Microsoft, Alphabet, BCG Announce Major Carbon Removal Commitments
Tech giants Microsoft and Alphabet, and consulting and advisory firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) announced a series of carbon removal commitments today, with Microsoft...
IFRS, IASB and ISSB to Encourage Adoption of Integrated Reporting Framework
Marking a new step in towards the integration of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations...
Citi Launches Solutions to Channel Client Deposits to Sustainable Finance and ESG Investments
Citi announced today the launch of Sustainable Time Deposit (TD) and Sustainable Minimum Maturity Time Deposits (MMTD, new deposit solutions aimed at enabling clients...
Salesforce to Invest $100 Million to Help Scale Carbon Removal Technologies
CRM solutions provider Salesforce announced today a new commitment to invest $100 million through the purchase of carbon credits in technologies that remove carbon...
Pantheon Appoints Eimear Palmer as Global Head of ESG
Global private markets investor Pantheon Group announced today the appointment of Eimear Palmer as Partner and to the newly created role of Global Head...
Austria Earns ‘Greenium’ for Inaugural €4 Billion Green Bond Offering
Austria announced the completion of its inaugural green bond issuance, raising €4 billion to finance sustainable investments. The offering of the 27-year bond was...
Pfizer to Provide Not-for-Profit Access to Medicines, Vaccines to 1.2 Billion People in Low Income Countries
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced today the launch of ‘An Accord for a Healthier World,’ a new initiative aimed at providing all of the company’s...
Schroders to Push for Climate Action at Exxon, Shell, Chevron
Global investment manager Schroders announced that it will support shareholder resolutions at energy majors ExxonMobil, Shell and Chevron calling for ambitious climate action and...
Broadridge Launches SFDR-Focused ESG Reporting Solution for Asset Managers
Fintech company Broadridge Financial Solutions announced today the launch of a SFDR-focused ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for...
Munich Re Issues its First U.S. Market Green Bond
Insurance and reinsurance provider Munich Re announced today the completion of a $1.25 billion green bond offering. The issuance marks the third green bond...