California Climate Reporting Law Survives Court Challenge
California’s new laws laws requiring large companies to disclose their value chain greenhouse gas emissions and report on climate-related risks survived another court challenge,...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: Danske Bank divests over 85% of oil and gas companies over transition plans; less than 40% of employees say...
Assent Launches New EU Deforestation Regulation Compliance Solution
Supply chain sustainability management solutions provider Assent announced the launch of its new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) solution, aimed at enabling manufacturers to comply with...
FCA Says Sustainability-Linked Loan Market Has Become More Mature, Credible
The sustainability-linked loan (SLL) market has made progress towards addressing some of its key integrity and credibility issues, according to a new review by...
FoodTech Startup Prefer Raises $4.2 Million to Scale Low Carbon Coffee, Cocoa Alternatives
Singapore-based food tech start-up Prefer announced that it has raised $4.2 million in a Pre-Series A funding round, and has commercially launched its new...
23 State Coalition Warns SBTi, Financial Firms Over Antitrust Risk from Net Zero Commitments
A group of 23 U.S. State Attorneys General*, led by Iowa AG Brenna Bird, published a letter sent to the Science Based Targets initiative...
Achmea Launches New €250 Million Private Equity Impact Fund
Netherlands-based insurance and financial services company Achmea’s investment unit, Achmea Investment Management announced the launch of “Achmea IM PE Partnership Fund – Healthy People...
U.S. to Invest $500 Million in Battery Materials, Manufacturing and Recycling
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced plans to provide nearly $1 billion in funding to bolster the production and supply of U.S.-based critical...
Guest Post: Telling Oil and Gas Giants to Ditch Fossil Fuels is the Wrong Approach to Decarbonization
By: Scott Lane, Founder & CEO of Speeki Everyone working in sustainability wants an immediate end to oil and gas consumption – and so regulators...
Danske Bank Divests More than 85% of Fossil Fuel Companies Over Transition Plans
Copenhagen-based Danske Bank Group announced that it has divested from the vast majority of its investments in fossil fuel companies through its Danske Invest...