Guest Post: Seven Ways ESG Reporting is Already Here
By: Maura Hodge, KPMG US ESG Audit Leader and Samuel Jeffery, KPMG US, Partner, Deal Advisory and Strategy ESG Reporting Leader So, you don’t...
Troubled UK Gigafactory Startup Britishvolt sold to Australia’s Recharge Industries
Australia-based battery technology startup Recharge Industries announced today the acquisition of troubled UK battery company Britishvolt, reviving plans for the UK’s first gigafactory project....
Lloyds Bank Acquires Electric Vehicle Leasing Company Tusker for £300 Million
UK bank Lloyds Banking Group announced the acquisition of EV-focused vehicle management and leasing company Tusker for approximately £300 million, in a move aimed...
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...
Investor Association Warns that Proposed EU ESG Fund Labelling Rules Won’t Address Greenwashing
Proposed rules on the use of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious...
CBRE Appoints Robert Bernard as Chief Sustainability Officer
Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group, the world’s largest manager of commercial buildings, announced the appointment of Robert Bernard as Chief...
L’Oréal Signs Deals to Cover 25% of Electricity Consumption in France with Renewable Energy
L’Oréal Group announced that it has signed agreements with power producer and service provider EDF to provide renewable energy from 2 new solar parks,...
Blackstone, CDPQ & Invenergy Acquire $1.5 Billion Renewables Portfolio from AEP
Ohio-based electric utility American Electric Power (AEP) announced today an agreement with Blackstone, CDPQ and Invenergy-owned IRG Acquisition Holdings for the acquisition of a...
Carbon Credit Insurance Startup Oka Launches with $7 Million Seed Funding
Newly launched startup Oka, The Carbon Insurance Company announced today that it has raised $7 million in funding aimed at scaling the new platform’s...
HSBC Unveils Financed Emission Reduction Targets for Cement, Steel, Automotive & Aviation Sectors
Global banking and financial services company HSBC announced today a new series of targets aimed at reducing the bank’s financed emissions in some of...