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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €150 million loan to Österreichische Hotel- und Tourismusbank (ÖHT). It will be paid out in several tranches and go towards supporting small and...
responsAbility Investments AG is pleased to announce the closings of its second private equity growth strategy in Asia and its first mezzanine financing strategy in Latin America. These strategies leverage...
Mitsubishi Corp has agreed with Exxon Mobil Corp and Japan’s biggest steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp to consider a carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) project, a spokesperson at the trading house said...
Company will receive $197 million federal grant through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for investment in cathode active material manufacturing facility in St. Louis ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company,...
Committed to becoming a more sustainable healthcare partner, the company makes meaningful progress in key ESG areas Cardinal Health published its Fiscal 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which...
The companies will identify opportunities for the reduction of greenhouse gas and methane gas emissions and will define energy efficiency initiatives, renewable energy developments, green hydrogen projects and carbon dioxide...
Blue Star Foods Corp., (NASDAQ: BSFC), an integrated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) sustainable seafood company with a focus on Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), is announces the release of its new ESG report...
Ceres, in collaboration with the ESG Initiative and Wharton Climate Center at the Wharton School, released a report today that finds U.S. climate-related disaster insurance is often inaccessible, unaffordable, or...
Milltrust Ventures, the venture investment arm of Milltrust International, an award-winning investment organization co-headquartered in London and Singapore, today announces the launch of the Smart Protein Fund, in partnership with Earth First...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $28 million to joint whistleblowers who provided critical information and assistance in an SEC enforcement action. The joint...
VINCI Concessions, a global player in transport infrastructure development and management, has announced the completion of a €15 million investment in Hype, the developer behind France’s first integrated hydrogen mobility platform...
Shareholder resolutions filed by New York City’s top pension official will ask top Wall Street banks including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America to set stricter 2030 greenhouse gas emissions...
Portugal has signed an agreement to swap Cape Verde’s debt for investments in an environmental and climate fund that is being established by the archipelago nation off West Africa’s coast,...
The European Investment Bank and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti have signed a new €200 million agreement to stimulate the investments of local authorities and public sector entities across Italy, aiming to...
The European Central Bank has published a first set of climate-related statistical indicators to better assess the impact of climate-related risks on the financial sector and to monitor the development of...
About This Event Every business needs to understand and work to improve its environmental impact. The green initiatives and pilot projects of yesteryear have evolved into company-wide standard operating procedures....
About This Event As the new year unfolds, we explore key sustainability trends impacting progress toward both near- and long-term sustainability goals. Join S&P Global Sustainable1 for the next episode...
About This Event CFANY Sustainable Investing Group would like to restart the annual in-person sustainable investing conference with a half day program focused on 3-4 panels to discuss “ESG now...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against Bloomberg Finance L.P. (Bloomberg) for misleading disclosures relating to its paid subscription service, BVAL, which provides daily price valuations for...
Legence, a Blackstone company and the world’s first Energy Transition Accelerator, announced today three key acquisitions in the Western United States to provide deep and localized expertise in decarbonizing the...
Hire represents BPM’s commitment to supporting clients’ ESG journeys BPM LLP, one of the 40 largest public accounting and advisory firms in the country, announces the addition of Tiffany Huey as Senior...
This demonstration marks the first installation of NEXT’s photovoltaic window technology on a building NEXT Energy Technologies has installed windows that are generating solar power at Patagonia’s corporate headquarters, marking...
The first charging corridor for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks (E-Trucks) in Europe has been announced by bp pulse. Six public charging locations with ultra-fast 300kw charge points aimed at...
Leverages innovative index methodology from Carbon Neutral Investment Company Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, announced the launch of the first carbon-neutral U.S. electricity...
The OPEC Fund for International Development is providing a US$120 million loan to Panama to support the country’s climate action, adaptation, resilience and mitigation policies. The “Panama Support Program for...
The UK government is close to agreeing a £300 million ($372 million) package to help British Steel cut its carbon emissions and prevent thousands of job losses. The funds would...
Eni S.p.A. announces that the gross annual nominal interest rate of its first sustainability-linked bond dedicated to public in Italy has been set at 4.30%. The offer of the Bond,...
U.S. Bank announces the hire of Guillaume Mascotto as the company’s head of Sustainable Finance. In this new leadership role, Mascotto will build and lead a new team focused on...
The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting was held on January 16 in Davos, Switzerland. With its sessions offline, Winter Davos can be a hallmark of the world emerging from the shadow of the...
Vice President Kamala Harris and Federal officials joined with Arizona and California leaders, members of Lotus Infrastructure Partners, the California Independent Systems Operator (CAISO) and other dignitaries yesterday, January 19, 2023, to commemorate the groundbreaking of Ten...
The SDG Lounge, organized by PVBLIC Foundation in cooperation with public-private stakeholders, has established a reputation for hosting high-level events on the margins of global forums that catalyze meaningful momentum...
Defendant, who was arrested and jailed in a federal prison in Puerto Rico, is awaiting transport to NYC on parallel criminal charges The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Avraham...
Jan 2023 Week-3; WEF launches initiative to unlock $3 trillion for climate and nature; UNEP & S&P launch nature risk profile methodology; Fidelity pledges $250 million to support minority students;...
Five New ETFs Expand Putnam’s Offerings Across Asset Classes Putnam Investments announced that it has officially launched five new transparent, actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that begin trading today on the...
In order to reach 2050 emissions reduction targets, trillions of dollars in public and private capital are needed to adopt and scale green energy technologies, financial experts told participants at...
Recent economic signals have given experts reasons for hope, if not complacency about the outlook for 2023. Signs of declining inflation, resilient consumer spending and strong labour markets, among others,...
“FUREC is a prime example of the circular economy at its best, using waste to produce hydrogen. The funding commitment from the EU Innovation Fund proves us right and underlines...
Samsung Electronics has announced its new environmental strategy, a comprehensive effort to join the global movement to tackle climate change. At the heart of the new commitment is achieving net zero...
India’s market regulator will adopt a principles-based, rather than prescriptive, approach in its first set of rules, expected over the next few months, for rating a company on ESG issues,...
The European Commission, EU Member States, and 26 partners countries will launch “The Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate”, the first Ministerial-level global forum dedicated to trade and climate and...
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced expanded efforts to reduce wildfire risk across the western U.S. These investments, made possible through President Biden’s landmark Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA),...
Lenovo is in the first group of companies to receive net-zero validation from Science Based Targets initiative, making it the first PC and smartphone maker and one of only 139 companies...
Nine leading industrial clusters in China, Indonesia, Japan, Spain, and the United States have joined the World Economic Forum initiative, Transitioning Industrial Clusters towards Net Zero, to help industries reduce...
Fifth Wall—the largest asset manager focused on decarbonizing the real estate industry—has hired Alok Sindher as a Partner to expand the mandate of its Climate business to include infrastructure investing alongside the...
Kohler Co. has announced that Laura Kohler will be the company’s first Chief Sustainability and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Officer, reporting directly to Chair and Chief Executive Officer David Kohler. This new...
Renewables will remain the darling of the global energy transition, yet risk managers will face multiple challenges arising from a ‘new trilemma’. It comprises the convergence of: This trilemma will...
Morrow Sodali and Nestor Advisors announce the publication of “Governance of sustainability in the largest global banks: A study of the top 30 European and North American banks”. This Report examines the...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced three awards totaling approximately $18 million to three whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to a successful enforcement action. The first whistleblower provided...
Companies partnering to develop CO2-derived protein ingredients for food applications, using Arkeon’s carbon conversion process ICL, a leading global specialty minerals company, announced its AgriFood innovation and investment platform, ICL...
AI Center of Excellence will focus on finding carbon neutral solutions for existing energy resources and improving access to new AI technologies for Arabic speakers Mohamed bin Zayed University of...
United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar will publish its first green finance framework within weeks, enabling it to issue its first green bonds, its chief executive said on Thursday....
In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz reaffirmed Germany’s goal of attaining climate neutrality, or net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, by 2045....
Some 39 organizations signed the Global Health Equity Network Zero Health Gaps Pledge at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023 in Davos and committed to take concerted action to advance health...
The World Economic Forum signed at the Annual Meeting 2023 a new partnership with the Government of Indonesia to support its ambitions to scale blue carbon restoration and ocean conservation...
King Charles has asked for profits from a £1bn-a-year crown estate windfarm deal to be used for the “wider public good” rather than as extra funding for the monarchy. Under...
Iberdrola has surprised the market once again. The company has set the terms and conditions of a new hybrid green bond, amounting to €1 billion, as reported to the National Securities Market Commission...
World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos was an exciting and eventful day of discussions, speeches, and panels. The highlight of the day was a keynote address from Naomi Klein, author...
The second day of the World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos brings a lot of exciting happenings. Among the most talked about events was a speech by Indian Prime Minister...
The first day of the World Economic Forum 2023 in Davos, Switzerland was a packed one. The forum kicked-off with three panels of experts and leaders discussing the past, present,...
Preqin, a leader in empowering the alternatives community with essential data and insights, appoints Nosheen Amir-Ebrahimi as the firm’s first Chief Commercial Officer. Nosheen will oversee and drive Preqin’s commercial strategy, with...
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE: MKC), a global leader in flavor, today was named the world’s 22nd most sustainable corporation and No. 1 in the Food Products sector by the Corporate Knights Global 100...
The “ESG Trends in Agriculture Industry” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The report will provide an overview about the global agriculture industry through ESG perspective. Qualitative insights on ESG trends and its...
Discover why ‘doing business as usual’ is no longer a valid option and the shift to ‘doing business in a sustainable way’ is the only way that will secure companies’...
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced earlier this week new resources from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that will create economic opportunities and open the door...
NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, which seeks to inform a potential new generation of green single-aisle...
GE Gas Power announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with IHI Corporation, a leading heavy industry manufacturer based in Japan to jointly develop ammonia combustion technologies for heavy...
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., a global leader in metals recycling, has been named the most sustainable company in the world by Corporate Knights, a leading media and research organization focused...
Iberdrola has signed an alliance with Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, to invest in 1,265 MW of new renewables capacity in Spain. Of the total...
On Tuesday morning, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson discussed the priorities of the Swedish Council Presidency with MEPs in Strasbourg. During his address, Mr Kristersson said that his country’s first...
In a wide-ranging address that touched on the most critical issues of the times, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged leaders gathered for the Annual Meeting to take urgent action. Taking...
United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar and Ethiopia have signed an agreement for the joint development of a solar project with a capacity of 500 megawatts, Ethiopia’s prime minister...
Stafford Capital Partners, a leading international private markets investment and advisory group, has launched Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund V, its fifth infrastructure secondaries fund. SISF V has a €1.3bn target...
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MAXN) (“Maxeon” or the “Company”), a global leader in solar innovation and channels, announced today that it has been included in the 19th annual Corporate Knights’...
NextEnergy Capital, a global solar specialist in the renewables sector, is pleased to announce the launch of its follow-on private OECD international solar strategy, NextPower V ESG. NPV ESG follows the...
Countries and business leaders perceive economic, social and environmental sustainability as a mainstream method for creating new business opportunities and a better future. As the world’s economic situation changes, it...
Join Moody’s for a live panel discussion where Moody’s experts will discuss key ESG trends to watch in 2023 and their credit implications, as well as critical factors shaping global...
The Government of Liberia with the support of the Kingdom of Norway and the World Bank is organizing a high-level Forest and Climate Resilience Forum, on February 2-3, 2023. The...
Europe`s largest electricity company, Iberdrola, has launched a new report titled ‘Electric, Together’. The five-point manifesto is a call to action for global policymakers, companies in the energy and industrial sectors and...
Plenitude, Benefit Corporation (Società Benefit) company of Eni, and Simply Blue Group, an Irish blue economy project developer, have signed an agreement for the joint development of a pipeline of...
Danone, a leading food company and one of the world’s largest dairy companies, announces a global action plan to reduce absolute methane emissions from its fresh milk supply chain by...
Ford is looking to the future with a new solar power plant at its Almussafes manufacturing facilities in Valencia, Spain. By 2035, Ford is committed to having zero emissions electric...
Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund Temasek has led the latest funding round for climate tech firm Living Carbon, which aims to increase the carbon-absorbing ability of trees, the startup’s chief executive...
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and S&P Global Sustainable1 announce the launch of the Nature Risk Profile, a new methodology for analyzing companies’ impacts and dependencies on nature. The Nature Risk...
Fidelity Investments will commit $250 million to a new education initiative to support up to 50,000 underserved minority students with scholarships and mentorship programs in the next five years. The Invest...
The World Economic Forum, supported by more than 45 partners launched the Giving to Amplify Earth Action (GAEA), a global initiative to fund and grow new and existing public, private...
SPX Technologies, Inc. (“SPX Technologies” or “SPX”) (NYSE:SPXC) today announced its sustainability commitments. The company has committed to a 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 2030, and greater transparency in...
Huang joins with a brief to find green building solutions for facilities management projects in Singapore. Former Building and Construction Authority of Singapore executive Benjamin Huang has been appointed by Singapore-based...
After introducing its Road to Progress vision in 2022, Isuzu Philippines Corporation (IPC) launches its Solar Photovoltaic Project with the goal of becoming energy self-sufficient to reduce carbon dioxide emission...
Two of Melbourne’s most successful startup founders have joined forces to back climate-focused fintech, Bloom Impact Investing. Euphemia, the family office of Up co-founder Dominic Pym, together with Envato founders...
Power Capital Renewable Energy, Ireland’s leading solar Independent Power Producer (IPP), announces the closing of an up to €240 million construction equity facility with a consortium of lenders managed by Eiffel...
CWT, the Business-to-Business-for-Employees travel management platform announced it has appointed Richard Thompson as its Global Head of ESG and Employee Experience. Formerly CWT’s Vice President, Global Internal Communication & Culture,...
CalPERS has appointed Peter Cashion as managing investment director for Sustainable Investments. Cashion’s role will be to set the vision, strategy, and governance for CalPERS’ sustainability work and be responsible...
Verizon signed four new long-term renewable energy purchase agreements (REPAs) for an aggregate of up to 410 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy capacity. With these new agreements, Verizon has surpassed...
DP World will implement new processes to speed up turn around times at Jebel Ali Port, cutting bunker fuel consumption and reducing emissions. A.P. Moller – Maersk and DP World...
Euronext announced the launch of the CAC SBT 1.5°, an index investing solely in companies within the SBF 120 Index that have emissions reduction targets approved to be in line...
Proposed regulations will streamline and improve processes for offshore wind initiatives The Department of the Interior announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish a proposed rule...
India has set green hydrogen consumption targets for some industries, so as to generate demand for cleaner fuel in its quest to reach net zero by 2070, the government said...
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €1.1 billion Danish scheme to support the roll-out of carbon capture and storage technologies. The measure contributes to the...
The Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen coalition (GLCH) today announced it has received encouragement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to proceed with the development and submittal of their full...
Park Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: PK) (“Park” or the “Company”) today announced that the Company has issued its annual Corporate Responsibility (“CR”) Report, which details Park’s environmental, social and...
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