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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

Rio Tinto Transitions U.S. Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel

Companies/ Energy Transition

Rio Tinto Transitions U.S. Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel

October 30, 2024

Southwest Airlines Eliminates 1.5 Million Pounds of Single-Use Plastic from Flights

Companies/ Environment

Southwest Airlines Eliminates 1.5 Million Pounds of Single-Use Plastic from Flights

October 29, 2024

Microsoft Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon

Companies/ Environment

Microsoft Signs Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Deal with Ebb Carbon

October 25, 2024

ESG Tools , Services

Bloomberg Launches New Solution Enabling Investors to Assess Nature, Biodiversity Risk Exposure

Environment/ ESG Tools, Services

Bloomberg Launches New Solution Enabling Investors to Assess Nature, Biodiversity Risk Exposure

October 16, 2024

ICE Launches Climate Transition Risk Solution for Municipal Bond, MBS, Real Estate Segments

ESG Tools, Services/ Sustainable Finance

ICE Launches Climate Transition Risk Solution for Municipal Bond, MBS, Real Estate Segments

October 15, 2024

REsurety Raises $32 Million to Launch New Clean Energy Marketplace

Energy Transition/ ESG Tools, Services/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

REsurety Raises $32 Million to Launch New Clean Energy Marketplace

October 15, 2024

ESG Reporting

ISS Acquires Carbon Accounting Software Company SustainaBase

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services

ISS Acquires Carbon Accounting Software Company SustainaBase

October 9, 2024

Morningstar Sustainalytics Launches Solutions to Support CSRD, EU Taxonomy Compliance and Reporting

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services

Morningstar Sustainalytics Launches Solutions to Support CSRD, EU Taxonomy Compliance and Reporting

October 9, 2024

ACCA Launches Sustainability Skills Course and Accreditation for Finance and Accounting Professionals

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services

ACCA Launches Sustainability Skills Course and Accreditation for Finance and Accounting Professionals

October 7, 2024

Regulators

ESMA Calls on Companies to Get Data Systems in Place to Meet New CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements

ESG Reporting/ ESG Tools, Services/ Regulators

ESMA Calls on Companies to Get Data Systems in Place to Meet New CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements

July 8, 2024

Fidelity International Launches New Sustainable Investing Framework to Meet New ESG Regulations

Investors/ Regulators

Fidelity International Launches New Sustainable Investing Framework to Meet New ESG Regulations

July 1, 2024

ECB Reports 35% Emissions Reduction in €367 Billion Corporate Bond Portfolio

Investors/ Regulators/ Sustainable Finance

ECB Reports 35% Emissions Reduction in €367 Billion Corporate Bond Portfolio

June 25, 2024

Guest Posts

Guest Post: The Road Ahead for ESG

Guest Posts/ Investors

Guest Post: The Road Ahead for ESG

May 20, 2024

By: Michelle Dunstan, Chief Responsibility Officer, Janus Henderson Investors Responsible […]

Guest Post: Companies Remain Largely Unprepared for Heightened Climate Risk

Companies/ Environment/ Guest Posts

Guest Post: Companies Remain Largely Unprepared for Heightened Climate Risk

May 1, 2024

Physical climate risks are on the rise. However, progress on […]

Guest Post – Addressing Impacts: EU Rules Cement Long-Standing Due Diligence Commitments

Companies/ Guest Posts

Guest Post – Addressing Impacts: EU Rules Cement Long-Standing Due Diligence Commitments

April 25, 2024

By: Reinhilde Weidacher, Global Head of Corporate Sustainability Services, ISS-Corporate, […]

Investors

GenZero, Trafigura Invest Over $100 Million in Nature Restoration Carbon Removal Project in Colombia

GenZero, Trafigura Invest Over $100 Million in Nature Restoration Carbon Removal Project in Colombia

CDPQ, Nuveen Launch $600 Million Sustainable Commercial Real Estate Finance Program

Investors/ Sustainable Finance

CDPQ, Nuveen Launch $600 Million Sustainable Commercial Real Estate Finance Program

October 8, 2024

HSBC, IFC Launch SDG-Focused Emerging Markets Sustainable Corporate Bond Fund

Investors/ New funds & products

HSBC, IFC Launch SDG-Focused Emerging Markets Sustainable Corporate Bond Fund

October 7, 2024

TPG Rise Climate, GIC, Acquire Building Energy Management and Decarbonization Platform Techem for $7.4 Billion

Investors/ M&A/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

TPG Rise Climate, GIC, Acquire Building Energy Management and Decarbonization Platform Techem for $7.4 Billion

October 1, 2024

Executive Moves

UK Climate Change Committee Appoints Emma Pinchbeck as New Chief Executive

UK Climate Change Committee Appoints Emma Pinchbeck as New Chief Executive

ING Appoints Cindy Jia as Head of Sustainable Finance, Americas

Executive Moves/ Sustainable Finance

ING Appoints Cindy Jia as Head of Sustainable Finance, Americas

July 2, 2024

FedEx Appoints Karen Blanks Ellis as New Chief Sustainability Officer

Companies/ Executive Moves

FedEx Appoints Karen Blanks Ellis as New Chief Sustainability Officer

June 20, 2024

Kimberly-Clark Appoints Lisa Morden as Chief Sustainability Officer

Companies/ Executive Moves

Kimberly-Clark Appoints Lisa Morden as Chief Sustainability Officer

June 7, 2024

Energy transition

Sympower Raises $23 Million to Accelerate Energy Grid Flexibility Solutions

Sympower Raises $23 Million to Accelerate Energy Grid Flexibility Solutions

Verdane Raises €700 Million for Decarbonization-Focused Growth Fund

Energy Transition/ Environment/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Verdane Raises €700 Million for Decarbonization-Focused Growth Fund

October 30, 2024

Rio Tinto Transitions U.S. Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel

Companies/ Energy Transition

Rio Tinto Transitions U.S. Copper Mine Operations to Renewable Diesel

October 30, 2024

Brookfield Acquires $2.3 Billion Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farms from Ørsted

Energy Transition/ Investors/ M&A

Brookfield Acquires $2.3 Billion Stake in UK Offshore Wind Farms from Ørsted

October 30, 2024

Private equity

Solar and Storage Developer ZE Energy Raises €54 Million to Fund Expansion Across Europe

Solar and Storage Developer ZE Energy Raises €54 Million to Fund Expansion Across Europe

Diagram Raises $80 Million for Climate Tech Venture Builder Fund

Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Diagram Raises $80 Million for Climate Tech Venture Builder Fund

October 14, 2024

Macquarie Plans £20 Billion Infrastructure Investments in UK

Energy Transition/ Investors/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Macquarie Plans £20 Billion Infrastructure Investments in UK

October 14, 2024

Molg Raises $5.5 Million to Tackle E-waste with Robotics

Environment/ Private Equity & Venture Capital

Molg Raises $5.5 Million to Tackle E-waste with Robotics

October 11, 2024