Canada to Launch Sustainable Investment Taxonomy
The Government of Canada outlined a plan to develop a new sustainable investment taxonomy, a set of guidelines to help categorize sustainable economic activities...
Canada to Introduce Mandatory Climate Disclosure Requirements for Large Companies
The Government of Canada announced the first expansion of its requirements for climate-related financial disclosures to include private companies, with new plans to introduce...
Rio Tinto Acquires Arcadium Lithium for $6.7 Billion to Target Energy Transition Metals
Mining giant Rio Tinto announced today an agreement to acquire Philadelphia-based lithium chemicals producer Arcadium Lithium, in a transaction described by Rio Tinto as...
ISS Acquires Carbon Accounting Software Company SustainaBase
Institutional Shareholder Services’ (ISS) announced today the acquisition by its governanceGovernance deals with a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights.,...
Morningstar Sustainalytics Launches Solutions to Support CSRD, EU Taxonomy Compliance and Reporting
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....
Lithios Raises $12 Million to Address Rapidly Growing EV-Driven Demand for Lithium
Boston-based Lithios, which is developing technology for sustainable lithium extraction, announced that it has secured a total of $10 million in seed financing. The...
Greenwashing Cases Fall for First Time in Six Years as Regulatory Scrutiny Builds: RepRisk
The number of companies linked to greenwashing, or misleading claims about the environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a company performs as a steward of nature....
UK Climate Change Committee Appoints Emma Pinchbeck as New Chief Executive
The Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK government’s climate advisor announced today the appointment of Energy UK CEO Emma Pinchbeck as its new Chief...
Google Signs 435 MW Solar PPA to Power U.S. Operations
Sustainable energy firm energyRe announced that it has signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, supplying the tech giant with 435 MW...
Goldman Sachs Closes $440 Million Investment in Renewable Power Platform BrightNight
Renewable power company BrightNight announced that it has closed a $440 million strategic equity investment from Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s alternative investments platform Goldman...