Key Impact Points: The News: New York City Comptroller Brad Lander has proposed a policy for the city’s public pension funds to cease future investments in midstream and downstream fossil fuel infrastructure. This move would ...
Key Impact Points: KPMG in Singapore and ACCA have introduced an innovative ESG learning programme aimed at equipping both accountants and non-accountants with future-ready skills in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. This initiative directly ...
Key Impact Points: Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) has released its inaugural climate transition plan, outlining a clear roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and achieve Net Zero status by 2050. Why it matters: ...
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Follow ESG News on Linkedin On Monday, COP16 – the United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity – kicked off in Cali, Colombia. Despite previous UN meetings ...
In this video, Ceres Program Director Dan Saccardi joined ESG News CEO Matt Bird to discuss recent trends in ESG and corporate sustainability, identifying a move from goal setting to taking concrete action. Trends in ...
Mastercard, alongside Conservation International and the World Resources Institute, has expanded the Priceless Planet Coalition’s restoration portfolio with three new sites and the expansion of six existing projects. This marks a significant step toward the ...
Key Impact Points: The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a new website, www.sbtiservices.com, aimed at providing businesses and financial institutions with the resources and tools they need to set and validate their science-based ...
Comcast Corporation has fully allocated its $1 billion green bond, as outlined in its 2024 Green Bond Report, with $995 million in net proceeds directed toward projects that enhance sustainability. This allocation supports Comcast’s ambition ...
Key Impact Points: Ebb Carbon has signed an agreement with Microsoft to remove up to 350,000 tonnes of CO2 over the next decade using Ebb’s innovative Electrochemical Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) technology. This pioneering approach ...
Key Impact Points: MSCI Inc. has appointed Dr. Richard Mattison as Head of ESG and Climate, starting October 29. Mattison, who brings extensive experience in sustainable finance, will be responsible for advancing MSCI’s ESG and ...
Key Impact Points: Morgan Stanley has partnered with Climeworks, a leader in carbon removal, to permanently eliminate 40,000 tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere. This partnership, which runs until 2037, is Climeworks’ second-largest contract and ...
Key Impact Points: KKR, a leading global investment firm, has signed an agreement to acquire a 25% stake in Enilive, Eni’s mobility transformation company, for €2.94 billion ($3.2 billion). This acquisition values the unit at ...
In this video, Ceres Program Director Dan Saccardi joined ESG News CEO Matt Bird to discuss recent trends in ESG and corporate sustainability, identifying a move from goal setting to taking concrete action. The Full ...
Key Impact Points: Gevo, Inc. has secured a $1.46 billion loan commitment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Loan Programs Office for its Net-Zero 1 (NZ1) project in South Dakota. This conditional commitment supports ...
Key Impact Points: Bureau Veritas has announced the acquisition of Aligned Incentives, an innovative leader in AI-powered sustainability planning solutions. This acquisition significantly enhances Bureau Veritas’ capabilities in Scope 3 emissions analysis and life cycle ...
Key Impact Points: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture has secured SAR 37 billion ($9.8 billion) in private investments to advance the kingdom’s agriculture and food sectors. These investments cover a wide range ...
Switzerland is leading the way in clean energy with a world-first project: the installation of removable solar panels on active railway tracks. Developed by start-up Sun-Ways in partnership with EPFL, the Swiss federal technology institute, ...
Key Impact Points: The Saur Group, a global leader in the water sector, has announced the successful issuance of €500 million in Blue Bonds, becoming the first water player to enter the sustainable finance market ...