Microsoft Signs Deal for Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal
California-based climate tech company CarbonCapture announced today an agreement with Microsoft for the purchase of carbon removal credits generated through its Direct Air Capture...
Chipotle Ties Executive Pay to Circular Economy, Diversity, Local Food Sourcing Goals
Chipotle Mexican Grill announced today the 2023 ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially...
Allbirds Unveils First-Ever Zero Carbon Footprint Shoe
San Franciso-based lifestyle brand Allbirds announced the creation of “M0.0NSHOT,” described by the company as the world’s first net zero carbon shoe, achieved without...
Guest Post: Powering Up New Leadership for a Changing Energy Environment
Industry chiefs need to transform themselves and their organizations to succeed. By: Anton Derkach, Ignacio Fantaguzzi, Neil Pearse, and Micah Smith – McKinsey &...
EU Launches Green Claim Rules to Protect Consumers from Greenwashing
The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled the proposed “Directive on Green Claims,” a new set of rules requiring companies to substantiate and verify their...
L’Oréal, Unilever, Kao Back Venture to Create Bio-based Sustainable Ingredients for Beauty, Consumer Products
Beauty company L’Oréal announced an investment in a new venture led by biotechnology company Genomatica (Geno), aimed at developing and commercializing bio-based sustainable alternative...
FCA Warns of “Widespread Failings” in ESG Benchmarks
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets, announced that it has found “the potential for widespread...
Franklin Templeton Hires James Andrus for New Senior Sustainability & Stewardship Role
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced today the appointment of James Andrus to the newly created role of Vice President of Sustainability Global Markets,...
TotalEnergies Strengthens Target to Reduce Emissions from Use of Oil Products
Overall company Scope 3 target remains unchanged TotalEnergies unveiled a series of strengthened and accelerated climate goals today, including a target to reduce Scope...
Google, LevelTen Pilot Process to Accelerate Clean Energy Purchase Deals by 80%
In a bid to significantly accelerate the purchasing process for clean energy and help companies execute on their decarbonization goals, Google announced a collaboration...