KKR Acquires EDF’s North American Renewable Energy Business for $4.2 Billion
Alternative asset manager KKR announced the acquisition of EDF Group’s U.S. and Canadian power solutions businesses, in a transaction valued at $4.2 billion, with...
World Bank to sunset key climate financing goal following US pressure
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments....
EU Adopts New Circularity Requirements for Vehicles
The European Council announced the adoption by EU Member States of a new regulation introducing circularity requirements for vehicles across their lifecycle, including recycled...
Generation Closes $1B Sustainable Private Equity Fund
Generation targets the systems layer of sustainability Generation Investment Management has closed Sustainable Private Equity Fund II, raising over $1 billion with related co-investment...
ISSB Moves Nature Reporting Toward TNFD Alignment
ISSB sharpens the path for nature reporting The International Sustainability Standards Board is bringing nature reporting closer to mainstream corporate disclosure, with new decisions...
Google Reuses WWII Timber for Mass Timber Offices
Google Turns WWII Hangar Timber Into New Campus Buildings Mountain View, California, a wartime airship hangar built from old-growth Douglas fir is finding a...
Zillow faces class-action lawsuit over Redfin deal
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments....
New Zealand Proposes Adopting IFRS S2 as New Climate Reporting Standard
New Zealand’s External Reporting Board (XRB) announced the launch of a new consultation into a proposal to adopt a new climate reporting standard based...
EU Approves Circularity Rules for Car Sector
EU Approves Circularity Rules for Car Sector Brussels has approved new rules that will reshape how vehicles are designed, built, dismantled, and recycled across...
World Bank Drops 45% Climate Lending Target
World Bank Drops Climate Lending Target as Political Pressure Reshapes Development Finance The World Bank Group will abandon its target to devote 45% of...