Lauran Halpin (pictured), former portfolio manager and head of impact equities at Martin Currie, has joined the CFA Institute as director of global inclusion. Halpin said she was “unbelievably pleased” to land the new role. “I’m excited to join CFA Institute as director, global inclusion. I look forward to utilising my experience developing investment impact measurement frameworks to assist with…
Bain Signs its First DAC-Based Carbon Removal Purchase Deal with Oxy’s 1PointFive
1PointFive, the carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS)-focused subsidiary of energy giant Occidental (Oxy) announced a new agreement with global management consulting firm Bain & Company for the purchase of 9,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over three years. The CDR credits for the new agreement will be generated using direct air capture (DAC) technology from 1PointFive’s…
Microsoft Commits to Ensure that New Datacenters Don’t Increase Electricity Prices or Impact Water Supply
Microsoft announced the launch of its new Community-First AI Infrastructure initiative, outlining a series of five key commitments focused on building and operating datacenters responsibly as the company continues to build out its AI infrastructure footprint. According to a post announcing the initiative by Microsoft President Brad Smith, the new plan commits the company to “concrete steps needed to be…
U.S. Court Allows Ørsted, GIP’s $5 Billion Offshore Wind Project to Restart After Halt Ordered by Trump Administration
Denmark-based energy developer Ørsted announced that a U.S. District Court has issued a preliminary injunction against an order by the Trump administration to halt work on Revolution Wind, a nearly complete multi-billion dollar offshore wind project off the coast of Rhode Island, enabling work on the project to resume. Revolution Wind is a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted and BlackRock’s…
Most Investors Concerned Simplified EU Sustainability Reporting Standards will Reduce Information Quality: EFRAG Study
A significant majority of investors and financial institutions believe that the recently released proposed simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) will negatively impact the quality of sustainability information that they receive from companies, citing concerns including reduced comparability and loss of critical climate and environmental data, according to a new study released by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG),…
Guest Post: Defying the Headwinds, Investors Intensified their Focus on Deforestation in 2025
By: Louise Heffernan (The Nature Conservancy) and Tim Steinweg (Principles for Responsible Investment) 2025 proved one thing: investors aren’t waiting for governments to solve deforestation. Even as COP30 failed to deliver a new global deforestation roadmap, investor activity quietly surged – setting the stage for further momentum for 2026. Bucking a trend During a difficult year for climate investor coalitions,…