BNP Paribas AM Appoints Alex Bernhardt Global Head of Sustainability Research
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announces the appointment of Alex Bernhardt as Global Head of Sustainability Research within its Sustainability Centre. In his...
EU Extends Mandatory Sustainability Reporting to 50,000 Companies
New rules require advisors to discuss investment sustainability with clients The European Commission (EC) adopted a comprehensive package of sustainable finance measures, with rules...
Financial Sector Net Zero Initiatives Unite Under New Industry-Wide Alliance
Several leading financial industry alliances representing net zero ambitions for their respective sectors have joined together under the newly established Glasgow Financial Alliance for...
The Climate Pledge Passes 100 Companies Committing to Net Zero Emissions by 2040
The Climate Pledge announced today the addition of 52 new companies to the initiative, including Alaska Airlines, Colgate-Palmolive, HEINEKEN, PepsiCo, Telefónica, and Visa. With...
Sustainability Advisory ERM Acquires Consulting Firm Sustainalize
Pure-play sustainability advisory firm ERM announced today the acquisition of Dutch sustainability consulting firm Sustainalize. Sustainalize was founded in 2010 by former PwC consultants...
Visa Reaches Carbon Neutrality, Aims to Become Climate Positive
Global payments technology company Visa announced today that the company achieved carbon neutrality across its operations in 2020, and has set a series of...
McKinsey Launches Platform to Help Clients with Net Zero Transformation
Global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company announced today the launch of McKinsey Sustainability, a new platform aimed at helping clients across industries transform...
Cisco Pledges $100 Million to Address Climate Change
The Cisco Foundation, with an endowment funded by networking hardware, software and solutions provider Cisco, announced today a commitment of $100 million over ten...
CDP Study: More Companies Putting a Price on Carbon
Climate research provider and environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a company performs as a steward of nature. More disclosure platform CDP announced the results of...
State Street Global Advisors Joins Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative
State Street CEO highlights key tools for investors to achieve net zero goals State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), the third largest investment manager in...