IsoMetrix Launches ESG Data Collection and Reporting Solution
Risk management software developer IsoMetrix announced today the launch of a new ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for...
EU Member States Agree to Impose Carbon Tax
Member states of the European Union have agreed to impose a carbon tax, according to a twitter post Tuesday evening by French President Emmanuel...
GRI Unveils New Sustainability Reporting Standard for Coal Sector
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), one of the leading organizations promoting standardized ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for...
Scotiabank Launches $350 Billion Climate Finance Commitment
Canada-based financial services company Scotiabank announced today a new series of sustainable finance and climate commitments, including a goal to mobilize $350 billion in...
Nature-Related Risk Disclosure Prototype Framework Unveiled by TNFD
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced today the release of the first beta version of its disclosure framework aimed at enabling and...
Amazon Commits Over $120 Million to Affordable Housing
Amazon announced today commitments to invest nearly $125 million towards building affordable housing near transit sites in U.S. communities in areas including the Arlington,...
Investor Group Launches Standard to Assess and Guide Corporate Climate Lobbying
A group of investors and leading sustainable investment groups announced the launch of the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying, a new global framework...
Deloitte Survey: Companies Mobilizing on ESG Disclosures, but Data & Consistency Challenges Remain
Global professional services firm Deloitte announced today the release of a new survey examining the preparedness, challenges and plans of US companies with respect...
Accenture, AWS, Ecopetrol Launch Water Sustainability Data Solution
Global professional services firm Accenture, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and integrated energy company Ecopetrol announced today the launch of a new cloud-based water intelligence...
KKR Raises $17 Billion for Infrastructure Fund, More than Doubling Predecessor Fund
Global alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced today the final closing of its $17 billion KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund. The...