Tag: ESG
Boaz Paldi, Chief Creative Officer of UNDP interviews Florian Weischer, President of SAWA live from the SDG Lounge at Cannes Loins – (Cannes, France) Highlights Brought to Cannes by the...
The nearly $370 billion in climate and energy security measures in the budget reconciliation deal U.S. Senate Democrats struck on Wednesday were whittled down from previous versions of the bill,...
China will issue principles for green bonds to build a unified criteria for domestic issuers, rushing to establish standards in a growing market in line with international norms, the official...
Iberdrola and bp intend to enter into a strategic collaboration agreement to contribute to the decarbonisation of transport and industrial sectors. Plan to jointly invest up to €1bn into deploying...
THE HOME DEPOT ANNOUNCES LATEST CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS, NEW SUPPLIER DIVERSITY SPENDING GOAL AND PROGRESS ON COMMUNITY INVESTMENTS IN 2022 ESG REPORT The Home Depot reduced its combined Scope 1...
FinVolution Group (“FinVolution,” or the “Company”) (NYSE: FINV), a leading fintech platform in China, today announced it has released its 2021 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report, the Company’s fourth consecutive annual...
This panel discussion will provide insight into the investment philosophy that drives responsible investing and explore if and how fiduciaries may consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors when making...
In collaboration with Homeboy Industries, GUESS has developed a unique process to give new life to old clothing. By transforming recycled pieces into fun, fashionable creations, GUESS is building a...
Schnuck Markets, Inc. selects Benson Hill’s Veri brand cooking oil, sourced from Midwest-grown, proprietary soybeans for use in its prepared foods Benson Hill, a food tech company unlocking the natural...
Award-Winning Sustainable Bedding Brand’s “Eucalyptus Mattress” is the Most Earth-Friendly, Comfortable Mattress on the Market; Costs Hundreds of Dollars Less than Closest Eco-Friendly Competitor Sheets & Giggles, maker of award-winning...
Company to Expand the Ethical Underwear Brand Globally and Extend into New Product Categories Delta Galil Industries, the global manufacturer and marketer of branded and private label apparel products for...
75% of SWFs have a policy, up from 46% in 2017 30% have set a carbon emissions target More looking to back ‘Impact’ investing projects Three quarters of the world’s...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Google Cloud have jointly launched the Point Carbon Zero Programme to drive the innovation, incubation and scaling of climate fintech solutions in Asia over the...
IFF announced that Deborah Borg will join the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Diversity & Inclusion Officer, effective August 29, 2022. Peter Sommers—currently Interim Chief Human...
Rollout of customized carbon emissions reports to all commercial and industrial customers is one of Constellation’s industry-leading climate goals Constellation, the nation’s largest producer of carbon-free energy and a leading...
Ratings upgrade from ‘BBB’ to ‘AA’ recognizes Nasdaq’s ESG commitments and disclosure enhancements Nasdaq, Inc. received a significant upgrade in its latest ESG Ratings score published in the 2022 MSCI ESG...
Two of The Coca-Cola Company’s biggest brands in North America are taking major steps to support a circular economy for plastic packaging. DASANI is rolling out bottles made from 100%...
The BMW Group remains committed to its ambitious sustainability goals and is consistently driving forward the company’s transformation with the aim of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. Recycling raw materials...
The newly created role marks one of the first formal sustainability leader appointments in the top five global executive search and leadership advisory firms Rachael De Renzy Channer has been...
Hotelbeds has announced its new environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, which aims, as its CEO Nicolas Huss describes, “to take Hotelbeds’ position on ESG to the next level and galvanize our commitment...
Software and hardware form foundational structure of a differentiated technology platform JLL has announced the acquisition of Envio Systems, a Berlin-based technology company that delivers more efficient and sustainable building operations by...
Reports lower greenhouse gas emissions, manufacturing energy, water and waste intensity First Solar announced that it has issued its 2022 Sustainability Report highlighting its continued, industry-leading environmental, social, and governance (ESG) progress....
LG Chem plans to provide GM more than 950,000 tons of CAM over eight years, enough for approximately 5 million units of EV production CAM secured by GM will be...
Thoma Bravo has announced that Donna Riley Bebb has joined the firm as Head of ESG, a newly created role that builds upon Thoma Bravo’s long-standing commitment to environmental, social...
Mastercard announced Ellen Jackowski will join the company as Chief Sustainability Officer starting July 25, 2022. In this role, she will be instrumental in further integrating Mastercard’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...
Installation of three 20 MW standard electrolyzers from thyssenkrupp nucera with a total capacity of 60 MW in the first phase, to be expended in second phase to multi-hundred MW...
Nestlé has opened a new Nescafé coffee factory in Veracruz, Mexico. With an investment of USD 340 million, the plant creates 1,200 new jobs in the region and makes Mexico Nestlé’s main coffee producer...
Schneider hosting first-of-its-kind summit to kick-off collaboration with customers on sustainable shipping solutions Schneider, a premier multimodal provider of transportation, intermodal and logistics services is hosting its Transportation Sustainability Summit...
The new funding will support climate resilience initiatives and bolster product offerings trusted by hundreds of global food and agricultural organizations worldwide Arable, the leader in field intelligence for agriculture,...
A. O. Smith Corporation, a leader in water heating and water treatment, today announced the appointment of Noelle Brigham, P. E., Env. SP. as the Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)...
Air Products Announces Additional “Third by ‘30” CO2 Emissions Reduction Goal, Commitment to Net Zero by 2050, and Increase in New Capital for Energy Transition to $15 Billion Air Products...
At the recently opened Veterans Square housing complex in Pittsburg, California, a new community is blossoming. It’s not uncommon to see residents like J.C. in the hall, serenading one of...
Recognized as an industry leader in environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and disclosure Made significant progress toward aggressive 2025 emissions reduction targets Enhanced climate related risk disclosure in line...
Funding Supports 63 Community Organizations to Provide Greater Access to Protein Tyson Foods, Inc. awarded $1.5 million in grants to 63 non-profit organizations to support hunger relief and community assistance...
Accenture has made a strategic investment, through Accenture Ventures, in pulsESG, Inc., a public benefit corporation dedicated to empowering purpose-driven enterprises to manage and improve their environmental, social and governance (ESG) footprint....
The collaboration has established Akaria Natural Capital as one of the first dedicated natural capital impact investment managers in Singapore. Schroders and Conservation International are today announcing a ground-breaking partnership...
Driving positive change. Stress on organizations today is unprecedented. More than ever before leaders need to be equipped to understand and respond to rapidly changing conditions and ensure the continued...
Canadian Solar Inc. (“Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ), announces today that it has completed the sale of two fully-permitted solar and battery energy storage projects in the UK to specialist alternative asset manager,...
Johnson Matthey (JM), a leader in sustainable technologies, is collaborating with ClimeCo, a global climate solutions company, to accelerate the deployment of enhanced carbon capture solutions for industry. Under an...
Ford has added battery chemistries and secured contracts delivering 60 gigawatt hours (GWh) of annual battery capacity to deliver global 600,000 EV run rate by late 2023 Lithium iron phosphate...
One Medical is a human-centered, technology-powered U.S. primary care organization on a mission to make quality healthcare more affordable, accessible, and enjoyable through a seamless combination of in-person, digital, and virtual care services One...
Health system to donate $750,000 as part of $10 million commitment to expanding partnerships with HBCUs and HSIs HCA Healthcare, Inc., one of the nation’s leading healthcare providers, announced that it will donate $750,000 to The University...
Company’s innovative plant-based protein ingredients require less processing steps, unlocking novel CO2e and water savings in CPG supply chains Company announces formation of a Sustainable Food Advisory Council comprised of biodiversity...
Kinetik Holdings Inc. has published its 2021 ESG Report, highlighting the sustainability achievements of its predecessors, Altus Midstream Company and BCP Raptor Holdco, LP, during the 2021 calendar year. The...
Global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today a new €550 million green loan agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) to help fund the development of a portfolio of...
Slate, a global alternative investment platform targeting real assets, has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in amperio, a specialist planner and operator of electric vehicle charging infrastructure...
Funding aims to reduce health disparities for patient and families living in West Philadelphia, extending CHOP’s overall community impact The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s (CHOP) Center for Health Equity received a $1 million grant...
Report Presents the Company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Practices and Goals The ODP Corporation (NASDAQ:ODP), a leading provider of business services, products and digital workplace technology solutions through an...
Customers will see electric delivery vehicles on the road in more than a dozen cities including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Nashville, San Diego, and Seattle The state-of-the-art vehicles are part of Amazon’s commitment to create a more...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funds State and Local Implementation of Latest Building Energy Codes to Generate as Much as $138 Billion in Savings for Homes and Businesses The U.S. Department of...
Opportunity Amidst Uncertainty It’s a summer of uncertainty for small businesses, as inflation continues to reach record highs. With a possible recession on the horizon, it is more important than...
Limitless mobility means freedom. Equipped with driving and operating aids, the all-electric MINI Cooper SE enables people with disabilities to enjoy emission-free driving fun in the small car segment for...
A message from Walmart chief sustainability officer on the state of the environmental, social and governance issues at Walmart. Source: Walmart Today, as we launch our FY2022 Environmental, Social and Governance...
New agreement to purchase 500 million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel over five years from Gevo, Inc. brings the airline closer to meeting its ambitious sustainability goals American Airlines announced...
Additional investors include Tiger Global and existing strategics who backed Hyphen’s Series A financing earlier this year Hyphen, a foodservice company that automates meal production and augments labor with its...
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK), a leading global real estate services firm, announced today that its science-based target to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its entire value...
BYD JAPAN Inc., a branch of BYD Company Limited in Japan, held a brand conference in Tokyo, marking BYD’s official entry into the passenger vehicle market in Japan. Three BYD...
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced it has expanded its climate risk offering with the acquisition of Urgentem, a...
Financial institutions, corporations, NGOs, regulators and academics can access the code behind OS-Climate’s tools to support climate-aligned financial decisions Developed in collaboration with BNP Paribas, Allianz, Airbus, Amazon, Red Hat,...
Nielsen’s 2022 ESG report includes highlights from the last year, new 2024 goals, and refreshed lens on ESG issues as a media-focused company A message from our CEO At Nielsen, we...
Focus on sustainable and innovative customer solutions, empowering people and protecting the environment U.S. Steel has issued its 2021 Sustainability Report highlighting its continued transformation and investments in sustainable and...
Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto have signed a non-binding global MOU to jointly develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery and low-carbon materials to be used in...
Costa Rica continues to forge ahead in its transition to a green economy with net-zero emissions by 2050. The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a $300 million loan to continue...
Amundi has expanded its suite of socially responsible fixed income ESG ETFs with the addition of a multi-currency global aggregate bond fund targeting securities at the near end of the yield...
Funding Aims to Decarbonize and Accelerate the Electrification of All Vehicles, Slash Fuel Costs for Drivers and Companies The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a $96 million funding...
PepsiCo Accelerates pep+ Transformation PepsiCo, Inc. PepsiCo announced the closing of a new $1.25 billion 10-year Green Bond. The Company will use an amount equivalent to the net proceeds from the offering to fund...
Dow and Mura Technology to build multiple facilities in the U.S. and Europe, adding as much as 600 kilotons of aggregate advanced recycling capacity by 2030. Expansion of Mura’s pipeline builds...
Zero-emission aviation pioneer and Canada’s largest airport by land area to collaborate on hydrogen fuel infrastructure and launching zero-emission routes ZeroAvia, the leader in developing zero-emission solutions for commercial aviation, today announced...
Former Riverstone European General Counsel and Head of ESG Joins Petra as Head of Europe. Industry Recognized Regulatory Compliance Expert Joins Petra as Director of Compliance. Petra Funds Group (“Petra”), a...
EVP Fran Katsoudas on Powering an Inclusive Future and Driving Shareholder Value Through People Cisco and Jefferies recently collaborated to host a high-level webcast focused on the evolving role of Human Capital Management (HCM)....
CleanSpark added an additional 93 PH/s to its mining capacity after purchasing over 1,000 Whatminers to be co-hosted by Coinmint. CleanSpark has purchased over 1,061 Whatminers adding 93 PH/s to...
For the seventh year in a row, Delta scored 100% on the Disability Equality Index, ranking it as one of the nation’s “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion.” The...
For the second consecutive year, Discover is recognized as a 2022 Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion and has earned a 100 percent score on the Disability Equality Index....
Fifth Third Bank, National Association, announced it earned a 100 out of 100 score in its third year of completing the Disability Equality Index. The index is a benchmarking tool that...
American Water, the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility company, announced that it has been recognized as a top-scoring company, for the fourth consecutive year, on the Disability Equality...
MetLife, Inc. announced that it has received a top score on the Disability Equality Index (DEI), making the company a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” for the sixth year...
American receives top score on the index for the seventh year in a row. CEO Robert Isom also signed the CEO Letter on Disability Inclusion to call on peers to...
Comcast NBCUniversal is honored to be named one of the “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” after receiving a top score of 100 on the annual Disability Equality Index (DEI) for...
Deutsche Bank is strengthening its sustainability efforts. As Chief Sustainability Officer, Jörg Eigendorf will continue to expand the bank’s sustainability area with a view to further developing the strategy and...
BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today was recognized as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion for the fourth consecutive year. BD...
Global Wellness Leader Achieves Renewable Energy Goal Ahead of Schedule and Slashes Emissions by 42% Nature’s Sunshine Products (Nasdaq: NATR) recently announced a major milestone in its sustainability roadmap. The company’s...
Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy provider, announced the start of construction of ten new community solar projects in Illinois that will provide low cost electricity to households and businesses across the...
Arcadis has scored a ‘platinum medal’ in the most recent review by EcoVadis; an independent sustainability rating agency that assesses over 90,000 companies worldwide on how well sustainability has been...
Grants to 28 organizations across the state focus on investing in basic needs, workforce development and education in vulnerable communities Bank of America today announced more than $1.5 million in...
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Health Insurance Innovations (HII) and its former CEO Gavin Southwell for concealing extensive consumer complaints about short-term and limited health insurance...
Partnership Will Fuel Vanguard Renewables’ Organics-to-Renewable Energy Expansion Plan Vanguard Renewables, a U.S. leader in organics-to-renewable energy, today announced that a fund managed by BlackRock Real Assets has acquired the...
Rite-Aid Provides Progress Updates and Standards for Environmental Responsibility, DEI, Community Impact and More Rite Aid published its fourth annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, detailing the company’s strategy and progress...
UBS today announced the launch of the US version of the UBS Climate Aware Equity Index, which is a rules-based strategy that aims to provide investment exposure to the long-term theme...
Companies sign Memorandum of Understanding to combine cloud technologies with high fidelity digital data and analytics and operational and financial data sources to drive standardized reporting across aircraft operations Goal...
In the past year, we’ve seen that candidates who accepted remote job offers were more often underrepresented people. Since 2019, we’ve doubled the number of women in our global workforce...
UN Global Compact members join forces and ecosystems to promote energy sustainability, security and ESG through Web3 applications, usage and communications. ShelterZoom, a leading Web3 smart document company, and ESG...
The Amazon Literary Partnership announced more than $1 million in funding to 74 nonprofits nationwide Amazon Literary Partnership is committed to supporting writing programs and nonprofit literary organizations that amplify emerging writers and diversity in...
Data-driven collaboration with air traffic agencies helps airlines to burn less fuel, emit less carbon, and travel fewer miles Graphical depiction of what is going on at a single airport,...
To help Card Members explore the future of travel through premium experiences, Amex Ventures became an early investor in Boom Supersonic to support the development of the company’s airliner, Overture, which is...
JET H2 Energy combines companies’ retail and hydrogen expertise to form a leading player in hydrogen mobility Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe today announced they have closed on a 50-50...
Campaign increased awareness of Michelin’s EV-specific tires by 70 percent Perception of Michelin as an environmentally friendly brand increased by 38 percent Volta Inc., an industry-leading electric vehicle charging network...
Saks, the premier luxury ecommerce platform, has appointed Dr. Alicia Williams as Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), effective today. Dr. Williams joins Saks with more than 15 years...
Major milestone toward hybrid electric flight for commercial passenger air travel World’s first megawatt-class (high power) and multi-kilovolt (high voltage) hybrid electric system tested in altitude conditions Altitude integration test...
Funds and volunteerism will address economic, social and environmental issues impacting underserved and underrepresented communities MetLife Foundation today announced a strategy aimed at driving inclusive economic mobility by addressing the...
Essential Pharma, an international speciality pharma group focused on maintaining access to well-established, “at risk” products essential to patients across multiple therapeutic areas, announces strong year-on-year progress in its ESG...
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