Standard Chartered has unveiled an innovative ESG-linked Cash Account, designed to reward corporate banking clients who achieve significant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals. This new offering ties credit balance...
Google’s Startups for Sustainable Development program is supporting startups working on sustainability efforts. The program, launched in November 2019, has grown to support more than 500 startups working on the...
Will the world achieve its sustainability ambitions in time? The SDGs offer a vision of a more sustainable and equitable world by 2030. Developed by the United Nations in 2015,...
Schroders announced the launch of a listed global equity impact fund amid growing demand from clients for public equity-focused impact strategies. Schroder International Selection Fund (Schroder ISF) Global Equity Impact is...
New tool supports business learning and action on internal and public governance. The UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, announced the launch of its Transformational Governance Corporate Toolkit....
Key Impact Points: The Schwab Foundation’s Global Alliance for Social Entrepreneurship today launched the Rise Ahead Pledge, a new initiative that will mobilize private sector commitments on social innovation to help...
Toyota Motor North America announced the availability of its 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report. Covering Toyota’s activities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the report has been published...
Lloyd’s, the world’s leading marketplace for insurance and reinsurance, has launched a consultation on its roadmap for insuring the transition. The consultation sets out Lloyd’s proposed approach for the next...
The year is 2013 and I am running for Member of Parliament as a Green party rep in my home country. I realise 2 things- environmental concerns are not among...
Hyundai Capital Services announced today that it was acknowledged as the Best Practice Company in the “Sustainable Finance” category at the “UN Global Compact Korea Leaders Summit 2023” hosted by...
40% of token proceeds to be donated in food quantities to in-need NGOs, non-profits and charitable initiatives through Tokenization, NFTs and a P2E game. SuperFoodz.io debuts the highly anticipated and widely-discussed...
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...
As the halfway point to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals approaches and the deadline to meet key milestones of a 1.5C world looms, CEOs take action to avoid consequences to environment,...
Technology for a Secure, Sustainable and Superior Future, Report 2023 With the world currently failing to pursue and fund the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), the Force for...
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARQT), an early-stage commercial company focused on developing meaningful innovations in immuno-dermatology, today announced the Company’s inaugural Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) report including a baseline of...
Key news highlights: Carbon neutral paint manufacturer PT Mowilex Indonesia (Mowilex) announced, as G20 members meet in Bali, that it’s completing a major investment capable of powering its corporate headquarters by...
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...
For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the SDG Media Summit returned to United Nations headquarters on September 9th. More than 100 leaders in advertising, marketing,...
Fund will invest in companies aligned with ESG principles and UN’s Sustainable Development Goals Revolving funding pool will support programs run by UNICEF’s Generation Unlimited “The future of the world...
First portfolio of high quality carbon credits established by major aircraft leasing company with $53.3m investment Part of SMBC Aviation Capital’s wider commitment to supporting its customers’ net zero ambitions...
Force for Good Initiative’s annual report shows 35% increase in funding gap to achieve UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Rise driven by historic underfunding, requirements to achieve net zero and...
About the Meeting Convening at the same time as the United Nations General Assembly, the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings will bring together communities of purpose that integrate business leaders, policy-makers,...
As more companies establish their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets, there are increasing requirements to have clear and credible visibility into where they are directing their procurement spend. Access...
Business is about more than just making money. The Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact call on people in business to stand up for human rights, promote decent...
As stakeholders pay more attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, the greatest challenge chief financial officers will face is making sense of the huge amount of ESG data...
Women’s Empowerment Principles 101 Co-hosted by the UN Global Compact and UN Women, this virtual session will provide an overview of the Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) and how the WEPs...
Murat Seitnepesov, Managing Director of Integral Petroleum interview with Matt Bird at World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland) HIGHLIGHTS One of the largest exporters of oil in Caspian Sea Region 3rd year promoting Caspian Sea...
Bank of America announced it has established an ESG-themed Issuance Framework to further enhance its issuances of green, social, and sustainability bonds and other ESG securities by Bank of America...
As the World Leaders Summit opened on day two of COP26, UN chief António Guterres sent a stark message to the international community. “We are digging our own graves”, he...