UK Government Calls on Major Businesses to Sign on to Race to Zero Ahead of COP26
The UK government issued a call today for businesses to take urgent action on their carbon emissions by signing-up to Race to Zero and...
Guest Post: The Three Major Challenges of ESG Under SFDR
By Will Wilson, ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to...
BlackRock Launches Green Bond and Climate Risk-Focused Global Government Bond ETFs
Investment giant BlackRock announced the launch of two ESG-focused fixed income exchange traded funds, including its first green bond fund, and an industry-first world...
Biden Administration Targets 30 GW of Offshore Wind by 2030
The Biden administration announced plans for significant growth in offshore wind energy, setting a target to deploy 30 GW off offshore wind capacity by...
Chemical Giant BASF Targets Net Zero Emissions by 2050
Chemical and materials company BASF announced a series of climate goals, including a new target to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions...
Arabesque Announces S-Ray ESG Scores and Data Products Now Available on AWS Data Exchange
Sustainable finance technology provider Arabesque announced today an agreement to make sustainability scores and data products from its ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria...
Fidelity International Enters Fixed Income ETF market with Two Sustainable Funds
Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today the launch of the Fidelity Sustainable Global Corporate Bond Multifactor UCITS ETF and the Fidelity Sustainable USD...
Nuveen’s Global Impact Strategy Takes Stake in India Microfinance Lender Annapurna
Nuveen, the $1.2 trillion AUM investment manager of TIAA announced today that its Global Impact Strategy has invested in Annapurna Finance Private Limited (AMPL),...
M&G Takes Climate Plans to Shareholders, Adds Net Zero Goal to Incentive Plan
International savings and investments business M&G plc announced today that it will bring its climate action plans to shareholders for a vote through the...
Goldman Sachs Names Megan Hogan as New Chief Diversity Officer
Leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm Goldman Sachs announced the appointment of Megan Hogan as its new Chief Diversity Officer. In...