Molson Coors Invests $85 Million to Eliminate Plastic Ring Packaging from Coors Light
Beer and beverage company Molson Coors announced today an $85 million investment aimed at enabling Coors Light to eliminate plastic rings from its packaging...
90 Major Companies, Organizations Pledge to Halve Emissions by 2030 Under DOE Initiative
The U.S Department of Energy (DOE) announced the launch of the ‘Better Climate Challenge,’ a national public-private partnership initiative calling on organizations to set...
Microsoft Hires Elisabeth Brinton to Lead New Sustainability Industry Team
Tech giant Microsoft announced today the launch of a new sustainability industry team, to be led by newly hired Corporate Vice President of Sustainability...
EU Sustainable Finance Expert Group Proposes Taxonomy to Define Social Investments
The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an expert group of the European Commission tasked with advising it on the development of sustainable finance policies, announced...
Solactive Launches Paris-Aligned High Yield Indices to Meet Growing Demand for Climate Investment Strategies
Index engineering company Solactive announced today the launch of two new Paris-aligned high-yield indices, the Solactive USD Corporate HY PAB Index and the Solactive...
Chevron Acquires Renewable Energy Group for Over $3 Billion
Energy giant Chevron announced today an agreement to acquire Renewable Energy Group (REG) for $3.15 billion in an all-cash transaction, in a move aimed...
Sustainability Groups Call IPCC Report a Wake-Up Call to Ramp Investor, Corporate Climate Action
The UN-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) announced today the publication of the “IPCC Working Group II report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation...
BP, Equinor Announce Moves to Exit Russia – “The Right Thing to Do”
Energy giants bp and Equinor have announced major moves to exit their investments and activities in Russia, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Each company...
Toyota, Isuzu & Hino Collaborate to Decarbonize Buses
Japanese vehicle manufacturers Toyota, Isuzu, and Hino announced today a new collaboration aimed at accelerating bus electrification, including plans to jointly develop and produce...
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...