AXA IM Alts Appoints Laurent Lavergne as its Global First Head of Sustainability
AXA Group’s alternative investments business AXA IM Alts announced today the appointment of Laurent Lavergne as Global Head of Sustainability. The firm said that...
FCA Flags Greenwashing Concerns in Sustainability-Linked Loan Market
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets, announced today the publication of a letter to...
Brookfield Properties to Power Entire U.S. Office Portfolio with Zero Emissions Electricity
Brookfield Properties announced today that its more than 70-million-square-foot U.S. office portfolio – one of the largest office portfolios in the U.S. – will...
New Rulebook for Company Carbon Market Claims Launched by VCMI
Carbon markets-focused body the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) announced today the launch of its Claims Code of Practice, aimed at providing a...
AstraZeneca Commits $400 Million to Reforestation Program
Global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced today a significant expansion of its reforestation and biodiversity-focused program, AZ Forest, including a new $400 million investment, and...
Guest Post: ISSB Standards Week – A Pivotal Moment to Tackle Some of Society’s Biggest Challenges
By: John McCalla-Leacy, Head of Global ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious...
50% of CEOs Have Pay Tied to ESG Goals, up from 15% One Year Ago: IBM Survey
The practice of linking incentive pay for senior executives to performance on ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for...
Standard Chartered Appoints Dana Barsky as Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and Net Zero
Standard Chartered announced today the appointment of former Credit Suisse Global Head of Sustainable Finance Dana Barsky as Global Head of Sustainability Strategy and...
Howden Appoints Rowan Douglas CEO of Climate Risk and Resilience Unit
Global insurance group Howden announced today the appointment of Rowan Douglas as CEO of its Climate Risk and Resilience division. Howden launched the Climate...
Circular Economy Startup DePoly Raises $14 Million
Chemical recycling startup DePoly announced today that it has raised CHF12.3 million (USD$13.8 million) in a seed funding round to help scale the company’s...