By: John McCalla-Leacy, Head of Global ESG at KPMG The world is in flux. The climate crisis is now daily news and we’re witnesses to the damage inaction can cause to our planet. For business leaders, there is a growing in-tray – of risks and daily challenges. Geopolitical and economic uncertainties are impacting the ability of businesses to function and…
Asset owners are increasing allocations into strategies that integrate ESG factors, despite reporting growing regulatory and data quality barriers to ESG implementation, according to a new survey released by investment research firm Morningstar. For the report, “Voice of the Asset Owner Survey 2023,” Morningstar surveyed 500 asset owners, including pension funds, insurance general accounts, family offices and outsourced CIOs in…
Energy giants Occidental and Abu Dhabi-based ADNOC announced a new agreement to launch an engineering study aimed at assessing the feasibility of building a new 1 million tonne-per-year Direct Air Capture (DAC) facility in the UAE. The facility would be one of the largest DAC projects in the world, as well as the first megaton-scale DAC facility outside the U.S….
Global branded food company Hormel Foods announced today a series of new climate targets, including a goals to reduceabsolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations 50%, and within its supply chain 27.5% by 2030, compared to a 2019 base year. The company said that its GHG reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), adding…
BNP Paribas Asset Management announced the expansion of its ESG fixed income ETF range, with the launch of the new BNP Paribas Easy € Corp Bond SRI Fossil Free Ultrashort Duration UCITS ETF and BNP Paribas Easy USD Corp Bond SRI Fossil Free UCITS ETF. Each of the new funds are classified as Article 8 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance…
Amperon Holdings, which uses AI to forecast energy usage and supply for energy markets, raised $20 million in Series B funding, with proceeds to be used to unlock more value from grid data and advance electricity forecasting innovation, enabling businesses to navigate the energy complex and accelerate grid decarbonization. Founded in 2018, Houston-based Amperon builds AI-powered electricity analytics for energy market participants,…