Alibaba Group Holding Limited has joined a group of over 200 of the world’s leading sustainable businesses as the newest member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The initial focus of the collaboration between WBCSD and Alibaba will be on Climate Action, particularly in finding innovative ways to leverage Alibaba’s platforms for […]
Read & Discuss »ESG.AI, a Canadian based ESG decision support company, has partnered with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to deliver a next generation ESG analytics platform. ESG.AI’s platform helps organisations and consultancies visualise ESG data to improve understanding and data quality as well as provide a new level of modelling, planning and impact analysis. The platform […]
Read & Discuss »Some dogs love to play fetch, while others watch the tennis ball roll by with little interest. Some run circles around their owners, herding them, during walks, while others stop to sniff everything in their path. It begs the question — why do dogs behave so differently, even within their own breeds? Erin Hecht, assistant […]
Read & Discuss »Raised investment capital for a new North American electrification hub through seven global financial institutions—marking its first overseas Green Loan Successfully procured long-term financing (10 years) at a favorable rate The acquired funds will be deployed to establish new BSA and PE system factories Hyundai Mobis’ strategy for expanding its global footprint in the electrification business […]
Read & Discuss »Enilive (Eni Sustainable Mobility), through the Eni Fuel company, and Lannutti Group, a leading operator in the logistics and road transport sector, have signed an agreement for the use of HVOlution, a diesel fuel produced from 100% renewable raw materials. With 300 trucks in its Italian fleet already powered exclusively with HVO (out of a […]
Read & Discuss »During an event held in Beijing today with high-level representatives from government, businesses and academia, the UN Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative, unveiled new guidance and assessment tools for companies to advance sustainable infrastructure under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Global Compact Ten Principles Applied in Infrastructure Sectors under the Belt […]
Read & Discuss »A new 400 million euro loan portfolio will fund medium-sized companies’ investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency, along with other projects that meet the sustainability criteria of the EU taxonomy Companies with between 250 and 3,000 employees in Germany and the European Union will be eligible to apply for loans Deutsche Bank and the […]
Read & Discuss »Melinda French Gates and Bill Gates call for urgent action to advance progress on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and shine a spotlight on reducing maternal and child mortality The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation released its seventh annual Goalkeepers Report, describing where the world has collectively fallen short at the halfway point for achieving the United Nations Sustainable […]
Read & Discuss »Iconic companies across industries rise together to the urgent challenge of mobilizing suppliers on climate change Guidehouse, a leading global provider of consulting and managed services to commercial and public sector clients, announced the addition of three of the world’s most iconic brands: McDonald’s, Post Holdings, and PUMA to the Supplier Leadership on Climate Transition (Supplier LOCT), a […]
Read & Discuss »BBVA has invested 25 million dollars in a new round of financing from the venture capital fund Lowercarbon, which specializes in decarbonization. This new investment, added to a previous one of 20 million reaching a total of 45 million, will be allocated to disruptive solutions with enormous potential, including new technology based on nuclear fusion. […]
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