Guest Post: Connecting the “D” to the ESG
By: Christine Tan, PhD, Co-founder and Chief Research Officer of idaciti The world is grappling with dramatic shifts in climate change, environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider...
DBS Sets Emissions Reduction Targets for Financing and Investing in Key Carbon Intensive Sectors
Singapore-based financial services group DBS announced today a series of 2030 sectoral decarbonization targets aimed at cutting the emissions footprint of the company’s finance...
McKinsey, Microsoft Partner on End-to-End Decarbonization Solution
Global management consulting firm McKinsey and tech giant Microsoft announced today the creation of a new integrated solution aimed at helping organizations plan and...
Union Pacific Issues $600 Million Green Bond to Fund Decarbonization Investments
Railroad company Union Pacific announced today the completion of a $600 million green bond issuance, with proceeds aimed at funding its decarbonize and emissions...
IKEA Enters Residential Solar Market in California
IKEA U.S. announced the launch of a home solar offering in California, in collaboration with residential solar technology and energy services provider SunPower. The...
XL Fleet Launches New Corporate Strategy with $600 Million Acquisition of Residential Solar Company Spruce Power
Vehicle electrification company, XL Fleet, completed the acquisition of solar systems operator, Spruce Power, for an enterprise value of $600 million, including cash consideration...
United Airlines Signs Agreement for up to 400 Electric “Air Taxi” Aircraft from Embraer-Backed Eve
United Airlines announced a $15 million investment in Embraer-backed electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) Eve Air Mobility, along with a conditional purchase...
CarbonCapture to Build the First Megaton-Scale Direct Air Capture Project in U.S. Following Passage of Climate Law
California-based climate tech company CarbonCapture announced the launch of “Project Bison,” a new Direct Air Capture (DAC) project aimed at permanently removing and storing...
Singapore’s MAS and SGX Launch ESG Disclosure Platform
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) announced today the launch of...
JPMorgan Builds Out Suite of Sustainable Thematic Active ETFs
J.P. Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) announced the launch of a series of new ETFs, building out its range of active sustainable thematic exchange traded...