Sumitomo to Facilitate Over $10 Billion in Clean Energy Investments in UK
The UK government announced that it has reached a new partnership deal with Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation aimed at channeling major investments in clean energy...
EU Lawmakers Reject EUDR’s Country Risk System in New Setback to Deforestation Regulation
Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to reject a benchmarking system categorizing countries by their level of deforestation risk, marking a potential...
Microsoft Signs Deal for 3 Million Tons of CO2 Removal Generated Through New Waste-to-Energy Carbon Capture Project
Microsoft announced a new long-term offtake agreement with energy infrastructure investment manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and Denmark-based waste-to-energy (WtE) company Vestforbrænding, for the...
Clarity AI Acquires Sustainability-Focused Fintech ecolytiq
Sustainability technology company Clarity AI announced today the acquisition of ecolytiq, a provider of in-app climate engagement solutions for financial institutions, in a move...
EU to Develop Nature Credits Market to Fund More Sustainable Agriculture Practices
The European Commission announced the launch of its “Roadmap towards Nature Credits,” aimed at helping to develop a new market for nature credits, enabling...
Tikehau Raises Over €1 Billion for Egis to Decarbonize Transport, Cities, Energy
Paris-based alternative asset management Tikehau Capital announced the launch of a new continuation fund for its climate-focused architectural, consulting, construction engineering, operations and mobility...
Guest Post – California Climate Disclosure: What We Know After CARB’s First Public Workshop
By: Alyssa Zucker, Senior Industry Principal, Workiva California continues to lead the way on climate action by advancing its critical disclosure laws: The Climate...
ESMA Guides Issuers, Fund Managers on Anti-Greenwashing Expectations
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced the release of a new thematic note aimed at guiding market participants including...
CapitaLand Launches New Framework to Quantify the Financial Return of Sustainability Investments
Singapore-based real estate investment manager CapitaLand Investment (CLI) announced the launch of its new “Return on Sustainability (RoS) framework,” aimed at quantifying the financial...
EU Launches Major Simplification of Sustainability Taxonomy to Ease Compliance Burden on Companies
The European Commission announced the adoption of a series of measures aimed at simplifying the application of the EU Taxonomy, and reducing the administrative...