Real estate-focused climate and sustainability consulting firm Longevity Partners announced a new strategi investment from Nuveen and Leon Capital. Founded in 2015 Longevity Partners works with real estate and infrastructure firms to achieve green building certifications, and assists them on energy audits, data reporting and management, climate resilience strategies, and the development of energy and resource efficiency measures to reduce…
Shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk (Maersk) announced that it has signed a long-term bio-methanol supply agreement with China-based LONGi Green Energy Technology, aimed at contributing to reducing GHG emissions from Maersk’s growing fleet of dual-fuel methanol container vessels. The agreement follows the release earlier this year by Maersk of goals to reduce emissions across its operations and supply chain,…
Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) platform provider Andium, announced that it raised $21.7 million in a Series B financing round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the expansion of its remote field monitoring platform enabling energy companies to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce operating costs. Launched in 2014, New York-based Andium provides real-time remote field monitoring utilizing a platofrm combining…
Deutsche Bank and DZ Bank announced that they have been mandated by the Federal Republic of Germany as joint ESG coordinators for the planned update of the government’s Green Bond Framework. Germany released its initial Green Bond Framework in 2020, which sets out its environmental and sustainable finance objectives, management of green securities, eligible use of proceeds, expenditure evaluation and…
The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) announced the release of the first-ever set of validated science-based targets for nature, with new freshwater and land-focused goals announced by global biopharma company GSK, global luxury group Kering and building materials company Holcim. Launched in 2019 by founding partners including CDP, World Resources Institute, WWF, United Nations Global Compact and Conservation International, SBTN…
Law firms and corporate legal department are increasingly providing specialized ESG-related training for lawyers, as a significant majority report a rise in demand for legal expertise, yet less than half feel prepared to meet this demand, according to a new survey released by professional services and information solutions provider Wolters Kluwer. For the report, the 2024 Future Ready Lawyer Survey,…