13-Sep-2021
Walmart secures $2b green bond
Walmart has priced the company’s first green bond, a $2 billion offering intended to advance its goal of achieving total renewable energy.
13-Sep-2021
Over 200 health journals call for urgent climate action
More than 200 health journals worldwide are publishing an editorial calling on leaders to take emergency action on climate change and to protect health.
13-Sep-2021
U.S. Democrats unveil details of $150b clean electricity plan
House of Representatives Democrats unveiled details of a proposed $150b payment program aimed at wringing emissions out of the electricity sector.
13-Sep-2021
APG develops ESG indexes
A new set of responsible investing indexes, developed by APG and Qontigo, allow investors to measure and report on the impact on risk and ESG return.
13-Sep-2021
Global building sector launches Carbon Action Networks
Organization Building Transparency launched tools to help reduce embodied carbon emissions, namely two Carbon Action Networks.
13-Sep-2021
Nomad Foods joins Race to Zero
Frozen food giant Nomad Foods has joined the UN’s Race to Zero campaign, with a key focus on supporting its 75% most-emitting suppliers.
06-Sep-2021
CalSTRS Board commits to net zero investment portfolio
The Teachers’ Retirement Board (TRB) committed to achieving net-zero emissions across its investment portfolio by 2050 or sooner.
06-Sep-2021
LA approves 100% clean energy by 2035 target
The Los Angeles City Council voted to transition to 100% clean energy by 2035, a decade earlier than the city originally planned.
06-Sep-2021
South Korea legislates carbon neutrality act
Korea became the 14th country in the world to legislate a carbon neutrality act after the National Assembly passed the related bill.
06-Sep-2021
Trill Impact fund raises $1.1 billion
Trill Impact, a midmarket buyout fund focused on responsibbacked by Nordea Asset Management, closed with €900 million ($1.1 billion) in commitments.
06-Sep-2021
BMW to reduce vehicle carbon emissions by 40% by 2030
The automaker announced its new goal of a 40% reduction of 2019 CO₂ levels by 2030, up from its previous goal of 33.3%.
06-Sep-2021
Saudi Arabia plans for MENA voluntary carbon trading
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in collaboration with the Saudi Tadawul Group announced plans to establish an exchange for carbon offsets and credits within the MENA region.
06-Sep-2021
Sinopec to invest $4.6b in hydrogen energy by 2025
State-owned oil and gas giant Sinopec plans to invest 30 billion yuan in hydrogen energy by 2025, with the goal of maintaining neutrality by 2050.
06-Sep-2021
Dutch fund PME completes fossil-fuel divestment
Dutch pension fund Pensioenfonds van de Metalektro, The Hague, Netherlands, has divested all fossil-fuel oil and gas holdings as part of its climate policy.
06-Sep-2021
EU benchmark carbon price breaches 60 euros
The European benchmark price for carbon allowances climbed above 60 euros per tonne for the first time.
06-Sep-2021
Hotel groups develop hotel waste management framework
Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Marriott International worked with WWF and Greenview to develop a methodology for the hotel industry.
06-Sep-2021
Amazon launches nature-based solutions accelerator
The Accelerator will restore approximately 20,000 hectares, removing up to 10 million metric tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere through to 2050.
06-Sep-2021
Hainan province eyes international carbon trading platform
China’s Hainan province is considering setting up an international carbon emissions trading exchange to connect China’s ETS with the global market.
06-Sep-2021
Large Australian banks test climate risks across loans
The five largest Australian banks are midway through conducting their first climate change stress tests.
06-Sep-2021
Baker Hughes commits to net zero by 2050
The oil services company has established a framework for implementing a company-wide – and industry-wide – clean energy transition.