EY, Microsoft Social Impact Collaboration Launches AI Skills Training Program
Global professional services firm EY and tech giant Microsoft announced the launch of AI Skills Passport (AISP), a new free program aimed at addressing the...
€6.6 Trillion Investor Group Warns Against Rolling Back EU Sustainability Reporting Regulations
A group of more than 200 financial services firms and organizations, including investors representing €6.6 trillion in AUM, announced the release of a new...
Climatetech Incubator Greentown Labs Appoints Georgina Campbell Flatter as New CEO
Nonprofit climatetech startup incubator Greentown Labs announced today the appointment of Georgina Campbell Flatter as its incoming Chief Executive Officer. Founded in 2011 out...
Vanguard Softens Language on Diversity for U.S. Proxy Voting Policy
Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment managers, released its updated proxy voting policy for U.S. portfolio companies, which included less prescriptive language on...
Île-de-France Mobilités Raises €1 Billion in First-Ever Public Sector “EuGB” Green Bond Offering
Paris-area public transport authority Île-de-France Mobilités announced that it has raised €1 billion in a new green bond offering, the first by a public...
Amazon Expands Renewable Energy, Cloud Partnership with Iberdrola to Spain, Portugal
Amazon and global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced today an expanded partnership, with Amazon agreeing to purchase 476 MW of solar and wind...
Court Ruling Halts UK Approval of Major Shell, Equinor Oil and Gas Projects Over Lack of Climate Considerations
A Scottish court ruling quashed approvals by the UK’s Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) for major oil and gas projects in the North Sea...
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...
Microsoft Inks 7 Million Ton Nature-Based Carbon Removal Megadeal
Microsoft and nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon announced today a new 25-year offtake agreement, with Chestnut providing Microsoft with more than 7 million...
IFRS Publishes Guidance for Companies Taking a Climate-First Approach to Sustainability Reporting
The IFRS Foundation announced the publication of a new guide, aimed at supporting companies beginning to apply the ISSB standards for sustainability reporting with...