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...
Investor Association Warns that Proposed EU ESG Fund Labelling Rules Won’t Address Greenwashing
Proposed rules on the use of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious...
CBRE Appoints Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer
Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, the world’s largest manager of commercial buildings, announced the appointment of Robert Bernard as Chief...
L’Oréal Signs Deals to Cover 25% of Electricity Consumption in France with Renewable Energy
L’Oréal Group announced that it has signed agreements with power producer and service provider EDF to provide renewable energy from 2 new solar parks,...
Blackstone, CDPQ & Invenergy Acquire $1.5 Billion Renewables Portfolio from AEP
Ohio-based electric utility American Electric Power (AEP) announced today an agreement with Blackstone, CDPQ and Invenergy-owned IRG Acquisition Holdings for the acquisition of a...
Carbon Credit Insurance Startup Oka Launches with $7 Million Seed Funding
Newly launched startup Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company announced today that it has raised $7 million in funding aimed at scaling the new platform’s...
HSBC Unveils Financed Emission Reduction Targets for Cement, Steel, Automotive & Aviation Sectors
Global banking and financial services company HSBC announced today a new series of targets aimed at reducing the bank’s financed emissions in some of...
BNP Paribas Sued over Fossil Fuel Financing
A group of French NGOs, including Friends of the Earth (Les Amis de la Terre) France, Notre Affaire à Tous and Oxfam France announced...
Guest Post – Technology: a Blueprint for a More Sustainable Future
By: Bruno Sarda, TMT Climate Change & Sustainability Services Leader, Ernst & Young LLP Leaders from across the globe recently reconvened for the World...
Wolters Kluwer Launches New Division Focused on ESG Solutions
Professional services and information solutions provider Wolters Kluwer announced the formation of a new Corporate Performance & ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are...