Dow Issues Inaugural $1.25 Billion Green Bonds to Fund New Net Zero Chemical Plant
Chemicals and materials science giant Dow announced today the completion of its inaugural green bond offering, raising over $1.2 billion to support the company’s...
Dutch Pension Giant PFZW Divests 98% of Oil and Gas Companies over Lack of Climate Action
Netherlands-based PFZW, one of the largest pension funds in Europe, announced that it has exited its investment in over 300 fossil fuel companies, including...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology Company Velocys Raises $40 Million
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) technology company Velocys announced today that it has raised $40 million in growth capital, shortly after de-listing from the London...
China Stock Exchanges Announce Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Requirements for Companies
China’s three major stock markets, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), and Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE), announced the publication of new...
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...
Moody’s Rolls Out New Scoring System of Companies’ Net Zero Transition Plans
Credit ratings, research, and risk analysis provider Moody’s Investors Service announced the release of its first Net Zero Assessment (NZA), its new scoring system...
Barclays Ends Direct Financing for New Oil and Gas Projects
UK-based bank Barclays will no longer directly finance new oil and gas projects, and will require its energy sector clients to produce transition plans...
HSBC, Google Partner to Finance and Grow Climate Tech Companies
HSBC and Google Cloud announced today the launch of a new partnership aimed at financing and supporting companies providing climate mitigation and resilience solutions....
Voyager Ventures Raises $100 Million for Climate Tech VC Fund
Decarbonization-focused VC investor Voyager Ventures announced that it has raised $100 million for Voyager Partners Select I, its second venture fund targeting investments in...
Hong Kong Issues $765 Million Digital Green Bond
The Government of the Hong Kong announced that it has issues approximately HK$6 billion (USD$765 million) of digital green bonds, with the issuance including...