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Application for offshore wind site with a capacity of up to 1.5 gigawatts Concept takes efficient area co-usage into account RWE contributes its expertise from a 20 year track record in offshore...
MetLife Foundation and Rise Against Hunger announced that their ongoing partnership has reached its one-millionth meal milestone. In 2014, the organizations joined forces on this shared goal to help end...
Earlier coal phase-out contributes significantly to achieving German climate protection goals Neurath D and E power plant units to remain temporarily on the grid to strengthen security of supply and...
Funds will bolster Rwanda’s defenses against climate change Rwanda also agrees to 36-month policy coordination instrument The International Monetary Fund agreed to lend Rwanda about $310 million under a new tool intended...
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes was named chairman of Sun Cable, a clean energy start-up Sun Cable plans to supply solar power from Australia to Singapore via world’s longest subsea high...
HSBC has launched HSBC Trade Solutions (HTS) to customers in its two largest markets – the UK and Hong Kong. Whilst making trade simpler, faster, and safer for customers through integrated...
Point B, a global consulting firm solving the world’s biggest challenges, has announced its acquisition of Sustainable Business Consulting, a firm dedicated to providing ESG-focused solutions. This acquisition expands Point...
Executives from 12 leading Danish companies across sectors call on the current and future government to ensure that Denmark remains among the leading countries working on the green agenda. In...
Volvo Trucks will deliver fully electric heavy-duty trucks to Amazon in Germany by year end. The 20 Volvo FH Electric are expected to drive more than one million road kilometres annually, fuelled...
Customers now have access to GoGreen Plus services for road transportation with DHL Freight, following successful implementation in ocean and air freight GoGreen Plus is part of Deutsche Post DHL...
New circular supply chain solution supports CISCO Systems and other tech companies in enabling appropriate reuse, reprocessing, or recycling of used electronic devices. Reverse logistics and a consequent recovery management...
Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Amazon, BHP Ventures, Temasek, S2G Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Lowercarbon Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Baruch Future Ventures and others back the company Electra, a green...
ECV is the only VC firm committed to investing in startups focused on ESG imperatives and digital transformation of the natural gas industry LPs include several publicly traded utility companies...
Secondary Headline (H2):Analyzing FAB’s 5-Year $2.2 Billion Green Bond Issuance and Market Impact The landscape of sustainable finance in the Middle East saw a pivotal shift when First Abu Dhabi Bank...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday will announce a $950 million loan to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), a multilateral trust fund that helps developing countries accelerate their transition...
Possible model for other emerging nations Funds would mostly consist of concessional loans from leading nations Negotiators are racing to finalize terms ahead of COP27 beginning on Nov. 6 in...
VISION by Protiviti thought leadership series examines the future of ESG through exploration with global business leaders. Global consulting firm Protiviti explores the business outlook of the future of environmental,...
Atos announces that it has been awarded the highest rating available to an organization (the AAA rating) in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) ESG rating 2022, ranking it among...
The Clorox Company (NYSE: CLX) released its latest integrated annual report with highlights of the progress made against its business and environmental, social and governance, or ESG, goals. See related article:...
Sustainable development issues like climate change, gender equality, and poverty have been featured prominently in election campaigns all around the world. Recent reports have increased awareness and anxiety among voters...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced the establishment of a Sustainable Finance Advisory Panel to help guide MAS on its strategies and initiatives to build a credible and vibrant...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1 billion German measure to help Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH decarbonize its steel production processes by using hydrogen, including renewable...
Company brings industry leadership and expertise as a founding sponsor of the initiative to make medicines more sustainable Walgreens announced it is joining the Sustainable Medicines Partnership as a founding...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched the ESG Impact Hub to spur co-location and collaboration between ESG FinTech start-ups and solution providers, financial institutions and real economy stakeholders. The...
In addition to providing capital, the new Amazon Catalytic Capital initiative will also offer mentorship and business opportunities to startups led by Black, Latino, Indigenous, women, and LGBTQIA+ founders Initial...
German energy equipment supplier Siemens Energy and EU-backed fund EIT InnoEnergy will team up to jointly explore investments in the energy start-up space, the fund said in a statement. No financial...
The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) announced an agreement between leading energy organizations to assess the potential to produce zero-carbon ammonia in the Cook Inlet region of Southcentral Alaska. The...
Maersk has set a net-zero emissions target for 2040 across the entire business and has also set tangible near-term targets for 2030 to ensure significant progress. This includes a 50%...
A panel of the International Financial Services Centres Authority has recommended the development of a voluntary carbon market and the creation of a global climate alliance among other measures to grow the...
GoGold Resources Inc. (TSX: GGD) (OTCQX: GLGDF) (“GoGold”, “the Company”) is pleased to present its second annual Sustainability Report that sets out the Company’s performance and achievements with respect to its environmental, social and...
During the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) once again warned that global emissions are on track to surpass the 1.5 degrees...
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) is offering the world’s first 100-year dollar-denominated bonds Nearly $18 billion in demand for the bonds Saudi Arabia plans to increase renewable energy production to...
Acquisition supports leading ESG firm’s ongoing global expansion and accelerates Scope 3 emissions monitoring and reporting offering. Sphera, a leading global provider of Environmental, Social and Governance performance and risk management software, data...
Strategic Partnerships with Leading ESG Data Solutions Providers RepRisk, Novata and the Maples Group Will Enable K2 Integrity to Further Enhance its Ability to Analyze ESG Compliance K2 Integrity, a...
Verkor, a European pioneer in electric vehicle batteries, has taken another important step in its development by leveraging the expertise of two leading companies, OPTEL and Bureau Veritas. The collaboration,...
The global plant-based beverages market size is expected to reach USD 71.83 billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 12.7% during the forecast period, according to a new report by Grand View Research,...
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two new online tools available to the public that provide additional information on environmental enforcement and compliance in their communities. Through improved transparency,...
Duke Energy provided an update on its strategy to meet customers’ need for affordable, reliable and increasingly clean energy. The company’s planned investment of $145 billion over the next 10 years for...
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has announced the launch of a nonprofit foundation – along with his parents, Robin and Jimmy Burrow – to help meet the needs of families...
Jordan Peele’s new horror film, Nope, took part in NBCUniversal’s sustainable production program to help lower all emissions across the entire production and make it as efficient as possible. The film integrated...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), together with knowledge partners McKinsey & Company and Convergence Blended Finance, and supported by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), hosted the...
Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced the appointment of Frederick Morency as Vice President, Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives & Innovation to lead its Electrification and Sustainability...
The funds, totalling €820 million, are earmarked for the infrastructure investment plan of i-DE, Iberdrola’s electricity distribution company in Spain The project, which will maintain 10,000 jobs per year, is...
Bank of America announced an additional $100 million in low-cost deposits to minority depository institutions (MDIs), which will facilitate lending, housing, neighborhood revitalization and other banking services in minority and...
The EU’s bank, EIB, provides another loan of EUR 75.1 million to Stockholm’s Kooperativa Bostadsförening (SKB) to build low-energy houses in Stockholm. The energy consumption in these new buildings will...
Nescafé Plan 2030 will help coffee farmers transition to regenerative agriculture 125 million people depend on coffee for their livelihoods An estimated 80% of coffee-farming families live at or below the...
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) efforts are more than just a public relations tactic. They help companies build stronger brands, attract more customers, employees, and investors, and drive long-term growth....
U.K. Competition and Markets Authority completes review Combination will accelerate GXO’s growth opportunities and enhance value for all stakeholders GXO Logistics, Inc. (NYSE: GXO), the world’s largest pure-play contract logistics provider, announced that it has received unconditional...
IDB Invest completed its $1.6 billion funding program for 2021 entirely with sustainable bonds under its Sustainable Debt Framework. The program included $1 billion of sustainability bonds, $424 million of social bonds and $186 million of green bonds...
Shanghai Zhiji Information Technology Co., Ltd., a market-leading sustainability technology company, has announced the global release of its ESG Intelligence Platform tailored for private equity managers, offering global investors the...
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