The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) have signed an agreement to establish the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund 2 (LEAP 2) with capital of up to $1.5 billion provided by JICA. The fund aims to cofinance high-quality, resilient, and sustainable infrastructure projects in Asia and the Pacific. LEAP 2 is the […]
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WWF and Inter IKEA have extended their 20-year collaboration to include new projects in Colombia and Brazil. These projects aim to safeguard biodiversity and landscapes while also empowering local communities and curbing the alarming loss of forests. In Brazil, a new project focuses on addressing environmental loss in the Atlantic Forest biome, the Cerrado biome, […]
Read & Discuss »The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has opened a call for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain to pilot the Buildings Science-Based Target-Setting Guidance and Tool drafts. The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has opened a call for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain to pilot the Buildings Science-Based […]
Read & Discuss »The Governments of France and Morocco, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), launched the Buildings Breakthrough at COP28, which will see countries joining forces to accelerate the transformation of the sector – which accounts for 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions – with a view to making near-zero emissions and climate-resilient buildings the new […]
Read & Discuss »Toyota identifies contributions towards United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) Standout areas include Carbon and Biodiversity Toyota Motor North America announced the availability of its 2023 North American Environmental Sustainability Report. Covering Toyota’s activities in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the report has been published annually since 2002. The 2023 report highlights Toyota’s […]
Read & Discuss »Digital trade and investment are driving forces of the modern economy, and growth in the Asia-Pacific region has exceeded the global average, with the region now accounting for a quarter of the US$ 4 trillion trade in digitally deliverable products. However, digital trade and investment remain highly uneven, according to the new Asia-Pacific Trade and […]
Read & Discuss »Funding Will Help Meet the Growing Demand for BeCause Solutions from Global Travel Brands and Enterprise Companies BeCause, the Danish start-up transforming how the global hospitality, travel and tourism industries manage their sustainability data, announced today that it has secured $1.9 million (€1.75M) in seed funding from investors. The round, co-led by Denmark’s Ugly Duckling Ventures and Estonia’s Superangel.io, includes a $708,000 (€650K) […]
Read & Discuss »ESG News Ranked #7 overall and #1 in United States, followed by #8 Greenbiz, #12 PcW, #14 Harvard Business Review #18 Wharton Magazine, #22 IR Magazine… List by Ranking Globally Sustainability Magazine, UK ESG Today, Israel ESG Clarity, UK ESG Investor, UK Responsible Investment Association Magazine, Canada ESG Review NA ESG News *Ranked #1 in […]
Read & Discuss »Growing participation in the program promises to greatly expand access to renewable energy in semiconductor space Announcement coincides with COP28 climate conference Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announced that Google, ASM and HP have joined the Catalyze program, which aims to accelerate access to renewable energy across the global semiconductor value […]
Read & Discuss »UN climate chief Simon Stiell said on Wednesday that COP28 delegates are not in Dubai to “score points” and play at “lowest-denominator politics”; they must take ambitious action on curbing global warming and ending the climate crisis. Mr. Stiell’s strong message to government negotiators comes as the latest UN climate conference, running in the UAE’s […]
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