NextEnergy Raises $950 Million for Newbuild Solar Fund
Solar developer NextEnergy Group’s investment management arm NextEnergy Capital announced that it has raised a total of £733 million (USD$949 million) for NextPower UK...
Supercritical Raises $18 Million to Scale Low-Cost Green Hydrogen Solution
Green hydrogen startup Supercritical Solutions announced that it has raised £14 million (USD $18 million) in a Series A investment round, with proceeds to...
CFA Institute Drops “ESG” Label from ESG Investing Certificate
Global investment professional association CFA Institute will be dropping the “ESG” term in its “Certificate in ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a...
Standard Chartered Issues $1 Billion Social Bond to Fund Sustainable Development in Emerging Markets
UK-based multinational bank Standard Chartered announced that it has issued its first-ever SocialSocial criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and...
Glass Lewis Acquires Investment Stewardship Data Platform Esgaia
GovernanceGovernance deals with a company’s leadership, executive pay, audits, internal controls, and shareholder rights. More solutions and proxy voting services company Glass Lewis announced...
Google to Provide Advertisers with Carbon Footprint Data for Ads
Google announced the launch of its new Carbon Footprint for Google Advertising reports, aimed at enabling advertisers to measure and manage the carbon emissions...
Half of Execs Report Higher Sales, Lower Costs from Sustainability Initiatives
Business leaders are seeing a wide range of value creation benefits from their companies’ sustainability activities, with more than 60% reporting improved employee attraction...
SDI AOP Launches Solution Enabling Investors to Assess Sustainability Outcomes of Companies, Portfolios
Asset owner-led sustainability data platform the Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) announced the launch of SDI Outcomes, a new solution aimed...
Spiritus Raises $30 Million to Slash Cost of DAC Carbon Removal
Climate-tech startup Spiritus announced that it has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at enabling the company to...
UK Plans Levy on Jet Fuel Producers to Fund Sustainable Aviation Fuel “Revenue Certainty Mechanism”
The UK Government’s Department for Transport announced the launch of a new consultation on an initiative aimed at supporting producers of sustainable aviation fuel...