ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

According to La Banque Postale, the new impact debt fund, classified as Article 8 under the SFDR regulation, will provide long-term support for projects that make a substantial contribution to mitigating climate change or are committed to decarbonizing their operations. It will be deployed over a three-year period.

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ESG Today

MAY 2, 2024

The report also highlighted key trends in the GSSS market, including the proliferation of green industrial policies and growing regulatory pressure on companies to decarbonize, particularly in hard-to-abate sectors, with transition finance contributing to an acceleration in green investments and in sustainable bond issuance.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 17, 2023

According to Macquarie, the investment in Atlas Agro is aligned with the asset manager’s next phase of energy transition thesis in the U.S., with green hydrogen being used as a feedstock rather than as an energy carrier. with green hydrogen being used as a feedstock rather than as an energy carrier.

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ESG Today

AUGUST 17, 2023

Before joining KKR, Lagarrigue was a founding partner in growth equity firm General Atlantic’s decarbonization-focused fund, BeyondNetZero , and Arora served as head of Macquarie’s Green Investment Group for Asia-Pacific. Lagarrigue and Arora both joined KKR in 2022.

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ESG Today

MAY 11, 2023

The report indicated significant increases by listed companies in both emissions disclosure and climate commitments, with 35% of listed companies now reporting on at least some Scope 3 emissions, up from around 30% only seven months ago, and 44% setting decarbonization targets, an increase of 8 percentage points over the same timeframe.

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Corporate Knights

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Corporate Knights does not consider new nuclear power projects to be “green” in its Sustainable Economy Taxonomy. In its fall fiscal update, the federal government introduced an investment tax credit of up to 30% for clean energy technologies, including SMRs. And then there are SMRs.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 7, 2023

The European Union, China, the United Kingdom and about 20 other countries are developing such taxonomies as a way of discouraging greenwashing and channelling investment to the climate transition. The EU’s taxonomy has been particularly controversial because of its inclusion of natural gas and nuclear as “green investments.”

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ESG Today

AUGUST 31, 2023

The UK government legislated a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in 2019, and in the following years announced a series of policies and investment pledges aimed at reaching its goal, including plans to accelerate the shift to low carbon transportation, build out clean energy capacity, and help decarbonize industry.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Building on previous commitments that increase green investments or restrict financing to certain high-emitting activities, recent pledges add to growing evidence that banks are taking a more holistic approach to the climate emergency. Barclays’ accounting additionally covers the capital markets activity it supports.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 10, 2022

Insurance has wide-ranging influence, and insurance companies can help decarbonize much more than their own operations. New insurance products and green investments can also support advancements in cleantech, allowing insurers to have a far-reaching impact on climate. Helping clients adopt more sustainable practices.

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Sphera

APRIL 27, 2022

On Earth Day 2022, we were asked to “ Invest in Our Planet ,” which is a nod to the critical developments that are supporting green investment around the world. The IPCC’s most recent report called on the world’s leading economies to take charge on decarbonization. Most recently, the U.S.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

The offering follows the publication last month by Comcast of its Green Financing Framework, outlining eligible use of proceeds for green bond offerings, as well as the guidelines for project evaluation and selection, management of proceeds, and reporting obligations.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The authority’s plan also leaves the reputation of domestic financial players vulnerable if they blindly support investments in coal-fired power plants on the sole basis of the green label in the taxonomy. Their commitment to decarbonization becomes questionable, and their global relevance risks diminishing.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

This money is flowing into private equity and greener investments in the region, particularly renewable energy. We’re seeing an increase in green investments from financial institutions, project development companies, utilities, manufacturing, tech sectors, and more.

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ESG Today

MARCH 31, 2024

This week in ESG news: Biden admin invests $6 billion in industrial decarbonization projects; Microsoft signs one of largest-ever biochar carbon removal deals; Mississippi orders BlackRock to ‘cease and desist’ from ESG investing; Walmart invests in 1 GW of new clean energy projects; Vanguard found guilty of misleading green investing claims in Australia; (..)

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Industrial players made an appearance, with chemical company Celanese and steelmaker Nucor both procuring clean energy capacity, reflecting early steps to decarbonize their industrial processes. In Oregon, Intel inked a deal with Portland General Electric (PGE) through that utility’s Green Future Impact program. .

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 4, 2023

doesn’t suck green investment out of Canada, including investment that will decarbonize buildings. . Herewith, a sampling of what 2023 may have to offer in the world of green buildings. . Green ‘proptech’. Perhaps 2023 will be the year when all the pieces begin to fit together. .

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In her speech introducing the plan today, von der Leyen highlighted how many countries are “stepping up their investment in the net-zero industry,” noting in particular the U.S.’ von der Leyen said: “Let me be very clear on this one: We welcome this, this is good news.

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ESG Today

JULY 24, 2022

Boeing Unveils Tool to Assess Aviation Decarbonization Pathways. Iberdrola Signs $550 Million Green Loan with EIB to Fund Wind & Solar Projects. OPG Issues $300M “Nuclear Green Bond”. Fifth Wall Raises $500 Million for Real Estate Decarbonization Venture Fund. Dow Scales Plastic Recycling and Circularity Capacity.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 9, 2024

She was referring to the green transition, and the opportunities and challenges that lay before us as world leaders race to decarbonize their economies.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 9, 2024

She was referring to the green transition, and the opportunities and challenges that lay before us as world leaders race to decarbonize their economies.

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CleanTechnica

JULY 17, 2022

Investing in the segment has one of the biggest impacts on decarbonization when assessed in terms of the market value of avoided CO2e emissions per dollar invested in mitigation efforts.

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