Outgoing president’s “parting shot” offers further uncertainty for investors ahead of expected policy, funding rollbacks. An executive order introduced by US President Joe Biden is likely to infringe on his successor’s ambitions to cut clean energy production and scale-up domestic oil and gas output, policy experts have argued. This comes ahead of an expected slew of climate policy and funding…
NatureMetrics Raises $25 Million to Scale Biodiversity Monitoring and Reporting Platform
UK-based biodiversity measurement and monitoring solution provider NatureMetrics announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds to be used to enhance its nature data platform, expand its international reach, and scale its solution to meet the increasing data requirements of its corporate and conservation customers. Founded in 2014, NatureMetrics provides solutions enabling companies…
Meta Ramps Texas Renewable Energy Purchases with Engie to 460 MW
Engie North America, part of the France-based Engie Group, announced a new renewable energy supply deal with social media giant Meta with renewable energy. Under the new Environmental Attributes Purchase Agreement (EAPA), Engie will provide 200 MW of renewable energy and associated environmental attributes to Meta from its Anson 2 solar project in Jones County, Texas. The facility is expected…
ERM Acquires Newfields’ Environmental Division
Sustainability consulting firm ERM announced an agreement to acquire the Environmental Division of NewFields Companies. According to ERM, the acquisition is aimed at expanding its offerings in remediation and environmental services, and enhancing its ability to help clients manage liabilities and risks. Atlanta-based NewFields is an environmental, engineering, and construction management consulting firm, and its Environmental Division provides consulting, site…
Sodali Appoints Andrew Benett as New CEO
Global shareholder services advisory firm Sodali announced today the appointment of Andrew Benett as its new CEO. Bennet joins Sodali from global professional services firm PwC, where he served as a Partner for the firm’s Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Strategy Consulting businesses, including as Lead US Partner for all Sustainability Consulting GTM activities across the firm. His prior senior management roles…