EU Market Regulator Finds 4x Increase in Use of ESG Language in Fund Names
The proportion of investment funds in Europe using ESG-related terms in their find names has grown by more than 4 times over the past...
EY, Microsoft Launch Green Skills Training Program
Global professional services firm EY and tech giant Microsoft announced today the launch of Green Skills Passport, a new free online education program aimed...
Nestlé Launches Program to Provide Climate Risk Insurance to Coffee Farmers
Global food and beverage company Nestlé announced today the launch of a pilot program to provide weather insurance to smallholder farmers in its Nescafé...
Bacardi Launches System to Cut Emissions from Rum in Half
Global wine and spirits company Bacardi announced today the opening of a new Combined Heat & Power (CHP) system at its rum distillery in...
Morgan Stanley, Stanford Launch Free Tool to Assess Business Activities’ Impact on Nature
Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing and the Stanford University-based Natural Capital (NatCap) Project announced the development of a new tool aimed at enabling...
75% of Companies Not Ready for Pending ESG Data Assurance Requirements: KPMG Survey
Only 1 in 4 companies are at advanced stages of preparation to obtain independent assurance on their reported ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria...
Saint-Gobain Signs 15-Year Solar Power Supply Agreement to Decarbonize Industrial Sites
Construction materials and services company Saint-Gobain announced a new 100 MW, 15-year renewable Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with TotalEnergies, aimed at helping to decarbonize...
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...
Northvolt to Build $5 Billion Gigafactory in Canada
Battery manufacturer Northvolt announced plans to build a new gigafactory near Montreal, Canada, with investment in the first phase of the project to begin...
$24 Trillion Investor Group Launches Campaign Targeting 100 Companies to Address Biodiversity, Nature Loss
Nature Action 100, an investor engagement initiative with 190 institutional investors representing nearly $24 trillion in assets announced its list of 100 companies to...