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Iberdrola has renewed its collaboration with the UN Global Compact in Spain, taking part in the third edition of the Sustainable Suppliers Training Programme. This year, the initiative will provide sustainability training to more than ...
Asia Pacific & Japan hyperscale data centre specialist AirTrunk has secured a record S$2.25 (US $1.65) billion green loan in Singapore to fund the development of its new Loyang-based facility, AirTrunk SGP2. The financing marks ...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has released its inaugural Sustainability Report, marking a significant step in aligning with emerging global standards for climate-related financial reporting. The 2024 report applies the International Sustainability Standards Board ...
ERM has partnered with Nippon Life Insurance Company to design the “Nippon Life Nature Finance Approach,” a framework that embeds biodiversity and ecosystem thresholds into financial decision-making. The initiative seeks to channel investment toward companies ...
UN Global Compact Network USA, the American chapter of the UN’s global corporate sustainability initiative, has elected Shobha Meera as treasurer of its Board of Directors. Meera, chief corporate responsibility officer at Capgemini, will guide ...
Assent Inc. has introduced a new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) solution aimed at helping manufacturers meet the bloc’s looming compliance deadline. The regulation, which takes effect December 30, 2025, requires companies to prove that products ...
Masdar has detailed how it deployed more than US$1.685 billion from its 2023 and 2024 green bond issuances into clean energy projects worldwide, according to its newly released 2024 Green Finance Report. The proceeds were ...
From billion-dollar climate finance deals to wildfire emergencies, this week’s ‘Week in Review’ shows just how high the stakes are for sustainability. Qatar stepped into the green bond market for the first time, Nuveen raised ...
By: Professor Ioannis Ioannou Each September, Climate Week NYC gathers leaders from across business, finance, government, and civil society. These events often promise bold declarations, new initiatives, and high-level visibility. But this year, something else ...
A new Forest 500 report by nonprofit Global Canopy reveals that in 2024, the 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to deforestation risk collectively financed US$8.9 trillion to companies in the so-called “deforestation economy.” ...
Achmea Investment Management has launched the Achmea IM PE Partnership Fund – Healthy People & Planet 2025, a private equity impact fund aimed at delivering both competitive returns and measurable social and environmental benefits. The ...
CNH, a global leader in equipment, technology, and services for agriculture and construction, has joined the UN Global Compact Brazil Network, reinforcing its commitment to sustainable development in the sector. While already a signatory at ...
The latest round of United Nations negotiations aimed at securing a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution ended Friday without agreement, but with countries pledging to keep working toward a deal. “This has been ...
David Fogarty has been appointed Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network Singapore (UNGCNS), effective 1 October 2025. He joins after 14 years at CBRE, where he most recently led Sustainability & ESG Consulting ...
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) says the sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market has taken “important steps in the development of a credible transition finance ecosystem” since its 2023 review, with better practices, more robust product ...
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) reports a sharp rise in corporate climate ambition, with the number of companies committing to both near-term and net-zero science-based targets climbing 227% between the end of 2023 and mid-2025. ...
Qatar is accelerating its sustainable transformation by issuing its first sovereign green bonds and updating its sovereign green assets register, the Ministry of Finance confirmed. The $2.5bn green bond issuance in Q2 2024 marked a ...
Nuveen has raised $1.3 billion in the first close of its Energy & Power Infrastructure Credit Fund II (EPIC II), a private credit strategy aiming for a $2.5 billion total. The fund is designed to ...
Macquarie Asset Management, through its managed funds, has provided €51 million in second lien financing to an onshore wind platform in Finland. The portfolio comprises eight operational wind farms with a combined capacity of 218 ...
500 Global, one of the world’s most active venture capital firms, has launched its Sustainable Innovation Program to support founders building commercially viable solutions to sustainability challenges across the global south. The program combines strategic ...
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