The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed that it has filed an enforcement action in a U.S. district court against proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), seeking information about the firm’s voting recommendations to investors that it said…
International investment manager M&G Investments announced the appointment of Jen Braswell as Global Head of Impact for its private markets business, a newly created role aimed at accelerating the growth of the investment manager’s impact investing platform. In her new…
Agriculture-focused carbon platform Agreena announced it has secured a seven-year agreement with one of the world’s largest commodity trading houses for the purchase of 4.45 million tonnes of carbon credits over seven years from a project focused on supporting farmers…
Sustainability data platform Tracera announced the appointment of co-founder Sandeep Chand as its new CEO, succeeding fellow co-founder Patrick Obeid in the role. Incubated at Bain & Company in 2022, New York-based Tracera – formerly called ESG Flo – provides…
Nuclear technology company Bluecore Energy announced today that it has raised $50 million in a seed funding round, with proceeds from the new financing aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of its floating nuclear energy systems. Emerging from stealth…
Crop nutrition company Yara announced the inauguration of its new carbon capture facility at the company’s Yara Sluiskil ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. Capable of capturing and liquefying up to 800,000 tons of CO2 annually from ammonia production,…
Renewable energy investment, management, and development platform Qualitas Energy announced an agreement to acquire solar energy company Cero Generation’s core European clean energy platform from Macquarie Group. Launched by Macquarie in 2021, London-based Cero, specializes in the development, construction, and…
Sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis and sustainability data platform CO2 AI announced the launch of a new partnership aimed at helping organizations accelerate their Scope 3 decarbonization efforts with clearer and more accurate supply chain carbon data. According to…
Aviva Investors, the global asset management business of Aviva plc, announced the appointment of Luciano Lilloy to the newly created position of Head of Sustainable Equities. Lilloy joins the firm from sustainable transition-focused investor Impax Asset Management, where he most…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s central banking institution, announced the release of its draft “Phase 2A” of the Hong Kong Taxonomy, with proposals to expand its sustainable finance and investment classification system to include a series of…