February 2021

This week in ESG news: The SEC looks to update climate disclosure rules; Italy joins the growing sovereign green bond market; IOSCO backs creation of...

Asset manager DWS announced today that its exchange traded funds business Xtrackers has launched Xtrackers S&P MidCap 400 ESG ETF (NYSE: MIDE) and Xtrackers...

Automaker General Motors announced today that it has appointed Kristen Siemen as its new Vice President of Sustainable Workplaces and Chief Sustainability Officer. Siemen...

Energy company Chevron’s venture arm Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV) announced the launch of Future Energy Fund II. The new $300 million fund aims to...

Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) announced the publication of a new Green Bond Framework (BTP Green), enabling the issue of green bonds...

Technology-as-a-service platform and PingAn Group associate OneConnect Financial Technology and Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced today an agreement to collaborate and build an ESG platform...

Sustainability-focused energy and automation digital solutions provider Schneider Electric announced today the launch of an enhanced global supply chain decarbonization service aimed at helping...

Professional services company Cognizant announced today a series of new corporate social responsibility initiatives, including a commitment of $250 million towards efforts to advance...

Global Bank ING announced today the appointment of Anne-Sophie Castelnau as its new Global Head of Sustainability, succeeding Amin Mansour, who fulfilled the role...