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HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres

HSBC Buys Biomass-Based Sustainable Aviation Fuel in Deal with Cathay Pacific, EcoCeres

November 22, 2024

Societe Generale Targets €500 Billion of Sustainable Finance by 2030

Societe Generale Targets €500 Billion of Sustainable Finance by 2030

November 22, 2024

EU Commission Estimates Green Bond Investments to Reduce Emissions by 55 Million Tons per Year

EU Commission Estimates Green Bond Investments to Reduce Emissions by 55 Million Tons per Year

November 21, 2024

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Appoints Hilkka Komulainen as Global Head of Sustainability and Impact

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners Appoints Hilkka Komulainen as Global Head of Sustainability and Impact

November 21, 2024

ISS ESG Launches Customizable Portfolio Climate Impact Reporting Solution for Investors

ISS ESG Launches Customizable Portfolio Climate Impact Reporting Solution for Investors

November 21, 2024

Companies

KKR Acquires $3.2 Billion Stake in Eni’s Sustainable Mobility Business

Companies/ Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

KKR Acquires $3.2 Billion Stake in Eni’s Sustainable Mobility Business

October 25, 2024

Morgan Stanley Signs Multi-Year Carbon Removal Deal with Climeworks

Companies/ Environment/ Sustainable Finance

Morgan Stanley Signs Multi-Year Carbon Removal Deal with Climeworks

October 24, 2024

Saur Issues €550 Million Blue Bond to Fund Sustainable Water Investments

Companies/ Environment/ Sustainable Finance

Saur Issues €550 Million Blue Bond to Fund Sustainable Water Investments

October 23, 2024

ESG Tools , Services

IBM Acquires AI-Powered Renewables Asset Performance Management Software Provider Prescinto

Energy Transition/ ESG Tools, Services/ M&A

IBM Acquires AI-Powered Renewables Asset Performance Management Software Provider Prescinto

October 15, 2024

S&P Global Launches Climate Center of Excellence Focused on Climate, Environmental, and Nature Research

ESG Tools, Services

S&P Global Launches Climate Center of Excellence Focused on Climate, Environmental, and Nature Research

October 11, 2024

CBRE Acquires NRG’s Renewable Energy Advisory Business

Energy Transition/ ESG Tools, Services/ M&A

CBRE Acquires NRG’s Renewable Energy Advisory Business

October 10, 2024

ESG Reporting

Asda Ties Financing Rates for Suppliers to Decarbonization, ESG Reporting and Performance

Companies/ Environment/ ESG Reporting/ Sustainable Finance

Asda Ties Financing Rates for Suppliers to Decarbonization, ESG Reporting and Performance

October 2, 2024

California Governor Signs Climate Disclosure Bill into Law with 2026 Start Date Intact

ESG Reporting/ Government

California Governor Signs Climate Disclosure Bill into Law with 2026 Start Date Intact

October 1, 2024

ESG Reporting Software Startup Atlas Metrics Raises €12.2 Million

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

ESG Reporting Software Startup Atlas Metrics Raises €12.2 Million

September 30, 2024

Regulators

Swiss Government Allows Financial Sector to Self-Regulate Greenwashing Prevention

Government/ Investors/ Regulators/ Sustainable Finance

Swiss Government Allows Financial Sector to Self-Regulate Greenwashing Prevention

June 19, 2024

EU Regulators Propose New Sustainability and Transition Categories for Financial Products

Investors/ Regulators/ Sustainable Finance

EU Regulators Propose New Sustainability and Transition Categories for Financial Products

June 19, 2024

New EU Sustainable Fund Naming Rules Could Lead to $40 Billion Divestments: Morningstar

Investors/ Regulators/ Reports, Studies

New EU Sustainable Fund Naming Rules Could Lead to $40 Billion Divestments: Morningstar

June 10, 2024

Guest Posts

Guest Post: Earth Day 2024 – a Milestone Moment for Climate Action

Environment/ Guest Posts

Guest Post: Earth Day 2024 – a Milestone Moment for Climate Action

April 24, 2024

By: John McCalla-Leacy, Global Head of ESG at KPMG In 1970 […]

Guest Post – From Solar to Software: The Second Half of the Energy Transition

Energy Transition/ ESG Tools, Services/ Guest Posts

Guest Post – From Solar to Software: The Second Half of the Energy Transition

April 17, 2024

By Christina Shim, Head of Sustainability Software, IBM Late last […]

Guest Post – The Rise of the ESG Controller: Shaping Sustainable Business Practices

Companies/ Guest Posts

Guest Post – The Rise of the ESG Controller: Shaping Sustainable Business Practices

April 11, 2024

By: Jim Pelletier, Senior Product Manager at Wolters Kluwer TeamMate […]

Investors

SEC Fines Invesco $17.5 Million for Misleading ESG Investing Claims

SEC Fines Invesco $17.5 Million for Misleading ESG Investing Claims

Guest Post – Green is the New Gold: ESG’s Impact on Investor Relations

Companies/ Guest Posts/ Investors

Guest Post – Green is the New Gold: ESG’s Impact on Investor Relations

October 1, 2024

Morgan Stanley Raises $750 Million for Decarbonization Solutions Private Equity Fund

Environment/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Morgan Stanley Raises $750 Million for Decarbonization Solutions Private Equity Fund

September 30, 2024

KKR, BBVA Launch Decarbonization Investment Partnership, Backed by $200 Million Commitment

Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital/ Sustainable Finance

KKR, BBVA Launch Decarbonization Investment Partnership, Backed by $200 Million Commitment

September 30, 2024

Executive Moves

Wolters Kluwer Appoints Richard Pulliam to Lead EHS & ESG Business Unit

Wolters Kluwer Appoints Richard Pulliam to Lead EHS & ESG Business Unit

abrdn Announces Key New Sustainability Appointments

Executive Moves/ Investors

abrdn Announces Key New Sustainability Appointments

June 3, 2024

abrdn Appoints Dan Grandage as Chief Sustainability Officer, Investments

Executive Moves/ Investors

abrdn Appoints Dan Grandage as Chief Sustainability Officer, Investments

May 28, 2024

Climate Investor Pollination Appoints Abhay Pande to Lead Transition Finance Practice

Executive Moves/ Investors/ Sustainable Finance

Climate Investor Pollination Appoints Abhay Pande to Lead Transition Finance Practice

May 16, 2024

Energy transition

General Galactic Raises $8 Million to Turn CO2 into Clean Fuel

General Galactic Raises $8 Million to Turn CO2 into Clean Fuel

Bain Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Green Data Center Developer AQ Compute

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Bain Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Green Data Center Developer AQ Compute

October 30, 2024

KKR, ECP Launch $50 Billion Data Center and Power Generation Investment Partnership

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

KKR, ECP Launch $50 Billion Data Center and Power Generation Investment Partnership

October 30, 2024

Sustainable Heating Startup Vamo Raises €7 Million

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Sustainable Heating Startup Vamo Raises €7 Million

October 29, 2024

Private equity

Nuveen, Leon Capital Invest in Real Estate Sustainability Consultancy Longevity Partners

Nuveen, Leon Capital Invest in Real Estate Sustainability Consultancy Longevity Partners

Fusion Reactor Startup Zap Energy Raises $130 Million

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Fusion Reactor Startup Zap Energy Raises $130 Million

October 10, 2024

Climate Tech Startup Paebbl Raises $25 Million to Turn Captured CO2 into Building Materials

Environment/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Climate Tech Startup Paebbl Raises $25 Million to Turn Captured CO2 into Building Materials

October 10, 2024

Form Energy Raises $405 Million to Scale Up Multi-Day Energy Storage Solution for the Electric Grid

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Form Energy Raises $405 Million to Scale Up Multi-Day Energy Storage Solution for the Electric Grid

October 10, 2024