Energy Impact Partners Appoints Jeff McDermott as Head of Strategic Finance
Energy transition-focused investment firm Energy Impact Partners (EIP) announced today the appointment of Jeff McDermott to its leadership team as Partner and Head of...
North Sky Raises $250 Million for Private Equity Impact Fund
Impact investor North Sky Capital announced today that it has raised $250 million at the close of has closed its impact secondaries fund, Clean...
Amazon Hits 100% Renewable Energy Goal
Amazon announced today that it has achieved its goal to power its global operations with 100% renewable energy, hitting the milestone in 2023, 7...
UK Government Appoints Chris Stark to Lead Clean Energy Transition Team
UK’s newly appointed Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, announced the launch of Mission Control for Clean Power 2030,...
GRESB Launches Transition Risk Analytics Solution for Asset Managers
Real estate and infrastructure-focused ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use...
Guest Post – When Companies Go Quiet: Exploring the rise of Greenhushing
By: Priyanka Bawa, Senior Analyst in the Verdantix ESG & Sustainability practice Despite more net zero targets being set than ever before, and more...
BlackRock Launches Decarbonization Voting and Engagement Policy for Climate-Focused Funds
Investment giant BlackRock unveiled its new “Climate and Decarbonization Stewardship Guidelines,” setting out separate engagement and voting policies for investors specifically focused on the...
GRI Launches New Service to Help Reporting Companies Comply with CSRD Sustainability Reporting Standards
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today the launch of its new GRI-ESRS Linkage Service, aimed at enabling companies reporting under its disclosure standards...
Microsoft Signs Largest-Ever DAC Carbon Credit Purchase Agreement with Oxy’s 1PointFive
1PointFive, the Direct Air Capture (DAC)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy), announced today that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to deliver...
Guest Post – Decarbonising Metals: Pressing Issues Persist but Financial Strength Mitigates Credit Risk
Steel and aluminium producers are among the largest carbon emitters globally. While they are well positioned to meet decarbonisation targets for this decade, technological...