EFRAG Approves European Sustainability Reporting Standards
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) on Tuesday approved the final version of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), which set out the...
Guest Post: The Role of Climate Risk Planning
By: Louie Woodall, Editorial Lead at Manifest Climate Climate change is an existential risk to businesses. Extreme weather events and long-term climatic changes threaten...
Biden Administration Signs U.S. Government’s First-Ever 24/7 Carbon Free Energy Deal
The Biden administration announced today that it has entered its first ever deal to source 100% carbon-free energy (CFE) on a 24-hour-a-day 7-days-a-week (24/7)...
Carlyle Launches European Renewable Energy Development Platform
Global private capital investment firm The Carlyle Group announced today the launch of Telis Energy, a new renewable energy development platform, with a target...
Closed Loop Partners Launches U.S. Recycling Business with $700 Million Backing from Brookfield
Circular economy investor Closed Loop Partners (CLP) announced today the launch of Circular Services, a developer and operator of recycling and reuse infrastructure, established...
European Regulators Launch Greenwashing Study
Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) announced today a Call for Evidence on greenwashing, aimed at gathering information on...
Energy Impact Partners Raises $485 Million for Climate Tech Fund
Global venture capital firm Energy Impact Partners (EIP) announced today the closing of its climate tech-focused EIP Deep Decarbonization Frontier Fund, reaching commitments of...
Energy Giant Iberdrola Pledges to Reach Carbon Neutrality in Power Generation Plants by 2030
Global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola announced a series of new climate goals, including targets to achieve carbon neutrality in its power generation plants...
BlackRock Acquires U.S. Battery Storage Developer Jupiter Power
Energy-focused private equity firm EnCap announced today the sale of utility-scale battery energy storage systems Jupiter Power to BlackRock Alternatives. Founded in 2017, Jupiter Power...
BMW Sources Low-Carbon Steel for Global Production
Automotive manufacturer BMW Group announced today a series of new supply agreements for CO2-reduced steel in the US and China, as part of the...