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Listen to this story: bp and Equinor announced an agreement to restructure the ownership of their joint US offshore wind projects which, following completion, will result in bp taking ownership...
Listen to this story: The European Commission welcomes today’s adoption of strengthened rules on the use of fluorinated gases (F-gases) and ozone-depleting substances (ODS), which currently represent over 3 percent...
Listen to this story: Eni confirmed its decision to build Italy’s third bio-refinery in Livorno. The project, first announced in October 2022 and followed by an application for Environmental Impact...
Listen to this story: At the beginning of January, I journeyed to the heart of the Magnolia State, far from the glitz of the Elvis Museum, to visit a cotton...
Listen to this story: The Doomsday Clock, created back in 1947 by J. Robert Oppenheimer, remained at 90 seconds before midnight this week as concerns over war, climate, mass migration,...
Listen to this story: Welcome to our daily roundup of the most impactful and noteworthy ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) news. As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of sustainable practices,...
Listen to this story: Demand is rebounding as a result of expected colder weather and lower prices, IEA’s latest Gas Market Report says, but limited new LNG production means supply...
Listen to this story: The world’s first large methanol-enabled container vessel has been named “Ane Maersk” at a ceremony in the shipyard of HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) in...
Listen to this story: The Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre, with investment of 6 billion yuan ($838 million), aims to improve the recycling rate of aircraft components and materials, so that...
Listen to this story: CVS Health® announced two agreements that total 264,000-megawatt hours with Constellation to purchase zero-emission, renewable energy equivalent to the annual electricity use of nearly 1,000 CVS Health locations...
Listen to this story: Ikea has said that the financial year 2023 (FY23)* was another year of global challenges but also of progress. Key movements include a 22% reduction of...
Listen to this story: In a statement today, President Joe Biden announced a temporary halt on pending approvals for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports from the United States. The move,...
Listen to this story: New GRI Biodiversity Standard available for use by companies around the world As nature faces unprecedented pressures, with human activity the leading cause for one million...
Listen to this story: The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has launched a public consultation on two draft sustainability reporting standards for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs): the Exposure...
Listen to this story: Key highlights: Deloitte and Circle Economy Foundation released the Circularity Gap Report 2024, finding the vast majority of extracted materials entering the economy are virgin, with the share of...
Listen to this story: Following through on its 2020 net zero ambitions, HSBC has released its inaugural Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining its roadmap for financing and supporting the global...
Listen to this story: Fastmarkets, one of the industry’s leading cross-commodity price-reporting agencies (PRA), announces the launch of a new European reduced carbon emissions flat steel price. This new price,...
Listen to this story: DHL Group has agreed a long-term electricity supply contract with RWE Supply & Trading for the purchase of around 104 gigawatt-hours of electricity from renewable sources...
Listen to this story: Goldman Sachs and International Finance Corporation expand partnership.First French language offering of highly successful 10,000 Women online curriculum. Goldman Sachs and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced the...
Listen to this story: The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD) today priced a seven-year $100 million, principal-protected Plastic Waste Reduction-Linked Bond. This innovative bond provides investors...
Listen to this story: Alight, a leading European solar developer and independent power producer, and global fashion retailer H&M Group have signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to enable the...
Listen to this story: The Commission has launched a package of measures to support European startups and SMEs in the development of trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) that respects EU values...
Listen to this story: Key findings The EU’s progress in reducing emissions has accelerated significantly in 2023. A new research paper produced by the Center for Research on Energy and...
Listen to this story: The launch of the Singapore Sustainable Finance Association (SSFA) marks a significant milestone in Singapore’s journey to becoming a leading center for sustainable finance in Asia....
Listen to this story: As part of its development as an integrated power player in Germany, TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to acquire from its three founders the entire share...
Listen to this story: The Top Tier Impact Investment Panels held during the World Economic Forum at the Fuxägufer on Tuesday, January 16th, 2024, proved to be highly successful for the investors...
Listen to this story: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is investing $207 million in renewable energy and domestic fertilizer projects to lower energy bills, generate new...
Listen to this story: The United States Postal Service (USPS), alongside White House officials, unveiled its first set of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at its South Atlanta Sorting and...
Listen to this story: 83% plan to increase investments in digital tools and technology, in particular AI as a driver of innovation and revenue growth, in the next 12-18 months....
Listen to this story: With significant institutional investor backing, Fund III closes at more than double the size of the previous fund and will deliver significant greenhouse gas emissions abatement....
Listen to this story: By converting 1 000 tonnes of food waste into animal feed over the past six months, the Shoprite Group is providing enough fodder for up to...
Listen to this story: Budderfly, the premier sustainability partner for commercial businesses with repeatable footprints, today announced it has secured a $400 million senior debt facility originated by Vantage Infrastructure (“Vantage”) with...
Listen to this story: Schroders has joined the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Early Adopters and Nature Action 100, reflecting the global asset manager’s commitment to managing risks associated...
Listen to this story: UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has presided over the annual meeting of the ADNOC Board of Directors in his capacity as...
Listen to this story: Recurrent Energy, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. and a global developer and owner of solar and energy storage assets, announced today that Recurrent Energy B.V. has...
Listen to this story: S&P Global Commodity Insights, the leading independent provider of information, analysis, data and benchmark prices for the commodities, energy and energy transition markets, has issued its...
Listen to this story: The new HPC6 supercomputer will be one of the most powerful industrial computing systems in the world, marking a major step forward in high-performance computing to...
Listen to this story: Plenitude has reached an agreement with BlueFloat Energy and Sener Renewable Investments to join their strategic partnership to advance the development of offshore wind projects in...
Listen to this story: Saint-Gobain has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Glass Service a.s., a leading provider of digital solutions for glass furnaces, including advanced control systems and...
Listen to this story: A.P. Moller – Maersk welcomes Flying Tiger Copenhagen as another customer that will transport its entire ocean freight transport volume under Maersk care with the ECO...
Listen to this story: A groundbreaking lawsuit has been filed against ING Bank in the Netherlands, aimed at holding the financial institution accountable for its inadequate climate policy and harmful...
Listen to this story: The Council and the European Parliament’s negotiators today reached a provisional political agreement on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). The aim is to further reduce CO2 emissions in the road...
Listen to this story: The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on draft Guidelines on the management of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks. The draft Guidelines...
Listen to this story: Barclays has relaunched its Cambridge Eagle Lab with a renewed focus on helping high growth climate tech startups to connect, grow and scale. The site has...
Listen to this story: EIT InnoEnergy,the innovation engine for sustainable energy supported by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union (EU), and Demeter...
Listen to this story: H2 Green Steel signs definitive debt financing agreements for €4.2 billion in project financing and increases the previously announced equity raised by €300 million. Total equity...
Listen to this story: New carbon footprint reduction offering enables corporations to seamlessly offset their carbon footprint as part of their daily cash management activities Mashreq, one of the leading...
Listen to this story: I used not to mind flying, but after 9/11, I was afraid. About 10 years into my professional life, I realized that avoiding flying was costing...
Listen to this story: Global elites and world leaders met in Davos for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual event. The wintery conditions belied the largely snowless Alps and a...
Listen to this story: Passport Academy has recently launched as an on-demand educational resource aimed at supporting signatories of The Climate Pledge in their commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by...
Listen to this story: Dominating the Renewables Landscape: For four consecutive years, Amazon has held the undisputed title of the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy. This translates to...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The World Economic Forum, supported by leading private sector and philanthropic partners of the Giving to Amplify Earth Action initiative (GAEA), announces today...
Listen to this story: We are piloting our brick take-back service LEGO® Replay in the UK and inviting fans to join us as we test how to bring playful learning...
Listen to this story: Sustainability reporting practitioners that use the GRI Standards can now take advantage of a new learning course that provides the know-how to better integrate the European...
Listen to this story: IFRS Foundation and GRI publish summary of interoperability considerations for GHG emissions. The Global Reporting Initiative and the IFRS Foundation have today jointly published a new...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points Europe must transition towards greater sovereignty in defence, clean energy generation and essential technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI), quantum and semiconductors, announced President...
Listen to this story: The Novata Carbon Navigator, combined with Novata’s existing ESG data solutions and expert services, solidifies Novata as the full-spectrum sustainability data management platform for the private...
Listen to this story: TrusTrace, a global SaaS company with a market-leading platform for product traceability and compliance, has announced the completion of a (U.S.) $24 million growth investment led...
Listen to this story: Parliament has given its final green light to a directive that will improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading environmental claims. The directive adopted...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The landmark report highlights six decades of SRK’s distinguished initiatives and partnerships to improve sustainability industry-wide. Shree Ramkrishna Exports (SRK), one of the world’s...
Listen to this story: BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila advocated for “involving the end consumer in the energy transition” in order to step up decarbonization. Speaking on a panel at...
Listen to this story: Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, automation, is proud to confirm its spot on Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 list of Most...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The World Economic Forum announces today the launch of a new alliance to provide a platform for developing economies to raise awareness about...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The Schwab Foundation’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship today launched the Rise Ahead Pledge, a new initiative that will mobilize private sector commitments on...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Renewable energy company Ørsted has been named the world’s most sustainable energy developer in Corporate Knights’ 2024 Global 100 index. To triple renewable...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis N.V., today announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: 1PointFive, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) company, and Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, announced that Trafigura has...
Listen to this story: A significant shareholder push is urging Shell to adopt more ambitious climate targets, setting the stage for a potentially pivotal annual general meeting (AGM) in May....
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs), announced the launch of Dora, a revolutionary reusable Plastic Pallet, across Europe. Purpose-designed...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Some risks are now so great that they exceed the capacity of insurers. A newly published Allianz Research report indicates that the frequency...
Listen to this story: Sarah Gledhill becomes Chief Operating Officer of Climate Asset Management and will join the leadership team. Climate Asset Management further expands its leadership team following the...
Listen to this story: The London Climate Resilience Review, an independent report commissioned by Mayor of London, publishes interim report. The London Climate Resilience Review has published its interim report....
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders to tackle the existential...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Iberdrola and the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, are to double their clean energy investment alliance, adding 1,300 MW of additional...
Listen to this story: Lazard Asset Management (LAM) today announced the expansion of its global sustainable equity investment team with the appointment of Evie Paterson, who joins the firm as...
Listen to this story: FigBytes, creators of the leading Sustainability Platform for impact-focused organizations, has announced that it has been recognized in Forrester’s Sustainability Management Software Landscape, Q1 2024 report....
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: With 457 votes in favour, 92 against and 32 abstentions, MEPs endorsed a deal reached with the Council to further cut emissions from fluorinated...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points The First Movers Coalition (FMC), a global public-private partnership by the World Economic Forum and the United States government working to decarbonize the...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Coca-Cola India and India’s largest retailer, Reliance Retail, announced the launch of a sustainability initiative titled ‘Bhool Na Jana, Plastic Bottle Lautana’, focused on post-consumer PET...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The largest green loan raised in Europe to date will not only facilitate the expansion of Europe’s first homegrown gigafactory, Northvolt Ett, but...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: CES® 2024 closed, after an exhilarating week that set the technology narrative for the year ahead. With 4300+ exhibitors, including a record 1400+ startups...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points The European Investment Bank (EIB) will finance Northvolt’s gigafactory in Northern Sweden, with a total lending package to slightly over $1.038 billion (€942.6 million)....
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points The proportion of CEOs who believe global economic growth will improve over the next 12-months has more than doubled year-on-year. At the same...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Barclays announced that it is establishing a new Energy Transition Group, within its Corporate and Investment Bank. The new group will be responsible...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The Alliance for CEO Climate Leaders, a CEO-led community facilitated by the World Economic Forum that is committed to accelerating the net-zero transition,...
Listen to this story: Rio de Janeiro is gearing up to combat rising temperatures with an innovative reforestation plan that uses state-of-the-art seed-dispersing drones. Beginning in January 2024, this initiative...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Flexstone Partners (Flexstone), an affiliated investment manager of Natixis Investment Managers, managing more than $10 billion in assets focused on lower, middle market...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: ACE & ACME are progressing on a phased deployment to recycle 20,000 metric tonnes of lead batteries per year with zero Scope 1...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Our youths play a crucial role in the journey towards a net-zero world. With their passion and fresh perspectives for a greener future,...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to tackle wasteful methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, delivering on...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Federmanager and Eni, representing Open-es, have signed a memorandum of understanding to create and promote training and certification programmes with the ambition of...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The early new year boost for the supply chain by its SP Energy Networks business is the company’s biggest issued contract opportunity ever and will...
Listen to this story: What’s in a name? Apparently, a lot! A viral WSJ article this week, “The Latest Dirty Word in Corporate America: ESG,” showed how Corporate America is...
Listen to this story: In the fast-paced world of fashion, where trends change as quickly as the seasons, there’s are new style emerging-one that’s not just about what you wear,...
Listen to this story: Video Archives Now Available: Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Prof. Petteri Taalas one-on-one interview with Show Host, Ketan Patel, “Force For Good” ESG...
Listen to this story: Today sees the launch of new sustainability services brand, Holtara. With climate change high on the agenda following the most recent COP28 meeting in December, Holtara...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Samsung Electronics emphasized how sustainability is driving business activities at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024 in Las Vegas from January 9-12. The...
Listen to this story: Iberdrola has signed an agreement with ANFACO-CECOPESCA – an entity representing the marine-industry chain – by which the 255 companies associated with this cluster of the marine-industry...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: The Bezos Earth Fund today announced a $1 million ideation prize to generate creative ideas and solutions to remove greenhouse gas emissions from...
Listen to this story: Key Impact Points: Chris Stark, the UK’s chief climate change adviser, has been appointed as the new CEO of global climate consultancy, the Carbon Trust. He...
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