Investors, Banks Push Back on EU Plan to Ease Sustainability Reporting Rules
A coalition of investment and sustainable investing groups – including Eurosif, PRI, IIGCC, EFAMA, UNEP FI – alongside more than 90 asset managers announced...
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...
International Agreement Reached to Cut Shipping Emissions to Net Zero “Around” 2050
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), the 175 member state UN agency responsible for developing global standards for shipping, announced today the adoption of “the...
Mizuho Raises Sustainable Finance Goal to $700 Billion by 2030
Tokyo-based banking and financial services company Mizuho announced a new goal to facilitate JPY 100 trillion ($USD 700 billion) in sustainable finance between 2019...
PUMA Commits to Deforestation-Free Leather by 2030
Athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories company PUMA announced today a new commitment to source all bovine leather from verified deforestation-free supply chains. A recent report released...
Up to $4 Trillion Investment Needed to Address in Materials Supply Chains to Meet Decarbonization Goals: McKinsey
As much as $4 trillion in investments may be needed by 2030 to scale up the materials supply chain to address upcoming supply shortages...
Franklin Templeton Launches New SDG-aligned Food, Health & Wellness ETFs
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced today the launch of the Franklin Future of Food UCITS ETF and Franklin Future of Health and Wellness...
bp Invests in Biofuel Startup WasteFuel to Produce Clean Transport Fuels
Energy giant bp announced today an expansion of its investment in biofuels startup WasteFuel with a new $10 million commitment, alongside an agreement to...
Biden Announces $1 Billion Investment in Clean Hydrogen “Demand-Side” Initiative
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today plans to invest $1 billion in a clean hydrogen demand side initiative, aimed at helping the...
EU Sets Sites on Fast Fashion with New Rules Making Producers Pay for Textile Waste
The European Commission unveiled new proposed rules today aimed at supporting the sustainable management of textile waste, and placing responsibility for the full lifecycle...