Amazon Commits Over $120 Million to Affordable Housing
Amazon announced today commitments to invest nearly $125 million towards building affordable housing near transit sites in U.S. communities in areas including the Arlington,...
Investor Group Launches Standard to Assess and Guide Corporate Climate Lobbying
A group of investors and leading sustainable investment groups announced the launch of the Global Standard on Responsible Climate Lobbying, a new global framework...
Deloitte Survey: Companies Mobilizing on ESG Disclosures, but Data & Consistency Challenges Remain
Global professional services firm Deloitte announced today the release of a new survey examining the preparedness, challenges and plans of US companies with respect...
Accenture, AWS, Ecopetrol Launch Water Sustainability Data Solution
Global professional services firm Accenture, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and integrated energy company Ecopetrol announced today the launch of a new cloud-based water intelligence...
KKR Raises $17 Billion for Infrastructure Fund, More than Doubling Predecessor Fund
Global alternative asset and private equity investor KKR announced today the final closing of its $17 billion KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV fund. The...
ECB Says Banks Falling Short on Climate Risk Disclosure, Need to Remedy Immediately
The European Central Bank (ECB) announced today the publication of its “Supervisory assessment of institutions’ climate related and environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a company...
Circular Chemicals Startup Encina Raises $55 Million to Fund Plastic Waste-to-Aromatics Buildout
Circular chemicals startup Encina Development Group announced today it has raised $55 million of equity capital to fund the construction of its first plastic...
Microsoft Reiterates Carbon Negative Commitment as Scope 3 Emissions Jump in 2021
Tech giant Microsoft announced the release of its annual sustainability report, highlighting the company’s progress towards its sustainability goals, which include commitments to become...
SAP, Maersk Join Climate Pledge as the Number of Companies Pledging Net Zero by 2040 Triples
The Climate Pledge announced today the addition of nearly 100 new companies, marking continued rapid growth in the number of signatories joining the initiative...
Nomura Joins Growing List of Japanese Financials Committing to Measure and Disclose Financed Emissions with PCAF
Japan-based securities and investment banking company Nomura announced today has joined the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF), committing to measuring and disclosing the...