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Key Impact Points: The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a $900 million funding opportunity aimed at supporting the deployment of Generation III+ small modular reactor (SMR) technologies. This investment, part of the broader Investing in America ...
Key Impact Points: The UK government has appointed Ruth Davis OBE as the country’s first Special Representative for Nature, signaling its commitment to addressing the global biodiversity crisis. This announcement comes as environment ministers gather ...
Key Impact Points: Mercedes F1 has successfully powered their 2024 European race season using HVO100 biofuel, achieving 98% coverage across race and marketing trucks, as well as generators. This initiative has resulted in a CO2e ...
Key Impact Points: Standard Chartered has launched a sustainable finance variant of its Borrowing Base Trade Loan (BBTL), reinforcing its commitment to decarbonizing the commodity sector. The BBTL is a secured revolving credit facility tailored ...
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Marjella Lecourt-Alma, CEO of Datamaran, discusses their recent $33M fundraising with ESG News. Marjella outlines plans to use the funds to advance the energy transition through expanded AI-driven ESG solutions, enabling companies to enhance their ...
Follow ESG News on LinkedIn This week’s header image is the biodiversity stripes. Similar to the climate stripes, it visually represents how biodiversity has collapsed in the last 50 years. Each line represents a year ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: X-energy, a leader in advanced nuclear technology, secured $500 million in Series C-1 funding, anchored by Amazon. The investment will help accelerate the deployment of X-energy’s small modular reactors ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Sustainable funds have surged to $3.5 trillion in AUM, even as inflows slow. The $20 billion in inflows recorded in the first half of 2024 marks a slower pace ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Meta has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Purchasing Challenge, pledging $35 million for carbon removal projects. This is part of Meta’s broader commitment to reach ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: CalSTRS, a leader in sustainable investing, has awarded a significant $150 million mandate to Ninety One’s Global Environment strategy, reinforcing its commitment to investments that generate both financial returns ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Preserving the Amazon rainforest is critical to combating global warming, and carbon credits are a key part of the strategy. However, a lack of proper consultation with Indigenous communities ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: Nearly all of the 350 food and agriculture executives surveyed by Deloitte and NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business (CSB) acknowledged the financial value of sustainability investments. With agrifood ...
Key Impact Points: Why it matters: With sustainability becoming a global priority, Oliver Wyman has strengthened its Climate & Sustainability practice in the Middle East, India, and Africa by appointing Ziad Moukarzel to lead the ...
BlackRock Under Scrutiny for ‘Sustainable’ Investments ClientEarth, an environmental law organization, has taken legal action against BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, for alleged greenwashing. The complaint, filed with France’s Autorité des marchés financiers ...
Key Impact Points: Introduction of EnOS™ Ark On October 9, 2024, Univers, a leader in global decarbonization software, unveiled EnOS™ Ark, an all-in-one Software as a Service (SaaS) solution aimed at empowering enterprises to take ...
3M is premiering a global docuseries, “Green Works,” to showcase the powerful role of green jobs in driving climate solutions. The series, produced in collaboration with Generous Films, features professionals from diverse industries who are ...
Key Impact Points: Loan Guarantees Approved On October 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy announced conditional loan guarantees totaling nearly $3 billion for two significant sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) projects. Calumet’s Montana Facility The ...
Sustainability for All In a bid to promote sustainable development and uphold environmental commitments, the COP29 Azerbaijan Operating Company is launching an online sustainability training program. Crafted by experts from multiple disciplines, this initiative aims ...
Key Impact Points: Bond Pricing and Details On October 15, 2024, the World Bank priced a 10-year GBP-denominated benchmark bond, raising £700 million to support sustainable development activities in its member countries. The bond matures ...
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