Starbucks Appoints Marika McCauley Sine as New Chief Sustainability Officer
Starbucks has appointed former Mars sustainability executive Marika McCauley Sine as its new Chief Sustainability Officer. McCauley Sine takes on the role from departing...
EU Regulators Call on Banks, Investors to Integrate Climate Risks Following “Fit-For-55” Stress Test
The EU’s financial regulators announced the release of the results of the “Fit-For-55” climate stress test, examining the resilience of banks, investment funds and...
Guest Post – COP29 Signals Turning Point: Lessons from History for Carbon Market Regulation
By: Eyal Harel, Co-founder and CEO, BlueGreen Water Technologies On day one of COP29 in Baku, governments reached a crucial agreement to establish carbon...
Sustainable Agriculture Data Platform TRACT Raises $11.2 Million
Amsterdam-based TRACT, which offers sustainability measurement systems for supply chains, announced that it has raised $11.2 million in new funding. The funds will be...
Iceberg Data Lab Launches Tool Enabling Investors to Assess Portfolio Deforestation Impact
EnvironmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a company performs as a steward of nature. More data provider Iceberg Data Lab (IDL) announced the launch of a...
EU Council Passes Legislation to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers
EU member states in the European Council announced today that they have adopted new rules to regulate ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are...
BlackRock, Samsara Buy Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Compensate for Business Travel Emissions
Climate solutions platform Watershed announced that it has facilitated the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) on behalf of customers including BlackRock, Ripple,...
IFRS Foundation Launches Guide to Help Companies Identify, Report Sustainability Risks and Opportunities
The IFRS Foundation announced today the publication of a new guide aimed at helping companies to identify and disclose material information about sustainability-related risks...
88% of Business Leaders Planning to Increase Sustainability IT Investments over Next Year: IBM Survey
Nearly nine out of ten business executives plan to increase investments in technology to advance their companies’ sustainability efforts over the next year, as...
Guest Post – COP29: Now is the Time to Focus on a Common Goal
By: Daisy Shen, Head of Climate Change and Sustainability at KPMG in China As I arrived in Baku this week, I was pleasantly surprised...