Britain Sets 87% Emissions Cut Target By 2040 As Energy Price Pressure Mounts
Britain will target an emissions cut of around 87% by 2040 from 1990 levels, deepening its net zero pathway. The target comes as households...
Brazil Shifts ESG Reporting From Mandatory To Voluntary
Brazil’s securities regulator has dropped planned mandatory ISSB-aligned sustainability reporting for listed companies. Companies that opt out must publicly explain their decision when filing...
EU Commission Warns 20 Member States Over Failure to Implement Anti-Greenwashing Rules
The European Commission announced that it has sent letters to 17 EU member states, opening infringement procedures over the states’ failure to communicate that...
TD Signs Long-Term Carbon Removal Agreement with Climeworks
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) solutions provider Climeworks announced agreement to supply high-quality carbon removal credits, spanning a range of CDR technologies over a 10-year...
Rabobank Appoints Dries Lagerberg as New Chief Sustainability Officer
Netherlands-based cooperative bank Rabobank announced the appointment of Dries Lagerberg as its new Chief Sustainability Officer. Lagerberg takes on the new role after more...
Gigascale Capital Launches $250 Million Early-Stage Climate Tech Fund
Climate-focused VC investor Gigascale Capital announced the launch of Gigascale Capital Fund I, a new $250 million fund targeting early-stage companies that are “rebuilding...
Rio Tinto Commissions $1.5 Billion Low Carbon Aluminum Project in Canada
Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto announced the start of commissioning of a $1.5 billion expansion project at its Complexe Arvida facility in...
Eurazeo’s Impact Buyout Fund Acquires Circular Economy Platform T1A
France-based investment firm Eurazeo announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Denmark-based T1A Group through its impact buyout fund Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries...
Wells Fargo CEO: AI’s effect on employment is ‘complicated’
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments....
UBS Appoints Alexander Seidler To Lead Sustainability And Climate Risk
UBS has appointed Alexander Seidler as Head Sustainability and Climate Risk, placing him in charge of implementing the bank’s SCR framework. The role covers...