Apple Allocates $3 Billion Green Bond Proceeds to New Carbon Free Materials, Clean Energy
Apple announced the release of its annual Green Bond Impact Report, highlighting investments made by the company with funds raised in its green bond...
Scottish Widows Divests £1.5 Billion Holdings in Tobacco, Fossil Fuel Companies
Investment, pension and insurance firm Scottish Widows announced today a revision to its ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards...
ESG Playbook, Native Energy Partner to Offer ESG Reporting and Sustainability Solutions
Sustainability and corporate socialSocial criteria examine how it manages relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, and the communities where it operates. More responsibility data software...
Interactive Brokers Launches Carbon Offsetting Tool for Investors
Automated electronic broker Interactive Brokers announced today the launch of Carbon Offsets, a new carbon offsetting tool for investors available through the company’s mobile...
TMX’s Trayport, IncubEx, Launch Carbon Marketplace
Financial products designer and developer IncubEx and TMX Group’s energy trading solutions provider Trayport, announced today the launch of The Voluntary Climate Marketplace (TVCM)....
Shopify Partners to Help Scale Carbon Removal Tech Startups
Online commerce platform provider Shopify announced today a series of partnerships with nine tech startups focused on carbon removal solutions, supporting each with significant...
abrdn Says it Will Vote Against Companies Who Do Not Meet Diversity Expectations
UK-based investment company abrdn announced today that it has updated its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) expectations for portfolio companies, adding a requirement for...
European Markets Regulator Makes Recommendations to Improve EU Carbon Market Transparency
EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) announced today the release of its “Final Report, Emission allowances and associated derivatives,” reviewing...
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...