Earth Day: UK Prime Minister warns world leaders not to ‘throw away chance to preserve our planet’
On Earth Day, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to warn world leaders not to ‘throw away chance to preserve our planet’.
ESG scores and beyond
With the attention of investors being increasingly focused on sustainability issues, awareness of Environmental, Social and Governance ratings characteristics is essential, as it enables a better overview of their meaning.
43 percent of European citizens agree that electric vehicles are instrumental in combatting climate
Driving electric first needs to shift from nice-to-have to need-to-have, especially with the next generation of (potential) EV drivers viewing access to charging and price perception as the biggest concerns.
UK announces new ambitious climate change target
The UK government will set the world’s most ambitious climate change target into law to reduce emissions by 78% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels.
Amazon becomes Europe’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy
Amazon has now become the world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy globally, with 206 projects around the world.
Earth Day: Teachers from every corner of the world call for quality climate change education for all
Ahead of this year's Earth Day on April 22nd, Teachers from across the world have called for quality climate change education for all.
Gender Lens Investing
A report from V.E, a Moody’s affiliate, explores the rising trend of Gender Lens Investing Gender inequalities are deeply-rooted within our socioeconomic systems. As well as impacting individual human rights, structural gender inequalities have negative economic impacts.
Heineken announces plans to be carbon neutral in production by 2030
Heineken has announced a new ambition to decarbonise its own production by 2030 and its full value chain by 2040.
SINV Europe 2021: Cross-sector collaboration needed to drive forward the sustainable finance agenda
Part 1 and 2 of the Sustainable Investment Forum Europe 2021 took place this week on the 13 & 15 April, convening stakeholders committed to driving forward the sustainable finance agenda from government, business, and the investment community.
Apple and partners launch first-ever $200 million Restore Fund
Apple and partners have announced a carbon removal initiative – the Restore Fund - that will invest in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere while generating a financial return for investors.
EnergyNest secures €110m investment for thermal battery boost
EnergyNest has announced it has signed an investment agreement with Infracapital.
Measuring What Matters: A New Approach to Assessing Sovereign Climate Risk
Four Twenty Seven’s new sovereign climate risk data provides detailed analytics that focus on key risk drivers for countries, measuring the amount of agriculture area, future population, and future GDP (PPP) exposed to climate hazards.
Stena Bulk reveals decarbonisation plan for net zero emissions by 2050
Leading tanker shipping company Stena Bulk has announced 5 milestone decarbonisation targets, which set out the company’s roadmap to becoming a net zero emissions business by 2050.
OVO Energy and Ørsted sign major power purchase agreement
OVO Energy, the UK’s leading independent energy supplier, has announced it has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement with Ørsted, to buy green power from the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm.
UK’s Net Zero target is at risk without substantial change in corporate and public behaviour
The Energy Research Partnership has released a new report which has found that the UK’s Net Zero target is at risk without substantial change in corporate and public behaviour.
Covid-19, One Year On: Could We Have Predicted Lockdown Lengths?
To hinder the advance of Covid-19 as it spread around the world in early 2020, governments enacted lockdowns that shuttered businesses, limited social activity and stalled the global economy. The long-term impact of the virus was yet to be fully realized, but companies forced to shut down temporarily faced an immediate and pressing question: how long will the lockdowns last?