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Toyota Motor North America and Oncor Electric Delivery, a Texas-based electric transmission and distribution company, have agreed to collaborate on a pilot project around vehicle-to-grid, a technology that allows vehicles...
Hydro will supply Mercedes-Benz with low-carbon aluminium to reduce the carbon footprint of their vehicle fleet, including EQ models. The parties have agreed to a common low-carbon technology roadmap in...
bp ventures has made a $20 million AUD investment in 5B Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian renewable company with technology that enables rapid deployment of solar power at scale. The...
The European Commission and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have signed an InvestEU guarantee agreement worth up to €450 million. The agreement will unlock EBRD finance of up...
About the Event Since COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, the topic of Climate change has been high on the agenda. Within the marine industry the efforts to reduce the impact...
About the Event The COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh proved that digital technologies can enhance carbon markets and be a valuable agent for change. For example, the Climate Warehouse is a...
ESG has been much in the news of late, both with interest and skepticism. Beyond the need to properly define ESG and the spectrum of various approaches available to investors...
Screening metrics unveiled as world leaders convene at COP15 to develop a United Nations-backed framework to protect biological diversity this decade MSCI Inc., a leading provider of critical decision support...
Air New Zealand has announced four world-leading innovators it will be working with on its mission to have its first zero emissions demonstrator flight. Eviation. Beta. VoltAero. Cranfield Aerospace. Air New Zealand has announced...
Northern Trust Asset Management, one of the world’s leading investment managers, continues to expand its sustainable investment solutions with the launch of two global bond ESG funds and the corresponding...
Kingdom of Tonga and Government of Tuvalu Sign Historic Blue Planet Climate Agreement Committing to Change Blue Planet Alliance (BPA) announced its official launch, with a goal to support Small...
The Campaign Launches with an Original EP, Curated Sound Library and Audio Mixer – All Featuring the Sounds of Recycling – to Celebrate Sprite, Fresca and Seagram’s Transition from Green...
The European Union will raise an extra 20 billion euros from its carbon market for investments to help end more swiftly the bloc’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels, under a...
Four Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Programs Will Drive the Commercialization of Technologies Helping Remove CO2 Directly from the Atmosphere, Deliver Cleaner Air, Generate Good- Paying Jobs The Biden-Harris Administration, through the...
The Group of Seven (G7) industrialised nations will provide $15.5 billion to help Vietnam transition away from coal, the British foreign office said on Wednesday. The deal, previously reported by...
Following the announcement in February 2022 of Barclays’ strategic priority to capture opportunities from the transition to a low-carbon economy, Barclays has been investing its own capital and facilitating sustainable...
Yogesh K. Gupta and Rupal S. Hollenbeck Join Blackbaud’s Board of Directors Blackbaud (NASDAQ: BLKB), the world’s leading cloud software company powering social good, today appointed two new directors to its board. Yogesh...
Company Recognized as One of Only Eight Retailers to Make List In 2022 Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (NYSE: WSM), the world’s largest digital-first, design-led and sustainable home retailer, announced today the company...
The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (NYSE: NAPA), North America’s premier luxury wine company, released its second annual FY22 Responsibility and Sustainability Report. This ESG Report, prepared by Duckhorn’s leadership team and...
Bank Agrees to Pay More than $400 Million to Settle SEC Charges The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against Danske Bank, a multinational financial services corporation headquartered...
Capital Raise to Accelerate Software Development and Scale Up Project Deployment PowerFlex, an EDF Renewables North America affiliate and leading provider of intelligent solar, storage, and EV charging solutions for...
Automaker Stellantis NV said on Monday it will power 70 of its facilities in Michigan entirely with solar energy by 2026 through a partnership with DTE Energy Co., the state’s largest...
Iberdrola has set itself the goal of achieving a net positive impact on the ecosystems and species where it operates by 2030. The new Biodiversity Plan was presented by Emilio Tejedor, the company’s...
330+ global companies worth nearly US$11 trillion in market capitalization have been highlighted for their environmental transparency and action on climate change, forests and water security by CDP, the non-profit...
“Fundraising for a new strategy, a new company in a new asset class takes a while.” Investors have committed $650 million to two so-called natural capital funds backed by HSBC Asset...
The Skyward Community Solar project, owned and operated by Standard Solar, will generate 3.6 million kilowatt hours of clean energy each year and lower emissions across the Greater Portland area...
Climate change cited as leading ESG criteria for both money managers and institutional asset owners The US SIF Foundation’s 14th edition of the biennial Report on US Sustainable Investing Trends identifies $8.4 trillion...
The Group of Seven (G7) economic powers decided on Monday to set up an international Climate Club and invited interested states that pursue ambitious climate policies to join it, G7...
About the Event What: The 2022 edition of the Report reveals the UN system accelerated efforts on environmental governance and environmental training in 2021. It highlights the 2021 environmental impacts of 307,000 personnel in 53...
ESG News Editorial TeamThe ESG News Editorial Team is comprised of veteran financial journalists and sustainability analysts dedicated to providing real-time, objective reporting on global ESG regulations, climate finance, and...
About the Event The long-term economic impacts of climate change have been top of mind for much of the world in recent years, and regulators in the U.S. are taking...
About the Event One of the great economic challenges across Africa and the Global South has been how to leverage natural resources and human capital toward widespread industrialization, entrepreneurship, and...
DHL Parcel UK has taken delivery of six fully electric 16-tonnes Volvo trucks which will hit the road in London from January 2023 and 30 Liquefied Natural Gas Volvo tractor...
Some 20 million jobs could be created by investing in policies that support nature and address climate change, disaster risk, food insecurity, and other major challenges, according to a UN report published...
Large private Norwegian firms must have boards that comprise at least 40% of women or they will be shut down, the government proposed in a bill on Monday, in a...
Growing regulation on greenhouse gas disclosure has sparked demand for help from the tech industry. A rush of regulation and investor pressure is forcing companies to do a better job of tallying...
The European Union is hoping to reach a deal late on Monday to impose a carbon dioxide tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a scheme...
As high electricity bills have closed most hotels along Croatia’s Adriatic coast ahead of the winter season, the mayor of the Dalmatian port town of Makarska is making plans to...
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, will lend €790 million to the Czech energy utility company ČEZ. The loan will fund the expansion of the national...
Explores The Trends Impacting Investment Opportunities In The Year Ahead Cowen Inc. (NASDAQ:COWN) (“Cowen” or the “Company”), today announced the release of Themes 2023. This annual handbook, assembled by the...
Lam also extends focus on global impact by joining the United Nations Global Compact Lam Research Corp. (NASDAQ: LRCX) today announced it has been recognized for its environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
The EU Commission has announced it will grant Air Liquide, Fluxys Belgium and Port of Antwerp-Bruges €144.6 million under the Connecting Europe Facility for Energy (CEF-E) funding program. The funding...
Fleet-focused sessions will cover zero-emission infrastructure, billions in funding, upcoming regulations, and a range of sustainable transportation issues Organizers of the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo today announced the 2023...
The “Pharma and ESG – The Patient Perspective – The Views of 1,500 Patient Groups” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. This analysis of patient-group opinions on ESG is based on two online...
Rebound Plastic Exchange, a quality assured global trading platform for recycled plastics, will ensure transparency whilst facilitating cross border trade to unlock circularity worldwide Rebound Plastic Exchange, a global B2B...
Today the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business published an extensive report on the most effective strategies for driving environmental and...
Report Scope: The report will provide an overview about the global automobile industry through ESG perspective. Qualitative insights on ESG trends and its impact on automobile manufacturers are provided. Reportlinker.com...
Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is exploring options to obtain sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), including a potential deal in the United States, the airline’s top executive said in an interview following...
Volkswagen AG and its charging and energy brand Elli have reached their next milestone: With 400,000 charging points, Elli is now operating the greatest charging network in Europe, with more...
The SEFA grant complements existing facilities to mitigate the high risk associated with drilling activities and help attract commercial debt capital to finance the project The Board of Directors of...
Coast to Coast Agrivoltaic Research Projects Will Enhance Economic Opportunities for Farmers and Reduce Barriers to Solar Energy Adoption in Rural Communities The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $8...
The European Commission together with industrial actors, research institutes, associations and other relevant parties launched the European Solar PV Industry Alliance. The alliance will help mitigating supply risk by securing diversification...
This investment follows recent announcements of €400 million behind extended and more sustainable facilities in Ireland and Scotland. Pernod Ricard announces a significant move to further leverage the strong growth...
Project Capable of Producing over 200 Metric Tons Per Day of Green Hydrogen, Powered by Approximately 1.4 Gigawatts of Renewable Electricity Air Products and The AES Corporation announced plans to invest...
About the Event City life is becoming the default human experience. While being engines for development, exchange and opportunity, cities and their expected growth are also exacerbating some of the...
About the Event Cities are on the frontline of managing the direct socio-economic impacts of climate change and ecosystem loss. Today, 4.4 billion people live in cities, and 1.4 billion...
bp signed a MoU with the Government of Egypt under which it will explore the potential for establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. The MoU was...
Marks & Spencer (M&S) and bp pulse have signed an exclusive agreement to bring high-speed EV charge points to the M&S store estate across the UK. The agreement will see...
Data model mapping relationships between industries and countries provides better visibility in complex supply chain networks, enabling more effective strategies to significantly reduce Scope 3 emissions by 2050 Companies need...
The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional political agreement on the revision of the EU emissions trading system (EU ETS) rules applying to the aviation sector. The agreement...
ExxonMobil announced its corporate plan for the next five years, with a sizeable increase in investments aimed at emission reductions and accretive lower-emission initiatives, including its Low Carbon Solutions business....
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, AAA/Aaa) issued an IDR 400 billion (USDeq. 25 million) 5-year Sustainable Development Bond due December 2027. This transaction is part...
New Deloitte survey of 300 senior finance, accounting, legal and sustainability leaders highlights increased preparations and planned investments underway to address challenges and growing expectations for high-quality reporting Why this mattersSustainability and...
Homebuilder’s industry-leading environmental, social and corporate governance practices earn company a place on Newsweek’s 2023 list. KB Home named one of America’s most responsible companies. KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one...
CommScope ranked #133 out of 500 companies listed by Newsweek as America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023. CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) has been named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023....
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged venture capital firm Vika Ventures LLC and its CEO and co-founder, George Iakovou, with fraudulently offering and selling more than $6 million of...
About the Event COVID-19 and the Water Sector is a technical report and result of a project implemented jointly by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) to describe...
About the Event How do your organization’s operations and that of your supply chain affect the environment? In Part 2 of our Comprehensive ESG Masterclass webinar series, ESG experts will...
Post Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:POST), a consumer packaged goods holding company, today released its 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report details enterprise-wide sustainability accomplishments, as well as goals...
In Addition to New Federal Actions, California Joins President Biden’s National Building Performance Standard Coalition The Biden-Harris Administration announced the first-ever Federal Building Performance Standard, setting an ambitious goal to cut energy...
Freight mobility technology company Einride announced it has secured $500M in financing, including both a Series C equity raise and a debt facility. The debt financing, which is the largest asset-backed facility...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today reopened the comment period on proposed amendments intended to modernize and improve the disclosure required about an issuer’s repurchases of its equity securities, often...
RWE one of the largest UK energy companies and the largest renewable generator in Wales has launched a new three-year green qualification that will be delivered through Grŵp Llandrillo Menai....
Frasers Property Limited has announced the appointment of Paolo Bevilacqua as its Group Head of Sustainability. Previously the General Manager of Real Utilities, an energy retailer and utilities business and...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) announced that Anna Murray has been appointed to the role of Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Investing effective December 5. Working within Total...
Virgin Atlantic has announced the purchase of 10m USG per annum of SAF to be produced by Gevo, Inc. and supplied by Virgin Atlantic’s joint venture partner, Delta Air Lines....
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is investing – with support of the InvestEU programme – €50 million into the climate tech venture capital fund World Fund, joining more than 200...
Volkswagen is making the Wolfsburg site fit for the future: the brand will be making an initial investment of some €460 million in the main factory at the Group headquarters...
The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), the World Bank and the Government of Singapore announced the launch of the Climate Action Data Trust (CAD Trust), and that initial integration and connection with...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Industrial Development Bank of Türkiye (Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. or TSKB) have signed a USD200-million on-lending facility to contribute to the...
Legence, a Blackstone company, has announced its acquisition of LORD Green Strategies, a leading sustainability consultancy headquartered in Texas. LORD Green will merge with RE Tech Advisors, an existing Legence company....
AZEK to collect thredUP’s post-consumer plastic Clean Out Bags, process and turn them into new long-lived TimberTech® composite decking, advancing both companies’ ESG and recycling goals The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE:...
A new wave of electronics manufacturing is on the horizon, driven forward by volatile energy prices and increasing demand for sustainability. With the electronics industry accounting for 4% of global...
Finastra research reveals that views on Open Banking in the United States have matured over the last year, with 68% of respondents considering it either a ‘must have’ or ‘important’, up from 48%...
Business leaders in financial services and technology are as concerned about climate change as they are about inflation; a greater number of Presidents and CEOs see net zero initiatives as...
ZMH Advisors, a leader in using AI & Data Analytics for ESG, has added Virginia “Ginny” Fogg to its Advisory Board. Fogg brings a wealth of industry experience and expertise that will...
About the Event The UN Biodiversity Conference (Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)), Tenth meeting of the Conference of the...
By responding to emergency needs tied to natural disasters and more needs for power to mitigate expected soaring electricity demand during the winter and summer seasons, or possible power restrictions...
Ørsted and Skovgaard Energy, a Danish renewable energy developer, have signed a letter of intent to jointly develop a Power-to-X facility in Denmark with one of the country’s most attractive...
Accenture, through its Accenture Ventures Project Spotlight initiative, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, to help power decision-making at...
Report highlights how geopolitical and economic change, regulation, and technological innovation could shape ESG and climate finance Rising geopolitical tensions, soaring inflation, and regulatory change underpin MSCI’s 11th annual ESG...
General Motors and BrightDrop were joined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford in Ingersoll, Ontario for the opening of Canada’s first full-scale electric-vehicle manufacturing plant. With investment...
The Commission welcomes the provisional political agreement just reached between the European Parliament and the Council on an EU Regulation on deforestation-free supply chains. Once adopted and applied, the new law will...
The Singapore Green Finance Centre (SGFC), an initiative of Singapore Management University (SMU) and Imperial College London, whose partners include Bank of China, BNP Paribas, Fullerton Fund Management, Goldman Sachs, HSBC,...
Jindal Shadeed Group will invest more than $3 billion to set up a green steel plant in Oman that will produce high-strength automotive products for customers in the Middle East, Europe...
S&P Global, provider of credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics, has announced the acquisition of the Shades of Green business from the Center for International Climate Research (CICERO), Norway’s foremost institute for interdisciplinary...
All financial figures are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise noted Gibson Energy Inc. announced today its target for growth capital expenditures in 2023 of between $100 million and $125 million, depending on the...
MSC Industrial Supply Co. (NYSE: MSM), a premier distributor of Metalworking and Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) products and services to industrial customers throughout North America, today announced that on Dec. 1 its Board of...
OneNexus Forms New Distribution Entity and Names President; Inks Definitive Funding Agreement with Munich Re; Appoints Lockton Companies, LLC as Exclusive Referral Partner OneNexus LLC, the industry’s leading financial risk...
Company Agrees to Pay a Record Penalty in Regulation FD Cases of $6.25 Million The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that AT&T agreed to pay a $6.25 million penalty...
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