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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

Companies Rapidly Setting Operational Net Zero Targets, While Value Chain Emissions Goals Stall: Accenture

Companies/ Environment/ Reports, Studies

Companies Rapidly Setting Operational Net Zero Targets, While Value Chain Emissions Goals Stall: Accenture

November 11, 2024

Archer Lands up to $500 Million Purchase Deal for Electric Aircraft in Japan

Companies/ Energy Transition

Archer Lands up to $500 Million Purchase Deal for Electric Aircraft in Japan

November 8, 2024

Saint-Gobain, Boralex Sign 20-Year PPA Enabling Development of Three New Renewable Energy Projects in France

Companies/ Energy Transition

Saint-Gobain, Boralex Sign 20-Year PPA Enabling Development of Three New Renewable Energy Projects in France

November 7, 2024

ESG Tools , Services

Guest Post: Third-Party Data Centers are Corporate ESG’s Ticking Time Bomb

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services/ Guest Posts

Guest Post: Third-Party Data Centers are Corporate ESG’s Ticking Time Bomb

November 5, 2024

Allianz Trade Launches Surety Solution to Enable Clients to Invest in Cleantech, Renewables Projects

ESG Tools, Services/ Sustainable Finance

Allianz Trade Launches Surety Solution to Enable Clients to Invest in Cleantech, Renewables Projects

November 4, 2024

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

ESG Tools, Services/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

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

October 31, 2024

ESG Reporting

Guest Post: Third-Party Data Centers are Corporate ESG’s Ticking Time Bomb

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services/ Guest Posts

Guest Post: Third-Party Data Centers are Corporate ESG’s Ticking Time Bomb

November 5, 2024

IPSASB Releases Proposed Climate-Related Reporting Standard for Public Sector

ESG Reporting/ Government

IPSASB Releases Proposed Climate-Related Reporting Standard for Public Sector

November 1, 2024

Guest Post – Materiality Assessments: Expectations and Best Practices

ESG Reporting/ Guest Posts

Guest Post – Materiality Assessments: Expectations and Best Practices

October 30, 2024

Regulators

Hong Kong Proposes IFRS-aligned Sustainability Reporting Standards

ESG Reporting/ Government/ Regulators

Hong Kong Proposes IFRS-aligned Sustainability Reporting Standards

September 24, 2024

Singapore Exchange Softens Requirement for Scope 3 Reporting for Smaller Companies

ESG Reporting/ Regulators

Singapore Exchange Softens Requirement for Scope 3 Reporting for Smaller Companies

September 24, 2024

UK Regulator Warns 17 Fashion Brands Over Green Claims

Companies/ Environment/ Regulators

UK Regulator Warns 17 Fashion Brands Over Green Claims

September 18, 2024

Guest Posts

Guest Post: Connecting Opportunities with Financial Drivers – Why Businesses Must Embed Sustainability Within Corporate Decision-Making Now More Than Ever

Companies/ ESG Tools, Services/ Guest Posts

Guest Post: Connecting Opportunities with Financial Drivers – Why Businesses Must Embed Sustainability Within Corporate Decision-Making Now More Than Ever

August 7, 2024

By: Simon Weaver, Global Head of ESG Advisory at KPMG […]

Guest Post – Beyond the SEC: Why ESG Reporting is Here to Stay

ESG Reporting/ Guest Posts

Guest Post – Beyond the SEC: Why ESG Reporting is Here to Stay

July 22, 2024

By: Mark Mellen, Industry Principal – ESG, Workiva The pause […]

Guest Post: Talent Mobility’s Crucial Role in the ESG Agenda

Companies/ Guest Posts

Guest Post: Talent Mobility’s Crucial Role in the ESG Agenda

July 15, 2024

By: Dr. Tobias Preising, Global Mobility Services Partner and Tom […]

Investors

EU Regulators Call on Banks, Investors to Integrate Climate Risks Following “Fit-For-55” Stress Test

EU Regulators Call on Banks, Investors to Integrate Climate Risks Following “Fit-For-55” Stress Test

M&G, responsAbility Launch SDG-Focused Article 9 Sustainable Bond Fund

Investors/ New funds & products/ Sustainable Finance

M&G, responsAbility Launch SDG-Focused Article 9 Sustainable Bond Fund

October 28, 2024

JPMorgan, Natixis-led Coalition Launches Guidelines to Help Companies Report on Progress Towards SDGs

ESG Reporting/ Investors/ Sustainable Finance

JPMorgan, Natixis-led Coalition Launches Guidelines to Help Companies Report on Progress Towards SDGs

October 23, 2024

NYC Proposes Ban on Investments in Fossil Fuel Infrastructure for Pension Funds

Energy Transition/ Government/ Investors

NYC Proposes Ban on Investments in Fossil Fuel Infrastructure for Pension Funds

October 23, 2024

Executive Moves

LGT Wealth Management Appoints Phoebe Stone as Chief Sustainability Officer

LGT Wealth Management Appoints Phoebe Stone as Chief Sustainability Officer

Microsoft Builds Out New Supplier Decarbonization Team to Address Growing Cloud and AI-Based Emissions

Companies/ Environment/ Executive Moves

Microsoft Builds Out New Supplier Decarbonization Team to Address Growing Cloud and AI-Based Emissions

September 4, 2024

AESG Appoints Devan Valenti as Director of Sustainability for New Australia Practice

ESG Tools, Services/ Executive Moves

AESG Appoints Devan Valenti as Director of Sustainability for New Australia Practice

August 13, 2024

PwC Appoints Ellen Walsh as Sustainability Executive Sponsor

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services/ Executive Moves

PwC Appoints Ellen Walsh as Sustainability Executive Sponsor

August 6, 2024

Energy transition

IKEA Invests $1.6 Billion to Decarbonize Heating and Cooling of Stores

IKEA Invests $1.6 Billion to Decarbonize Heating and Cooling of Stores

Archer Lands up to $500 Million Purchase Deal for Electric Aircraft in Japan

Companies/ Energy Transition

Archer Lands up to $500 Million Purchase Deal for Electric Aircraft in Japan

November 8, 2024

Saint-Gobain, Boralex Sign 20-Year PPA Enabling Development of Three New Renewable Energy Projects in France

Companies/ Energy Transition

Saint-Gobain, Boralex Sign 20-Year PPA Enabling Development of Three New Renewable Energy Projects in France

November 7, 2024

FREYR Acquires 5GW Solar Module Plant from Trina Solar for $340 Million

Energy Transition/ M&A

FREYR Acquires 5GW Solar Module Plant from Trina Solar for $340 Million

November 7, 2024

Private equity

Sympower Raises $23 Million to Accelerate Energy Grid Flexibility Solutions

Sympower Raises $23 Million to Accelerate Energy Grid Flexibility Solutions

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

RIFT Raises €11 Million for Decarbonized Industrial Heat Solution

Energy Transition/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

RIFT Raises €11 Million for Decarbonized Industrial Heat Solution

October 29, 2024