ERM Acquires Climate, Energy Transition Consultancy Energetics
Sustainability advisory firm ERM announced today an agreement to acquire Australia-based climate risk and energy transition consultancy Energetics, aimed at enhancing its growth in...
Clean Energy Producer Smart Energies Raises $95 Million to Accelerate Deployment of Small Solar Sites
Independent Power Producer (IPP) Smart Energies announced today that has raised €87 million (USD$95 million), with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating its...
Australia Court Finds Active Super Guilty of Making Misleading ESG Investing Claims
A federal court in Australia ruled today that superannuation fund Active Super trustee LGSS Pty Limited contravened the law by making misleading ESGEnvironmental, social,...
RepRisk Launches New ESG Due Diligence Scores to Assess Companies’ Specific Sustainability Risks
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....
Climeworks Announces Direct Air Capture Technology Breakthrough to Scale Carbon Removal
Zurich-based carbon removal company Climeworks revealed today its Generation 3 direct air capture (DAC) technology, providing “breakthrough” improvements in efficiency and performance, and forming...
SkyNRG Launches Sustainable Aviation Fuel Book & Claim Program with Microsoft as Founding Partner
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) provider SkyNRG announced today the launch of Project Runway, a new Book & Claim initiative aimed at enabling companies and...
Climate Investor Pollination Launches $150 Million VC Fund to Back Climate and Nature Solutions Startups
Climate-focused investment and advisory firm Pollination announced today the launch of the Climate and Nature Impact Venture Fund, aimed at investing in early-stage climate...
EU Regulators Call for Increased Action to Address Growing Greenwashing Risk in Financial Sector
Increased supervisory actions and better access to data and other resources will be required to address growing greenwashing risks at banks, investment firms and...
Guest Post: Assessing the Impact of Climate Litigation Remains Complex
The volume of climate litigation has increased exponentially over the past 10 years. However, uncertainty about legal outcomes and related costs means that so...
Microsoft Launches “Datacenter Community Pledge” with Sustainability and Community Commitments
Microsoft announced today the establishment of its “Datacenter Community Pledge,” aimed at ensuring that the company’s growing datacenter footprint serves helps to address societal...