Amazon’s Sustainability Milestones: Amazon’s annual Sustainability Report for 2023 highlights significant strides in their commitment to The Climate Pledge, detailing achievements in renewable energy, carbon footprint reduction, and sustainable practices. 1. Achieving 100% Renewable Energy ...
Ciara McCarthy Joins Climate Impact Partners Sustainable agroforestry and natural climate solutions expert Ciara McCarthy, with over two decades of experience, has joined Climate Impact Partners as Head of Technical Due Diligence. McCarthy aims to ...
Growing the share of alternative proteins to half the global protein market could cut agricultural emissions by almost a third by 2050, reducing CO2 by 5 gigatons annually. This impact is equivalent to taking 50% ...
Key Statistics from the Report The London Stock Exchange Group’s report on “Investing in the Green Economy 2024” presents a comprehensive analysis of the growth, composition, and financial performance of the global green economy across ...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is inviting Financial Institutions (FIs) globally to participate in the pilot testing of the upcoming Financial Institutions Net-Zero (FINZ) Standard. This initiative offers a unique opportunity for FIs to ...
Temasek integrates an Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) framework throughout its investment processes, from pre-investment due diligence to post-investment engagement. This approach enables better management of material risks and advances ESG practices to strengthen portfolio ...
Iberdrola, Europe’s leading electricity company, has successfully issued a 10-year green bond worth €750 million. This bond, with a coupon of 3.625%, saw demand exceed €4 billion from over 220 investors, reflecting robust market confidence. ...
Eesti Energia successfully issued its inaugural EUR 400 million green hybrid bond, listed on the London Stock Exchange. The raised funds will be invested in ongoing and planned green energy projects, strengthening Eesti Energia’s financial ...
With comprehensive disclosure requirements now applying to tens of thousands of companies under the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), what does it mean for organizations that already use GRI Standards? An in-depth publication from ...
Chris Stark Leads Mission Control to Deliver Clean Power by 2030 Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has appointed Chris Stark to lead the newly established Mission Control. This initiative is dedicated to propelling the UK towards ...
1PointFive, a leading company in carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS), announced a groundbreaking agreement with Microsoft to sell 500,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over six years. This deal, the largest ...
Oxbury, Britain’s only fintech solely dedicated to farming, continues to lead the charge in sustainability with the release of its second annual Natural Capital Report. Launched in 2021, Oxbury’s mission is to finance food production ...
Sirona Technologies, co-founded by a former Tesla engineer, has raised a €6 million seed round to tackle the ambitious goal of removing CO2 from the air on a massive scale. The round was co-led by ...
Inditex’s Strategic Move Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC) has acquired a stake in the U.S.-based sustainable agriculture startup Galy. This investment is part of Inditex’s broader strategy to support the sustainable economy, as announced by CEO ...
The Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) has finalized a $100 million investment with GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. (GDI) to fund comprehensive energy retrofits in aging buildings across Canada, significantly reducing their environmental impact. Strategic Partnership ...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a climate finance program in Thailand, partnering with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE). The initiative, led by ADB Vice-President ...
Nuveen has secured approximately $200 million at the first close of its second global climate inclusion private equity strategy. This fund aims to tackle sustainable development challenges, including climate change and inequality, by investing in ...
ESG Reporting Intelligence (ESGRI) launches a free ESG health check, helping businesses globally prepare for mandatory ESG reporting. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) often struggle with where to start their ESG reporting journey. To address ...
Boerse Stuttgart Group is expanding its market data offerings to include ESG data for cryptocurrencies, in response to the EU’s MiCA regulation. This regulation mandates crypto asset service providers to publish sustainability figures for the ...
The SEC, in collaboration with CFA Institute and CFA Society Thailand, hosted a training seminar to advance the integration of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) factors into securities analysis and valuation. This initiative aims to ...