say they are very or extremely confident that they will be ready to report under the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), according to...
Just 30% of more than 4,200 companies analyzed by Morningstar Sustainalytics ESG Risk Ratings have a strong level of board independence, defined as independent directors representing at least two-thirds of...
Some of the world’s biggest fashion brands have joined forces to participate in an innovative initiative to decarbonise the fashion sector, with commitments from Bestseller, Gap Inc., H&M Group, and...
Retired Yulex® wetsuits used as components to make new ones Patagonia, as the industry leader in environmentally and socially responsible surf gear, is proud to share the co-development of a...
The Energy Market Authority (EMA) has commissioned an enhanced Energy Management System (EMS II) with advanced tools and capabilities to better monitor and control Singapore’s electricity transmission network and generating...
The preorder of 5,000,000 nature-based removal credits from Catona’s carbon portfolio will enable ENGIE to flexibly source removals from multiple high-impact projects with locked-in pricing through 2039. Global reference in...
Purchase further demonstrates the significant role high integrity nature-based carbon solutions play as part of a holistic corporate climate action plan Anew Climate, LLC, a global leader of diverse climate...
Oxy Low Carbon Ventures (OLCV), a subsidiary of Occidental (NYSE: OXY), and TAE Technologies, a global leader in fusion energy development, announced they have signed a memorandum of understanding to...
Key Impact Points: The KPMG 2023 CEO Outlook highlights the growing importance of sustainability in business. More than two-thirds of global CEOs have fully integrated ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)...
Koninklijke KPN N.V. (“KPN”) announces its intention to issue a Green € 500m perpetual non-call 5.25 year subordinated bond to finance projects that support KPN’s sustainability ambitions and have a...
PATRIZIA, a leading partner for global real assets, has re-positioned its ESG team to further strengthen its commitment to sustainability and impact investing. Mads Rude will continue to lead PATRIZIA...
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