IKEA Expands Program to Support Suppliers’ Switch to 100% Renewable Energy
IKEA announced a significant expansion of its renewable electricity programme, adding 14 new countries – including the U.S. – to the initiative, aimed at...
EU Platform on Sustainable Finance Releases Proposals to Reduce EU Taxonomy Reporting Burden by a Third
The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission to advise it on the development of sustainable finance policies,...
Oxyle Raises $16 Million to Eliminate Forever Chemicals in Water
Swiss startup Oxyle announced that it has raised $16 million in a seed funding round, with proceeds to be used to grow its team...
Pharma Supply Chain Decarbonization Consortium Signs 10-Year Clean Energy Deals for Haleon, GSK, Thermo Fisher, Gilead
Pharmaceutical supply chain decarbonization initiative Energize announced today a new aggregate power purchase agreement (PPA) with renewable energy developer X-ELIO, providing healthcare companies Haleon...
LEGO Group Adds Nature-Based, Engineered Solutions to its Carbon Removal Portfolio
The LEGO Group announced today new partnerships with climate solutions providers Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi, including carbon credit purchases supporting four carbon removal...
EY, Microsoft Social Impact Collaboration Launches AI Skills Training Program
Global professional services firm EY and tech giant Microsoft announced the launch of AI Skills Passport (AISP), a new free program aimed at addressing the...
€6.6 Trillion Investor Group Warns Against Rolling Back EU Sustainability Reporting Regulations
A group of more than 200 financial services firms and organizations, including investors representing €6.6 trillion in AUM, announced the release of a new...
Climatetech Incubator Greentown Labs Appoints Georgina Campbell Flatter as New CEO
Nonprofit climatetech startup incubator Greentown Labs announced today the appointment of Georgina Campbell Flatter as its incoming Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 2011 out...
Vanguard Softens Language on Diversity for U.S. Proxy Voting Policy
Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment managers, released its updated proxy voting policy for U.S. portfolio companies, which included less prescriptive language on...
Île-de-France Mobilités Raises €1 Billion in First-Ever Public Sector “EuGB” Green Bond Offering
Paris-area public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités announced that it has raised €1 billion in a new green bond offering, the first by a public...