ING Stops Financing for Companies Developing New Oil and Gas Projects
Amsterdam-based global bank ING announced on Thursday a series of updates to its policy for energy financing, including an immediate end to all new...
Meta Signs Deal for up to 3.9 Million Tons of Nature-Based Carbon Removal Credits with BTG Pactual
SocialSocial criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. More media giant Meta has signed a...
The Home Depot Eliminates Hard to Recycle Packaging Materials from Private Label Products
Home improvement retail giant The Home Depot announced today the achievement of one of its sustainability goals, eliminating expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam and polyvinyl...
Smalt Raises €8 Million to Train Skilled Workforce for Energy Transition
Berlin-based Smalt, which has built a talent development and technology services platform for the green energy sector, announced that it had raised €8M in...
UK Regulator Warns 17 Fashion Brands Over Green Claims
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced today the release of a new compliance guide for fashion brands and retailers, aimed at helping...
BlackRock, Microsoft Partnership to Raise $30 Billion to Invest in AI Infrastructure and Energy
BlackRock, Microsoft, infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners and Abu Dhabi-based AI development-focused company MGX announced today the launch of the Global AI Infrastructure Investment...
Study Finds Largest Global Companies are Accelerating Climate Commitments… Quietly
The world’s largest companies are increasingly setting significant climate-related targets, despite facing increasing the challenges they are facing from anti-ESG political backlash and growing...
Carbon Accounting Startup Zevero Raises $7 Million to Drive Global Expansion
UK-based Zevero announced that it has raised $7 million in a seed funding round to expand its footprint and enable more companies around the...
Vanguard: 24% of Investors in Proxy Choice Program Chose ESG Policy for Votes
Investment manager Vanguard released data from its Investor Choice proxy voting pilot on Tuesday, indicating that approximately one quarter of investors participating in the...
Construction Sustainability Software Provider One Click LCA Acquires ENVI-Met to Expand Climate Resilience Solutions Offerings
One Click LCA, which develops software to enable builders and manufacturers to track and reduce their carbon footprint, announced that it has acquired ENVI-met,...