ESG
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Florida AG Launches Investigation into CDP, SBTi
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Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the issuance of subpoenas to climate reporting and assessment organizations CDP and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), launching an investigation into alleged potential…
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China Releases New Green Finance Taxonomy
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China’s financial regulators announced the publication of the Green Finance Endorsed Project Catalogue, creating a new categorization system to determine which economic activities are eligible to be funded by…
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Blackstone Acquires Energy Data Analytics Platform Enverus
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Alternative asset manager Blackstone announced an agreement to acquire data analytics energy intelligence platform Enverus, from private equity investors Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital. Hellman & Friedman acquired a…
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Rolls-Royce Partners with INERATEC to Power Data Centers with E-Fuels
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Rolls-Royce and clean fuels startup INERATEC announced a strategic partnership aimed at decarbonizing backup power systems for data centers by replacing fossil diesel with climate-neutral e-fuels. INERATEC was founded…
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Amazon Signs Deal for Low Carbon Cement with Brimstone
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Sustainability-focused industrial solutions provider Brimstone announced a new commercial agreement with Amazon, reserving annual volumes of Brimstone’s low-carbon cement from its forthcoming plant. The agreement was announced alongside successful…
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JPMorgan Mansart Launches Sustainability-Focused Global Equity Fund
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J.P. Morgan’s specialist asset management business Mansart has launched the J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund, a new fund aimed at providing exposure to developed market equities,…
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Lenovo Launches Solution to Reduce Lifecycle Carbon Footprint of IT Devices
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Global technology hardware company Lenovo announced the launch of TruScale Device as a Service (DaaS) for Sustainability, a new solution aimed at enabling organizations to reduce the carbon footprint…
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Shein Fined €1 Million for Greenwashing in Italy
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The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced that it has fined global fashion online retailer Shein’s website operator Infinite Styles Services Co €1 million (USD$1.15 million) for greenwashing, after finding that…
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Meta Builds New Data Center with Wood to Cut Carbon Footprint
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Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp owner Meta announced a new initiative aimed at cutting the embodied carbon footprint of its data centers, piloting the use of mass timber in the…
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Texas Judge Greenlights Multi-State Lawsuit Accusing BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street of Using Climate Initiatives to Manipulate Energy Markets
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A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in a multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street of violating antitrust laws…