Dow, Google Partner to Use AI to Tackle Hard to Recycle Soft Plastics
Chemicals and materials science giant Dow and Google’s breakthrough technologies initiative, X The Moonshot Factory, announced the launch of a new partnership aimed at...
$1.6 Trillion Investor Group Pushes HSBC to Confirm Net Zero Commitment
A group of 30 investors* representing $1.6 trillion in assets under management, led by responsible investing NGO ShareAction, called on HSBC at its AGM...
HSBC AM’s Global Head of Sustainability Erin Leonard Exits
HSBC Asset Management’s Global Head of Sustainability Erin Leonard will be leaving the firm, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to...
ESMA Releases Proposed Rules for Regulation of ESG Ratings Providers
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced today the publication of its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) under the EU’s...
Ara Partners Raises $800 Million to Invest in Mid-Market Decarbonization Infrastructure Providers
Industrial decarbonization-focused private equity investor Ara Partners announced that it has raised more than $800 million at the closing of the debut fund of...
Blue Yonder Acquires Pledge to Enhance Supply Chain Emissions Reporting Capabilities
Digital supply chain solutions provider Blue Yonder announced the acquisition of the business of logistics-focused climate data tech startup Pledge Earth Technologies, with the...
BoE Raises Climate Risk Management Expectations for Banks, Insurers
The Bank of England (BoE) announced today a series of proposals strengthening its expectations for banks’ and insurers’ management of climate-related risks, after finding...
H&M-Backed Syre to Build “Gigascale” Textile-to-Textile Recycling Plant in Vietnam
Circular economy startup Syre announced that it has signed an agreement with the province of Binh Dinh, Vietnam with the intention to establish the...
Microsoft Signs 335 MW Wind Power Purchase Agreement in West Virginia
Clean energy developer and operator Clearway announced a new long-term power purchase agreement with Microsoft, providing the tech giant with 335 MW of energy...