SEC Fines Deutsche Bank Subsidiary DWS $19 Million Following Greenwashing Investigation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Monday that it has charged Deutsche Bank’s investment arm DWS, one of the largest asset...
CBRE Signs Deal to Collect Emissions Data from Supply Chain
CBRE Group, one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firms, has announced a strategic partnership with carbon accounting software provider...
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...
DHL Invests $85 Million in Biomethane Production to Power Trucks
DHL Group’s contract logistics division DHL Supply Chain announced an €80 million (USD$85 million) investment into a dedicated biomethane production facility in Cork, Ireland,...
KPMG Launches ESG Academy to Train Businesses on Key Sustainability Topics
Global professional services firm KPMG announced today the launch of the KPMG ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for...
Microsoft Signs Deal to Buy Biochar Carbon Removal Credits
Carbon credit streaming company Carbon Streaming announced an agreement with Microsoft, providing the tech giant with up to 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide removal...
Emissions Tracking and Reporting Software Startup Plan A Raises $27 Million
European carbon measurement, reporting and reduction software provider Plan A announced that it has raised $27 million, with proceeds from the financing aimed at...
IBM Adds Scope 3 Emissions Analysis Capabilities to ESG Data Platform
IBM announced the integration of natural language processing (NLP) in its ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a...
SEC Adopts Rule Requiring ESG-Labelled Funds to Invest 80% in Alignment with Theme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the adoption of new rules that will require funds with names that suggest an investment...
HSBC to Provide $1 Billion Financing to Climate Tech Startups
HSBC announced today that it plans to make available $1bn of financing to support early-stage climate tech companies around the world. The new commitment...