Nike has appointed Cimarron Nix as its new Chief Sustainability Officer, according to an internal company email by Nike’s Chief Operating Officer Venkatesh Alagirisamy seen by ESG Today. The new appointment fills the CSO position at Nike that has been vacant since September 2025, following the departure of Jaycee Pribulsky from the role to become Chief Sustainability Officer at alternative…
Innovation acceleration platform XeleratedFifty announced the acquisition of enterprise carbon management and sustainability platform Terrascope from Olam Group’s sustainability solutions-focused venture business Nupo Ventures. Founded in 2022, Singapore-based Terrascope provides an AI-powered decarbonization platform aimed at enabling enterprises to measure and reduce their Scope 1, Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions, with a focus on companies in the Agriculture &…
Global professional services firm KPMG International announced the appointment of Gauthier Acket as Head of Global ESG. The new appointment follows the retirement of John McCalla-Leacy, who served in the role of Head of Global ESG since 2022, responsible for embedding ESG practices into the firm’s strategy. Acket has worked at KPMG for nearly three decades, most recently serving as…
An investor consortium led by BlackRock’s infrastructure investment unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and EQT announced Monday a definitive agreement to acquire U.S.-based energy company AES for an enterprise value of $33.4 billion, with the companies citing the need for major investment to address the growing demand for affordable and sustainable energy solutions. The announcement marks the latest in a…
Impact data company Upright announced the launch of its new AI-powered sustainability due diligence tool, aimed at enabling investors to model company sustainability, risks and opportunities, using just a company URL. According to Upright, the new solution aims to address key issues challenging the usefulness of sustainability due diligence for decision-making, which it said it typically based on reported information, while…
ESG-focused software analytics platform provider Datamaran announced today the launch of its new Regulatory Monitoring platform, aimed at enabling companies to track and assess global ESG and sustainability-related regulations across global markets. According to Datamaran, the new solution was designed to help companies address challenges related to the continuous evolution of regulatory requirements, by enabling companies to systematically monitor, discover,…
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it has approved the adoption of the California Greenhouse Gas Reporting and Climate Financial Risk Disclosure Initial Regulation, a new law requiring thousands of U.S. companies to disclose their value chain emissions and report on climate-related financial risks. As part of the adoption of the new regulation, CARB established August 10, 2026…