When a company becomes a convicted felon, it’s a clue that corporate governance may be a problem. While the public often focuses on the “E” in ESG investing, good corporate governance (the “G”) is essential for companies to succeed. Corporate governance includes how board members, executives, and managers prioritize financial and cultural values at a firm. Governance may not be…
BNP Paribas AM Launches New Japan and US Market ETFs with Active ESG Integration
BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced the launch of two new ESG-integrated exchange-traded funds, BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable Japan UCITS ETF and BNP Paribas Easy Sustainable US UCITS ETF. The new funds form part of BNPP AM’s Easy Active Beta ETF range, its suite of funds that combine a traditional indexing approach with active integration of the firm’s proprietary…
Cleantech Startup Mantel Raises $30 Million to Scale Industrial Carbon Capture Solution
Carbon capture startup Mantel announced that it has raised $30 million in Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at scale its technology to help address emissions in hard-to-abate industries. Founded in 2022 by Cameron Halliday, Danielle Rapson and Sean Robertson as a spin out from MIT’s Department of Chemical Engineering, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Mantel is developing molten salt-based carbon capture…