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Iberdrola has set itself the goal of achieving a net positive impact on the ecosystems and species where it operates by 2030. The new Biodiversity Plan was presented by Emilio Tejedor, the company’s...
330+ global companies worth nearly US$11 trillion in market capitalization have been highlighted for their environmental transparency and action on climate change, forests and water security by CDP, the non-profit...
“Fundraising for a new strategy, a new company in a new asset class takes a while.” Investors have committed $650 million to two so-called natural capital funds backed by HSBC Asset...
The Skyward Community Solar project, owned and operated by Standard Solar, will generate 3.6 million kilowatt hours of clean energy each year and lower emissions across the Greater Portland area...
Climate change cited as leading ESG criteria for both money managers and institutional asset owners The US SIF Foundation’s 14th edition of the biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends identifies $8.4 trillion...
The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers decided on Monday to set up an international Climate Club and invited interested states that pursue ambitious climate policies to join it, G7...
DHL Parcel UK has taken delivery of six fully electric 16-tonnes Volvo trucks which will hit the road in London from January 2023 and 30 Liquefied Natural Gas Volvo tractor...
Some 20 million jobs could be created by investing in policies that support nature and address climate change, disaster risk, food insecurity, and other major challenges, according to a UN report published...
Large private Norwegian firms must have boards that comprise at least 40% of women or they will be shut down, the government proposed in a bill on Monday, in a...
Growing regulation on greenhouse gas disclosure has sparked demand for help from the tech industry. A rush of regulation and investor pressure is forcing companies to do a better job of tallying...
The European Union is hoping to reach a deal late on Monday to impose a carbon dioxide tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a scheme...
As high electricity bills have closed most hotels along Croatia’s Adriatic coast ahead of the winter season, the mayor of the Dalmatian port town of Makarska is making plans to...
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, will lend €790 million to the Czech energy utility company ČEZ. The loan will fund the expansion of the national...
Explores The Trends Impacting Investment Opportunities In The Year Ahead Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN) (“Cowen” or the “Company”), today announced the release of Themes 2023. This annual handbook, assembled by the...
Lam also extends focus on global impact by joining the United Nations Global Compact Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced it has been recognized for its environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
The EU Commission has announced it will grant Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges €144.6 million under the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF-E) funding program. The funding...
Fleet-focused sessions will cover zero-emission infrastructure, billions in funding, upcoming regulations, and a range of sustainable transportation issues Organizers of the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo today announced the 2023...
The “Pharma and ESG – The Patient Perspective – The Views of 1,500 Patient Groups” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This analysis of patient-group opinions on ESG is based on two online...
Rebound Plastic Exchange, a quality assured global trading platform for recycled plastics, will ensure transparency whilst facilitating cross border trade to unlock circularity worldwide Rebound Plastic Exchange, a global B2B...
Today the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published an extensive report on the most effective strategies for driving environmental and...
Report Scope: The report will provide an overview about the global automobile industry through ESG perspective. Qualitative insights on ESG trends and its impact on automobile manufacturers are provided. Reportlinker.com...
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is exploring options to obtain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), including a potential deal in the United States, the airline’s top executive said in an interview following...
Volkswagen AG and its charging and energy brand Elli have reached their next milestone: With 400,000 charging points, Elli is now operating the greatest charging network in Europe, with more...
The SEFA grant complements existing facilities to mitigate the high risk associated with drilling activities and help attract commercial debt capital to finance the project The Board of Directors of...
Coast to Coast Agrivoltaic Research Projects Will Enhance Economic Opportunities for Farmers and Reduce Barriers to Solar Energy Adoption in Rural Communities The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $8...
The European Commission together with industrial actors, research institutes, associations and other relevant parties launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance. The alliance will help mitigating supply risk by securing diversification...
This investment follows recent announcements of €400 million behind extended and more sustainable facilities in Ireland and Scotland. Pernod Ricard announces a significant move to further leverage the strong growth...
Project Capable of Producing over 200 Metric Tons Per Day of Green Hydrogen, Powered by Approximately 1.4 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity Air Products and The AES Corporation announced plans to invest...
bp signed a MoU with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. The MoU was...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) and bp pulse have signed an exclusive agreement to bring high-speed EV charge points to the M&S store estate across the UK. The agreement will see...
Data model mapping relationships between industries and countries provides better visibility in complex supply chain networks, enabling more effective strategies to significantly reduce Scope 3 emissions by 2050 Companies need...
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the revision of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) rules applying to the aviation sector. The agreement...
ExxonMobil announced its corporate plan for the next five years, with a sizeable increase in investments aimed at emission reductions and accretive lower-emission initiatives, including its Low Carbon Solutions business....
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, AAA/Aaa) issued an IDR 400 billion (USDeq. 25 million) 5-year Sustainable Development Bond due December 2027. This transaction is part...
New Deloitte survey of 300 senior finance, accounting, legal and sustainability leaders highlights increased preparations and planned investments underway to address challenges and growing expectations for high-quality reporting Why this mattersSustainability and...
Homebuilder’s industry-leading environmental, social and corporate governance practices earn company a place on Newsweek’s 2023 list. KB Home named one of America’s most responsible companies. KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one...
CommScope ranked #133 out of 500 companies listed by Newsweek as America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023. CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023....
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged venture capital firm Vika Ventures LLC and its CEO and co-founder, George Iakovou, with fraudulently offering and selling more than $6 million of...
Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), a consumer packaged goods holding company, today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report details enterprise-wide sustainability accomplishments, as well as goals...
In Addition to New Federal Actions, California Joins President Biden’s National Building Performance Standard Coalition The Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard, setting an ambitious goal to cut energy...
Freight mobility technology company Einride announced it has secured $500M in financing, including both a Series C equity raise and a debt facility. The debt financing, which is the largest asset-backed facility...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today reopened the comment period on proposed amendments intended to modernize and improve the disclosure required about an issuer’s repurchases of its equity securities, often...
RWE one of the largest UK energy companies and the largest renewable generator in Wales has launched a new three-year green qualification that will be delivered through Grŵp Llandrillo Menai....
Frasers Property Limited has announced the appointment of Paolo Bevilacqua as its Group Head of Sustainability. Previously the General Manager of Real Utilities, an energy retailer and utilities business and...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) announced that Anna Murray has been appointed to the role of Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing effective December 5. Working within Total...
Virgin Atlantic has announced the purchase of 10m USG per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines....
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing – with support of the InvestEU programme – €50 million into the climate tech venture capital fund World Fund, joining more than 200...
Volkswagen is making the Wolfsburg site fit for the future: the brand will be making an initial investment of some €460 million in the main factory at the Group headquarters...
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the World Bank and the Government of Singapore announced the launch of the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust), and that initial integration and connection with...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Industrial Development Bank of Türkiye (Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. or TSKB) have signed a USD200-million on-lending facility to contribute to the...
Legence, a Blackstone company, has announced its acquisition of LORD Green Strategies, a leading sustainability consultancy headquartered in Texas. LORD Green will merge with RE Tech Advisors, an existing Legence company....
AZEK to collect thredUP’s post-consumer plastic Clean Out Bags, process and turn them into new long-lived TimberTech® composite decking, advancing both companies’ ESG and recycling goals The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE:...
A new wave of electronics manufacturing is on the horizon, driven forward by volatile energy prices and increasing demand for sustainability. With the electronics industry accounting for 4% of global...
Finastra research reveals that views on Open Banking in the United States have matured over the last year, with 68% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’, up from 48%...
Business leaders in financial services and technology are as concerned about climate change as they are about inflation; a greater number of Presidents and CEOs see net zero initiatives as...
ZMH Advisors, a leader in using AI & Data Analytics for ESG, has added Virginia “Ginny” Fogg to its Advisory Board. Fogg brings a wealth of industry experience and expertise that will...
By responding to emergency needs tied to natural disasters and more needs for power to mitigate expected soaring electricity demand during the winter and summer seasons, or possible power restrictions...
Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark with one of the country’s most attractive...
Accenture, through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, to help power decision-making at...
Report highlights how geopolitical and economic change, regulation, and technological innovation could shape ESG and climate finance Rising geopolitical tensions, soaring inflation, and regulatory change underpin MSCI’s 11th annual ESG...
General Motors and BrightDrop were joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ingersoll, Ontario for the opening of Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant. With investment...
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. Once adopted and applied, the new law will...
The Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC), an initiative of Singapore Management University (SMU) and Imperial College London, whose partners include Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Fullerton Fund Management, Goldman Sachs, HSBC,...
Jindal Shadeed Group will invest more than $3 billion to set up a green steel plant in Oman that will produce high-strength automotive products for customers in the Middle East, Europe...
S&P Global, provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics, has announced the acquisition of the Shades of Green business from the Center for International Climate Research (CICERO), Norway’s foremost institute for interdisciplinary...
All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted Gibson Energy Inc. announced today its target for growth capital expenditures in 2023 of between $100 million and $125 million, depending on the...
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, today announced that on Dec. 1 its Board of...
OneNexus Forms New Distribution Entity and Names President; Inks Definitive Funding Agreement with Munich Re; Appoints Lockton Companies, LLC as Exclusive Referral Partner OneNexus LLC, the industry’s leading financial risk...
Company Agrees to Pay a Record Penalty in Regulation FD Cases of $6.25 Million The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that AT&T agreed to pay a $6.25 million penalty...
Four approaches, driven by disruptive innovation, aim to achieve ambitious goal PepsiCo announced a global packaging goal intended to double the percentage of all beverage servings it sells delivered through...
Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to accelerate the deployment of electrified vans used for logistics operations worldwide. In doing so, both companies...
Enel released online “A Journey into Enel Group Circular Economy: Strategy, projects and results”, a document reporting the Group’s current efforts, through initiatives and projects, in the field of the...
Company’s net-zero roadmap focuses on reducing impact of its value chain, increasing product efficiency and transitioning to renewable energy sources Lowe’s announced its goal to reach net-zero emissions across the...
TotalEnergies and Air France-KLM have signed a MoU for the delivery of more than one million cubic metres/800,000 tonnes of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) by TotalEnergies to Air France-KLM Group...
PwC and SAP announced a new co-innovation strategy to make sustainability an integral part of standard business operations. The strategy is directed at creating trusted solutions to address key ESG...
The Commission has adopted all five Polish Operational Programmes with Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs). These TJTPs are worth more than €3.85 billion under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support a just...
Why it Matters: Sustainability-Linked Loans (SLLs) are transforming corporate finance by tying borrowing costs directly to ESG performance. For Majid Al Futtaim (MAF), this $1.25 billion facility isn’t just capital—it’s a...
Today’s CEOs face the challenge of not only balancing the priorities of multiple stakeholders, but also addressing a broad array of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As they identify...
Imperalis Holding Corp. (OTC: IMHC), to be renamed TurnOnGreen, Inc., announced today that it has been selected by Best Western Hotels & Resorts to be an endorsed supplier of electric vehicle...
Grön Fuels GigaSystem to Produce Carbon Negative Sustainable Aviation Fuel Through Diverse Slate of Renewable Feedstocks and the Incorporation of Biomass Energy, Carbon Capture & Storage JetBlue Continues to Build Promising...
Today’s CEOs face the challenge of not only balancing the priorities of multiple stakeholders, but also addressing a broad array of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. As they identify...
Demand for greater transparency fuels shift in sustainable approach, finds new survey Energy efficiency has soared up the list of environmental priorities for the mining industry and now features in...
EDC Round 7 advances Bipartisan Infrastructure Law priorities to improve safety, build sustainable transportation infrastructure, and grow an inclusive workforce The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today...
Reach Power Inc, a Silicon Valley startup that beams electricity wirelessly, said on Friday it had raised $30 million in a funding round that will help it commercialize its products....
The European Investment Bank and RLB NÖ-Wien will support investments in small and medium-sized renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in Austria. The EIB will make a framework loan of...
Hess Corporation and the Government of Guyana announced an agreement for Hess to purchase high quality carbon credits for a minimum of $750 million between 2022 and 2032 directly from...
Government ambition on efficiency has grown in 2022 as fuel prices soared, with many major policies, spending commitments and public campaigns launched Energy efficiency actions have accelerated globally in 2022...
Comprehensive analyst-based ESG research and ratings enables risk assessment across multiple asset classes in more regions Morningstar Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research, ratings, and data, announced an expansion...
Germany has pledged 82 million euros ($86 million) to Ghana in grants to support renewable energy and financial sector development, Ghana’s finance ministry said in a statement late on Thursday....
The World Bank has approved $250 million financing to help Bangladesh strengthen environment management and promote private sector participation in green investment. The Bangladesh Environmental Sustainability and Transformation (BEST) Project will support...
Asset managers have the opportunity to meet asset owners’ growing demands for sustainable investment practices, products and reporting, according to new research by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing. The...
74 percent of hybrid workers worry about the impact of poor air quality on general health, according to research by building intelligence platform, Infogrid Infogrid, a leader in smart building...
New Deloitte survey of 300 senior finance, accounting, legal and sustainability leaders highlights increased preparations and planned investments underway to address challenges and growing expectations for high-quality reporting Why this mattersSustainability and...
Land to Market, the world’s first verified sourcing solution for regenerative agriculture and the only outcomes-based verification on the market today, has increased the amount of grasslands it monitors by...
Cortland, a vertically integrated, multifamily real estate investment, development, and management company, has appointed Cass McFadden to the newly created role of Global Head of Sustainability. Reporting to Cortland’s President...
While emissions of methane across the European Union have decreased over past years, the overall reduction in emissions needs to accelerate to meet 2030 and 2050 EU climate objectives. Increased...
Blackstone and Rivean Capital have completed the previously announced acquisition of Esdec Solar Group B.V., the global market leader in rooftop solar mounting systems. Headquartered in Deventer, Netherlands, Esdec develops...
Report details the latest in Citizens’ commitment to a more sustainable future Citizens released its inaugural Climate Report, which aligns with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures...
The physical manifestations of a changing climate are visible across the globe, as are their socioeconomic impacts. Governments and organizations around the world increasingly recognize that the physical risks associated...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) issued an AUD 50 million 15-year Sustainable Development Bond while engaging with investors on the World Bank’s strategy, projects,...
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