Biden Invites World Leaders to Climate Summit
President Biden has invited 40 world leaders to the Leaders Summit on Climate that he will host on April 22 and 23. According to...
BlackRock, Vanguard Among New Net Zero Asset Management Signatories
The Net Zero Asset Management initiative has tripled its representation of assets under management (AUM) with the announcement today of a series of new...
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...
American Petroleum Institute Endorses Carbon Pricing, Climate Reporting
The U.S.’s preeminent trade and lobbying group, the American Petroleum Institute (API) announced today the launch of a new policy framework, aimed at confronting...
U.S. DOE Targets Major Reduction in Cost of Solar Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced today an ambitious goal to slash the cost of solar energy by more than half by 2030,...
BCG Launches Global Climate and Sustainability Center
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced today the launch of the BCG Center for Climate & Sustainability, marking an expansion of the firm’s capabilities in...
Mastercard Links Exec Compensation to Sustainability Goals
Mastercard CEO Michael Miebach announced that the global payment technology company will begin linking incentive compensation for senior executives to the company’s environmentalEnvironmental criteria...
BNP Paribas AM Launches 3 New Sustainable Fixed Income ETFs
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced today the launch of three new fixed income exchange traded funds, doubling its range of ETFs tracking...
Fitch Launches New Tool to Help Companies Assess Materiality of ESG Factors
Credit ratings, commentary and research provider Fitch Ratings announced today the launch of the ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of...
UK Financial Regulators Directed to Embed Climate Considerations into Policies and Actions
The UK’s financial regulators will be required going forward to embed climate change considerations in their decisions and actions, according to HM Treasury, the...