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ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round expands market depth The latest ClimeFi carbon removal procurement round has enabled more than $18 million in purchases of durable carbon removal, securing offtake commitments...
ISS STOXX acquires ECPI to expand sustainability offering ISS STOXX acquires ECPI under a definitive agreement announced today, strengthening its position in sustainability indices, data, and analytics for institutional investors....
As European governments push to decarbonize transport systems under tightening climate targets, private capital is moving to fill a widening infrastructure gap in rail. KKR has agreed to acquire a...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025 underscored a structural shift in global financial markets, as digital assets, tokenization, and blockchain-enabled systems move decisively into the institutional mainstream. What was once...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate ambition and regulatory recalibration moved in parallel as governments, markets, and investors adjusted to the next phase of the transition. The EU...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy momentum and market signals shifted across every corner of the transition. The EU moved to delay and reassess its supply chain...
Event Coverage Snapshot ESG News to Debut UAE News Nesk at ADFW 2025 Our coverage will focus on clear, practical insights for audiences across finance, investor relations, and sustainability teams...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy reform, carbon market expansion and industrial decarbonization all accelerated as governments and companies adapt to a more complex transition landscape. The...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate ambition and capital alignment took center stage ahead of COP30. EU climate ministers approved a 2040 target to cut emissions by...
By ESG News Staff San Francisco–based Perigon Wealth Management has acquired Gitterman Wealth Management and Gitterman Asset Management, two New Jersey–based firms known for their focus on climate-aware investing. The...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, global climate momentum converged around finance, disclosure, and resilience. Tokyo issued the world’s first certified climate resilience bond, while New Zealand lifted...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy debates intensified as markets doubled down on climate innovation. The EU Parliament rejected the Omnibus deal to ease sustainability rules and...
ADFW 2025 Event Overview As global capital flows increasingly recognise environmental, social and governance (ESG) imperatives, the upcoming edition of Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025 (ADFW 2025) emerges as a...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policymakers and markets sent mixed signals on climate action. The Federal Reserve and FDIC withdrew proposed climate risk rules for large banks,...
• Indonesia lifts its four-year moratorium on international carbon trading through a new presidential decree.• Cross-border transactions can resume under national or international standards, tracked by a decentralized real-time registry.•...
EU Moves to Cut Scope of Sustainability Rules The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) voted on October 13 to approve sweeping reductions to two cornerstones of the European Green...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, renewable power overtook coal for the first time globally — a defining moment in the clean energy transition. The EU delayed new...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review: China announced its first absolute emissions cut target for 2035, while the EU delayed supply chain deforestation rules by a year. California...
By Jeff Hallstead, Sustainability, ESG & Social Impact Brand Manager The acronym “ESG” has become a lightning rod in the U.S. debate over responsible investing. In recent years, several states...
Climate finance, carbon markets, and clean tech innovation defined this week’s ESG headlines. China launched a green foreign debt program to boost global capital flows, while the UK outlined draft...
Institutional investors remain firmly committed to sustainable investing—but with sharper focus and strategic intent. According to BNP Paribas’ 2025 ESG Survey, 87% of institutional investors say their sustainability goals remain...
Major Shift in Asset Management The People’s Pension (TPP) has announced a strategic shift in its asset management approach, appointing European asset manager Amundi and U.S.-based Invesco to oversee £28...
CFA Institute’s Net-Zero Roadmap The CFA Institute Research and Policy Center has launched a new guide to support investors in integrating net-zero strategies into their portfolios. The publication, Investment Innovations...
Jenn Bonine, CEO of Valhalla Capital Consortia, discusses their ESG-focused funding strategy ($5m – $20m) for small business founders with ESG News CEO Matt Bird at the World Economic Forum....
In the festive spirit, I’m channeling Charles Dickens, the man who gave us A Christmas Carol and popularized the holiday season. Another of his classics, A Tale of Two Cities,...
Climate activists and ESG investors are rethinking their strategies for the anti-ESG age. The anti-ESG movement has been building for around three years now, but with the imminent arrival of...
Launching the CCIC Microsoft and Acadia Infrastructure Capital have partnered to launch the Climate and Communities Investment Coalition (CCIC), targeting a $9 billion pipeline of renewable energy projects across the...
A new EY Institutional Investor Survey highlights growing skepticism and inaction within the investment community regarding ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) priorities. Investors wary of ESG reporting The survey of...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2024 will convene the world’s most distinguished leaders, market experts and entrepreneurs from over 100 countries to explore the facets and power of financial, human...
Fiona Reynolds, Executive Director for PRI interview with David Nelson at Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative (NYSE)
Blackstone and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking have announced an agreement where funds managed by Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) will acquire interests in a $1 billion portfolio of high-quality...
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Hilkka Komulainen Leads Sustainability and Impact Initiatives Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners has named Hilkka Komulainen as its new Global Head of Sustainability and Impact, effective November 25, 2024. Komulainen, based in...
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At COP29, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) unveiled new ESG Implementation Principles to help organizations navigate the complex Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) landscape. These guidelines aim to simplify...
CDP and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have strengthened their partnership to enhance environmental reporting. This new step, formalized through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed at the COP29 Climate...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Atlanta-based investment adviser Invesco Advisers, Inc. with making false statements regarding the integration of ESG factors in their asset management. From 2020 to...
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Family enterprises, known for their long-term investment approach, are increasingly integrating sustainability and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors into their strategies to enhance resilience and drive value creation. As...
Greenwashing Fears in Sustainability Reporting: CFOs and Investors Sound Alarm Concerns over the credibility of sustainability claims are growing, with 55% of CFOs surveyed in EY’s 2024 Global Corporate Reporting...
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Intro: Matthew Sekol joined ESG News during Climate Week NYC to discuss his latest book, ESG Mindset: Business Resilience and Sustainable Growth, a guide for business leaders, ESG specialists, and...
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Key Impact Points: Bank of America’s Carbon Capture DealBank of America is making a significant move into carbon capture, investing $205 million in a first-of-its-kind tax credit deal with Harvestone...
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Ashley Black & Co.’s founder Ashley Black discusses her mission in the wellness industry, updates on products, and growth goals with FinTech TV Host, Remy Blaire – from the iconic...
ESG News Ranked #7 overall and #1 in United States, followed by #8 Greenbiz, #12 PcW, #14 Harvard Business Review #18 Wharton Magazine, #22 IR Magazine… List by Ranking Globally...
BlackRock has launched a new climate transition-oriented private debt fund (CPD), as part of the firm’s global private debt platform, which aims to provide investors with “a single-entry point to...
Morgan Stanley at Work, a leading provider of workplace financial solutions, announced a new charitable giving solution, which simplifies corporate clients’ and their employees’ ability to donate through a donor...
A failed energy transition might reduce global GDP by as much as $6 trillion per year by 2050. A group of institutional investors with over $11 trillion in assets under management, including Allianz...
Novo Holdings, which controls 77% of the votes in what is now Europe’s most valuable company, will invest about 2 billion kroner ($290 million) in a new energy transition fund, expanding...
Eat & Beyond Global Holdings Inc. (CSE: EATS) (OTCPK: EATBF) (FSE: 988) (“Eat & Beyond” or the “Company”), an investment issuer focused on the global plant-based and alternative protein sector...
Velis Real Estate Tech, one of the fastest growing PropTech SaaS companies in Europe, announced today a significant growth investment from a group of international investors. Additionally, Velis’ leadership team with...
Enables Atlas to gain investment management operational efficiencies and better manage risk Atlas Responsible Investors, one of the first hedge fund managers to concentrate exclusively on impact investing, has enhanced...
Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions, today announced plans to reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in line...
Envision Energy, Envision Group’s subsidiary focused on smart wind power, smart energy storage system technology and green hydrogen solutions, has announced the completion of Asia’s first green syndicated loan compliant with both...
BEQUANT acquisition strengthens CrossTower’s institutional market presence with 600 professional clients generating over $400 billion of yearly turnover The ESG Crypto Fund will invest in companies demonstrating social and governance accountability while...
Exabel, the data and analytics platform for investment teams, has announced a partnership with Youjivest to deliver a powerful new insights capability for YoujiVest investment clients. The YoujiVest Insights Platform...
ESR Group Limited, Asia-Pacific’s largest real asset manager powered by the New Economy, has announced its wholly-owned subsidiary, ARA, has entered into a partnership with the Export–Import Bank of China for the closing of...
pulsESG, a public benefit corporation dedicated to empowering purpose-driven enterprises to manage and improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) footprint, has announced that it has received a strategic investment...
Situated in the booming Tampa and Orlando submarkets, the additional investments will focus on decarbonization retrofits through Taurus affiliate, RENU Communities Taurus Investment Holdings, LLC (Taurus), a global private equity real...
To bring much-needed clarification on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations and reporting strategies in the commercial real estate industry (CRE), Cohesion, a Chicago-based smart building technology company, has released a comprehensive...
According to a broad review of existing research, there is no conclusive evidence that investing in companies with higher ESG rankings produces higher returns for investors, according to a new...
Transaction Positions Circulus for Continued Growth in LDPE Recycling Underscores Apollo’s Commitment to Driving a More Sustainable Future Circulus Holdings, PBLLC (“Circulus”), a producer of post-consumer resin (PCR) from recycled...
2022 Annual Meetings The 2022 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) will take place in person from Monday, October 10, through Sunday, October 16...
Societe Generale, via Societe Generale Ventures, and Altalurra Ventures take a stake in impak ratings a Series A €4.5 million funding. Societe Generale has also chosen impak ratings to analyze...
BNY Mellon today announced new enhancements to its securities finance platform to help clients analyze their agency securities lending program alongside their sustainability goals. The announcement comes as stakeholder demands...
Collaboration offers investors new Physical Climate Risk Metrics that can manage physical climate risks and support responding to TCFD reporting standards Morningstar Sustainalytics, a leading global provider of ESG research, ratings,...
S&P Dow Jones Indices, the world’s leading index provider, has announced the launch of the iBoxx EUR Corporates Net Zero 2050 Paris-Aligned ESG index. This climate-focused bond index expands S&P DJI’s Paris-Aligned and...
The Leading Institutional Investor ESG Investment Summit It’s clear, ESG is here to stay. With materiality now proven and shareholder pressure growing daily, the conversation has moved from ‘WHY´ to ’HOW’. NOW is...
Valour’s Bitcoin Carbon Neutral ETP becomes the 11th ETP offered by Valour Valour Bitcoin Carbon Neutral offers investors exposure to Bitcoin and presents a trusted investment method that benefits the...
Partnering with ESG Book, the new scoring system will provide ESG insights into the world’s largest corporations through a user-friendly traffic light system Launch comes as research finds 61% of...
Sustainable Investment Forum North America 2022 In partnership with UNEP FI, Climate Action hosts the Sustainable Investment Forum North America for its 7th annual edition in New York during Climate...
Environmental, social and governance investing—ESG investing for short—is the latest movement by activists to compel businesses and persuade investors to pursue larger social goals, including environmental initiatives, by increasing financial...
Collaboration Creates a Unique Policy-Neutral Quantitative ESG Solution to Help Assess, Measure and Monitor Portfolio Holdings and Transactions Abel Noser Solutions, a leading provider of multi-asset trade analytics, compliance and consulting...
2.717 % coupon rate and 2027 maturity Proceeds to be used for Eligible Assets driving sustainable innovation as part of Clariant’s purpose-led strategy Further implementation of 2030 roadmap to achieve science-based...
With the aim of becoming the premier adviser to property technology (“proptech”) companies across office, multi-family, single-family, industrial, storage, retail and hospitality verticals, investment banker / private equity real estate...
Commitments made to United Negro College Fund, Kingsborough Community College (NY), Lee College (TX) and Youth Guidance Empower share class surpasses $6b in AUM, MDI relationships grow to eleven J.P. Morgan Asset Management today announced a $1 million...
Crossroads of Risk and Opportunity With pervasive economic uncertainty, an outbreak of economic and military warfare, inflation setting records, central banks scrambling to adjust policies, and the long shadow of...
DIF will be monitoring global and local ESG markets to find out promising investment opportunities and stay on top of this new trend. Dubai Investment Fund (DIF), one of world’s...
NagaCorp Ltd. (“NagaCorp” or the “Group”, SEHK stock code: 3918), which owns, manages and operates NagaWorld, the entertainment centre of the Mekong Region, has received outstanding accolades and been granted the...
On June 23, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to require certain documents filed by investment advisers, institutional investment managers, and certain other entities to be filed or...
Global portfolio managers attended the event and showed opportunity windows for investments abroad On Tuesday (21), BTG Pactual hosted the Global Managers Conference Brazil 2022, which brought together major portfolio...
The SEC has proposed rule and form amendments that, would require additional disclosures regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investment practices by RIAs, registered investment companies, and business development companies....
New data uncovers the role investors, advisors and employers play in driving understanding and adoption of ESG-themed investments Socially responsible investing – also known as ESG (environmental, social, governance) investing...
Crossroads Impact Corp (OTCQX: CRSS) (“Crossroads” or the “Company”), a holding company focused on investing in businesses that promote economic vitality and community development, reported financial results for its fiscal second...
Covering “SDG Ambition: Mobilizing Ambitious Corporate Actions Towards the Global Goals” live from UN Global Leaders Summit floor. Featuring Sue Allchurch, Chief, Outreach & Engagement at UN Global Compact, Esther...
Manna Capital Partners, a minority-owned business enterprise and investment firm, and Ball Corporation, a leading global provider of infinitely recyclable aluminum beverage packaging, announced an alliance in which Manna will construct...
BlueRun Ventures China (BRV China), a leading early-stage venture firm in China, announced that it has become a signatory of the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), demonstrating its ongoing...
Accounting to recent report by Reuters, The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Wednesday proposed a pair of rule changes aimed at stamping out unfounded claims by funds on...
Professional investors overwhelmingly prefer to use actively managed funds to deal with environmental, social and governance risks, according to a report from Capital Group that suggests the recent surge in passive ESG strategies...
Following two years of explosive growth and momentum, the Series A funds will be used to fight climate change by boosting utility data access to generate energy savings at scale...
Groundbreaking plan to unlock multi-trillion-dollar blue economy will transform the future of some of the world’s most vulnerable nations NOAH ReGen: A climate emergency is underway, and societies and economies...
Luxembourg domiciled, Swiss-headquartered VC fund Una Terra has high hopes: to raise €1 billion by 2025, and become the de facto platform of choice for ESG investing in venture capital...
Over the past few years, the focus on ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) is growing as investors, regulators, and consumers fuel demand for sustainable firms, investments and products. More importance is being placed...
RFA firmly committed to integrating environmental, social, and governance considerations PRI champions into the recommendations it gives its investment management client base RCLCO Fund Advisors (“RFA”) announced that it has become...
NetworkFinancials is introducing its first TROVA index called TROVA ESG Index and sharing its performance benefits to the investment management community. TROVA Index is built upon unbiased investment insights and performance...
Business decision makers and knowledge workers agree that at least 50% of the data their company uses on a day-to-day basis should be focused on doing good for the communities...
Praxent develops prototype to help invest-tech startup raise capital and accelerate launch. Praxent, a fintech design and engineering partner to financial companies, today announced that it has supported Endex by accelerating the...
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