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American policymakers are seeing red on ESG, attacking financial institutions for their sustainability practices. Now, a powerful rating agency is doing a surprising about-face on its ESG ratings. Rating agencies evaluate thousands of companies worldwide on their efforts to promote environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards. Among other things, these ratings serve as the basis […]
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced an agreement with maritime emissions analytics company Siglar Carbon, aimed at enabling companies to evaluate lower carbon options for shipping, utilizing LSEG’s data, news, analytics and productivity tool Workspace. According to LEG, the new collaboration comes as the EU prepares to expand the Emissions Trading System (ETS), its […]
In American Express’ 2022-2023 Environmental, Social and Governance Report, the company is highlighting its progress against the core pillars of its ESG strategy: Build Financial Confidence, Advance Climate Solutions and Promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. AMEX developed its ESG strategy in 2021 based on key issues of importance for its stakeholders, including colleagues, customers, shareholders, […]
Global stakeholder engagement and ESG consulting firm Morrow Sodali announced today the acquisition of ESG strategy and implementation advisory HXE Partners. Founded in 2018, New York-based HXE Partners supports companies and investors with the development, management, and integration of sustainability and ESG strategies and best practices within their organizations. The company’s services include strategy development, […]
LG Electronics announced the publication of its 2022-2023 Sustainability Report, officially disclosing its achievements and strategy for each area of the six strategic tasks, which have been carefully designed to realize its Better Life for All ESG vision, to customers and stakeholders around the world. The company is focusing on two major areas: ‘3Cs’ for the planet, […]
This week in ESG news: New anti-ESG reporting & investing laws introduced by U.S. Republicans; IOSCO calls on regulators to integrate new ISSB sustainability disclosure rules; India announces ESG fund disclosure & investment rules; Walmart, PepsiCo invest in sustainable agriculture; SAP asks suppliers to report emissions; Vanguard hit with greenwashing suit in Australia; Canada phasing […]
American Water, the largest regulated water and wastewater utility company in the U.S., announced that it has issued its seventh biennial Sustainability Report covering its industry leadership and performance on ESG principles. “This report tells the story of how we expect to fulfill our mission of providing safe, clean, reliable, and affordable water and […]
Ranked: The World’s Top Cobalt Producing Countries This was originally posted on Elements. Sign up to the free mailing list to get beautiful visualizations on real assets and resource megatrends each week. Cobalt, an essential component of key chemistries of the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries used in EVs, has seen a significant shift in its global […]
Norwegian energy company Equinor announced the acquisition of Brazilian onshore renewables company Rio Energy from energy transition investment firm Denham Capital. The agreement includes the sale of the Rio Energy trade name, management team platform, and a project portfolio including the 0.2 GW Serra da Babilônia 1 onshore wind farm, a 0.6 GW pre-construction solar […]
Committed to achieve net zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 Made significant progress toward aggressive 2025 emissions reduction targets Announced one of the world’s largest private sector forest preservation agreements Invested in social programs to make a positive social impact in local communities Promoted a work environment based on diversity, equity […]