S&P DJI, JPX Launch ESG-Oriented Versions of Japan’s TOPIX 500 Index
Index provider S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) and Japan Exchange Group (JPX) announced today the launch of the S&P/JPX 500 ESGEnvironmental, social, and...
Sustainable Infrastructure Investor Actis Expands into Japan with Senior Hires, $500 Million Anticipated Commitment
Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis announced today it has expanded into Japan with two senior hires, including Jun Ohashi as Partner and Head of Actis Japan, and...
HSBC Picks Up Infrastructure Team from AMP Capital to Launch ESG-Integrated Fund
HSBC Asset Management announced today that it has hired a 7-member listed infrastructure team, which has joined the firm after working together at real...
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...
Amundi Moves ESG ETF Suite to Track Paris Aligned Benchmarks
Leading European asset manager Amundi announced that it has strengthened the climate characteristics of a €12 billion suite of ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG)...
bp Plans £1 Billion Investment to Build Out UK EV Charging Network
Energy giant bp announced today plans to invest £1 billion over the next ten years to build out its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure...
Carbon Market Platforms Carbonplace, CIX Team Up to Scale Access, Transparency of Carbon Credit Trading
Carbon market platforms Carbonplace and Climate Impact X (CIX), announced a new collaboration today, aimed at scaling the accessibility and transparency of carbon credit...
Goldman Sachs Raises Climate Reporting Expectations for Companies
Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) announced today a series of updates to its proxy voting policy, raising expectations for companies on climate reporting and...
Sustainability Reporting Frameworks Converging: IFRS, GRI Agree to Align Disclosure Standards
In the latest move to aimed at harmonizing disparate sustainability reporting systems, the IFRS Foundation and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) announced today a new...
Stellantis, LG to Launch $4 Billion EV Battery Plant in Canada
Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Citroen parent Stellantis and LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced today plans to form a joint venture company to establish a...