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A tidal wave of new carbon emissions data soon will be upon us

GreenBiz

Sustainable investments should grow as divestment from carbon-intensive industries intensifies. A "Digital Technology and the Planet" report from the Royal Society in London recently suggested citizens soon could be use their mobile devices to capture and share emissions data in real time.

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Schneider Electric Appoints Gwenaelle Avice-Huet as Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, February 22, 2022 /3BL Media/ - Schneider Electric , the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has appointed Gwenaelle Avice-Huet as its new Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer, starting from 1 April 2022. SOURCE: Schneider Electric. as a consultant. www.se.com.

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Sustainable investments had secretly great year

Corporate Knights

According to reports from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the International Energy Agency, green themes like renewable energy, green buildings and electric cars are seeing double-digit growth in capital investments. Divestment is different from ESG, which is different from impact investing. Invesco ESG NASDAQ 100 Index ETF (QQCE) 99.3%

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Bayer to Sell Its Environmental Science Professional Business to Cinven for 2.6 Billion U.S. Dollars

3BL Media

This divestment represents a very attractive purchase price and allows us to focus on our core agricultural business and the successful implementation of our Crop Science Division growth strategy,” said Rodrigo Santos, Member of the Board of Management of Bayer AG and President of the Crop Science Division. billion U.S. dollars (2.4

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BlackRock’s Fink Says Energy Transition Remains an Investment “Mega Force” Despite Political Pushback

ESG Today

politicians that the firm “boycotts” energy companies, stating that “BlackRock has never supported divesting from traditional energy firms.” Many companies, like Occidental, do both, which is a major reason BlackRock has never supported divesting from traditional energy firms. They’re pioneers of decarbonization, too.”

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Cloud-enabled Sustainability for SMBs

Cisco CSR

But just as importantly, cloud and SaaS have made enterprise-scale digitization available to every player, enabling them to compete at new levels. Digital transformation is rooted in taking advantage of innovative apps that previously required investment in in-house infrastructure. The cloud lets SMBs use these advances as a service.

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Bayer Completes Sale of Its Environmental Science Professional Business to Cinven

3BL Media

The divested business is set to operate as an independent company called Envu. “At the same time, we can concentrate on our core agricultural business and the successful implementation of our growth strategy in the Crop Science Division.” Bayer will use the net proceeds from the transaction to reduce its net financial debt. About Envu.