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Over the past several years, BNP Paribas has been very active in Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLL), which aim to foster companies to improve their ESG performance by directly linking the financial conditions...
The International Partners Group (IPG), co-led by the United States of America and Japan and comprised of Canada, Denmark, the European Union, the Federal Republic of Germany, the French Republic,...
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ESG.AI, a Canadian based ESG decision support company, has partnered with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to deliver a next generation ESG analytics platform. ESG.AI’s platform helps organisations and...
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European deliveries are packed in recyclable paper bags, cardboard envelopes and boxes – or no added packaging at all. All our delivery packaging in Europe—the boxes, bags and envelopes needed...
The Commission launched the first auction under the European Hydrogen Bank to support the production of renewable hydrogen in Europe, with an initial €800 million of emissions trading revenues, channelled through the Innovation Fund. Producers of...
Small-scale farmers and agribusinesses are on the front lines of two global battles: one to ensure food security and the other against climate change. As small-scale agriculture provides 35% of...
Europe is often perceived as ahead of the US when it comes to climate action. While political polarization over environmental issues grabs the headlines, the US has been on a...
The year is 2013 and I am running for Member of Parliament as a Green party rep in my home country. I realise 2 things- environmental concerns are not among...
Launched earlier this year by WBCSD, The Climate Drive is a game-changing platform designed to support businesses and their suppliers in speeding up decarbonization efforts. It is now expanding its...
Oil and gas producers face pivotal choices about their role in the global energy system amid a worsening climate crisis fuelled in large part by their core products, according to...
The Commission is opening the Innovation Fund‘s 2023 call for proposals with a record budget of €4 billion to support the deployment of innovative decarbonisation technologies. The call is funded by revenues from...
Ericsson has successfully placed a green Euro-denominated 500 million 4.5-year bond. The bond was issued under Ericsson’s Euro Medium Term Note Program (EMTN). The issue follows a well-attended road show,...
The offtake agreement between A.P. Moller – Maersk and Chinese developer Goldwind, a global leader in clean energy, reaches into the next decade and marks the first large scale green...
Intel has announced plans to further reduce its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and develop more sustainable technology solutions. As one of the world’s leading semiconductor design and manufacturing...
Parliament adopted its demands for the UN Climate Change Conference COP28, which will review progress on the implementation of the Paris Agreement. With 462 votes in favour, 134 against and...
This new addition accelerates Deloitte’s work and capabilities in the climate, sustainability, and fleet decarbonization space Deloitte Canada is acquiring leading fleet management consulting firm, Fleet Challenge Canada Inc. (“Fleet...
The Commission is proposing a Forest Monitoring Law that will plug existing gaps in the information on European forests and create a comprehensive forest knowledge base, to allow Member States, forest owners and forest...
The German government has pledged to invest €4 billion in African green energy projects until 2030. The announcement was made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the G20 Compact with Africa...
SAP SE announced that The Hilti Group, a global leader providing innovative hardware, software and services to the construction industry, is using the Circelligence solution to increase the circularity of its resources....
EPA’s Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights announces the largest single investment in environmental justice in history, funded by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act The Biden-Harris administration announced...
A new study by CO2 AI and BCG has found that companies are not making much progress in comprehensively measuring and cutting their emissions. The study, which surveyed 1,850 executives...
Air Liquide and Sasol have signed new Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with the global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power, for the long-term supply of a capacity of 97.5...
ABB and the European Investment Bank (EIB), the lending arm of the European Union, have signed a €500 million financing agreement to support ABB’s research and development in its Electrification...
Parliament has adopted its position on a new EU certification framework for technological and natural carbon removals to help achieve EU climate neutrality by 2050. With 448 votes to 65...
Panasonic is collaborating with Olympian Malaika Mihambo in the lead-up to the Olympic Games Paris 2024. With mutual respect and determination for sustainability and social change, this partnership expresses the...
• The third green issue of the year has set a coupon of 4.183%.• The company is making progress on its renewed objective of having around 40% of its financing...
ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, released new research showing that companies in the United States and Canada are three times more likely to risk violating United Nations environmental standards...
BBVA reached an agreement with Brookfield Properties to move its New York office from 1345 Avenue of the Americas to the new complex at Two Manhattan West. The bank will move...
Eneco has submitted its planning application for the construction of the ‘Eneco Electrolyzer’, a green hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam’s Europoort industrial area. Green hydrogen is produced using electricity generated...
Starbucks Coffee Company announced its Board of Directors intends to establish a new Environmental, Partner and Community Impact (EPCI) Board Committee, as a continued evolution of the overall governance approach to the company. Starbucks has always...
Maersk (Maersk), one of the world’s leading logistics companies, and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan), a renowned international automotive giant, have joined hands in a long-term partnership on sustainable, resilient,...
In the UAE Year of Sustainability, and at the 3rd ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels (CAAF/3) was held in Dubai, eight founding entities announced the launch of the “Air-CRAFT”...
Hyundai Capital Services announced today that it was acknowledged as the Best Practice Company in the “Sustainable Finance” category at the “UN Global Compact Korea Leaders Summit 2023” hosted by...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and T. Rowe Price announced plans to create a pioneering global blue bond strategy to increase access to finance for blue projects...
A new report by Google in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to mitigate 5-10% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by...
Only 15 per cent of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are on track for 2030. According to the United Nations, global efforts would need to quadruple to meet the water...
The world is not on track with meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As of 2022, 2.2 billion people lacked safely managed drinking water, 3.5 billion lacked access to safely...
Accelerating growth of wind and solar PV while increasing electrification and encouraging uptake of low-emissions transport are vital areas for country’s energy transition Estonia’s ambitious targets for a climate neutral...
Data Collected During This Mission Will Advance Industry Toward Net-Zero Goals Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the successful completion of the world’s first trans-Atlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)....
Japan Petroleum Exploration Co., Ltd. (JAPEX), JGC Holdings Corporation (JGC HD,) and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) (hereinafter referred collectively as the “Japan Consortium (JC)”) have agreed and signed...
Since launching 16 months ago, the EMIT imaging spectrometer aboard the International Space Station has shown an ability to detect more than just surface minerals. More than a year after...
With COP 28 less than two weeks away, an agreement between the US and China builds momentum for a constructive conference. The agreement is to “recall, reaffirm, and commit” to joint efforts...
ESG was born out of a pretty simple idea. There are Environmental, Social, and Governance factors that can have a profound impact on a company. These non-financial issues can have...
On Thursday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments. The agreed law aims to protect the environment and human...
Within just two years, the largest clean energy power plant of South Africa has emerged out of nothing on the vast wilderness in Northern Cape. It is the 100MW Redstone concentrated solar thermal...
LONDON, 15 November 2023 – More than nine in ten investors (94%) believe corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims, according to PwC’s 2023 Global Investor Survey, launched. The survey – now...
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