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Twelve Raises $83 Million to Transform Captured CO2 into Clean Fuels

Twelve Raises $83 Million to Transform Captured CO2 into Clean Fuels

Carbon transformation-focused cleantech company Twelve announced that it has raised $83 million in additional Series C funding, with proceeds aimed at supporting its projects to use captured CO2 to produce critical materials and fuels, such as sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). In September, the company announced that it had raised $645 million of capital in a mix of project equity, a…

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide Sign Deal to Decarbonize Refineries with Green Hydrogen

TotalEnergies, Air Liquide Sign Deal to Decarbonize Refineries with Green Hydrogen

Energy company TotalEnergies announced a new agreement with said that it has signed an agreement with industrial gases and services supplier Air Liquide, aimed at helping to decarbonize TotalEnergies’ refineries in Northern Europe with green hydrogen. The deal provides for the establishment of two projects, located in the Netherlands, that will produce and deliver some 45,000 tons of green hydrogen…

Mast Reforestation Raises $25 Million to Avoid Carbon Emissions After Wildfires

Mast Reforestation Raises $25 Million to Avoid Carbon Emissions After Wildfires

Post-wildfire restoration company Mast Reforestation announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round, with proceeds aimed at scaling its expansion into Biomass Carbon Removal & Storage (BiCRS). Founded in 2016, Seattle-based Mast manages and finances reforestation projects after forests are destroyed in fires or other events, and the company has been specializing in carbon-financed reforestation…

Fall-off in Support for ESG Shareholder Resolutions

Performance divide between US and EU asset managers widens under different regulatory scopes.  Asset manager support for environmental and social-focused shareholder resolutions has reached an all-time low, thanks to diminishing support from the four biggest US-based firms, according to new research by UK NGO ShareAction.   The sixth edition of ShareAction’s annual ‘Voting Matters’ report assessed 279 shareholder proposals filed…

ShareAction decries ‘worst voting performance yet’ on environmental and social resolutions

Asset managers’ support for shareholder resolutions aimed at tackling social and environmental issues crashed to a new low in 2024, with only 1.4% (just 4 out of 279) receiving majority support down from 21% in 2021, ShareAction’s latest research shows. Asset managers who blocked corporate action by voting against shareholder resolutions to protect human rights, nature and climate included the…

TNFD Launches Platform to Upskill Professionals on Nature-related Reporting

TNFD Launches Platform to Upskill Professionals on Nature-related Reporting

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced the launch of a new capacity-building platform, aimed at upskilling professionals and businesses to help them identify, assess, report and act on nature-related issues. The TNFD was launched in 2021, building on the success of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), to support organizations in reporting and acting on their nature-related…

Nestlé, Mars to Fund Incentives for Farmers to Cut Dairy Supply Chain Emissions

Nestlé, Mars to Fund Incentives for Farmers to Cut Dairy Supply Chain Emissions

Food, beverage and snacking companies Nestlé and Mars announced new agreements with New Zealand-based dairy cooperative Fonterra, which will see the companies funding incentives to farmers to lower emissions, and reduce the climate footprint of their dairy supply chains. Both Nestlé and Mars have set targets to achieve net zero emissions across their value chains by 2050. Dairy products constitute…

IKEA Parent Company Releases Net Zero Transition Plan

IKEA Parent Company Releases Net Zero Transition Plan

IKEA parent INGKA Group announced the release of its Net Zero Transition Plan, outlining the company’s key actions and strategies for achieving its goals to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 50% by 2030, and to reach net zero by 2050. The new transition plan sets out a detailed roadmap for Ingka Group, which operates 400…

Virtual-only UK AGMs a “Retrograde Step”

Government urged to avoid weakening shareholder rights as other countries increasingly introduce hybrid or virtual meetings. Industry experts have warned against the UK permitting virtual-only AGMs ahead of setting out details on rules later this year, while welcoming the potential of hybrid meetings. Virtual-only meetings are an increasingly popular way of conducting meetings throughout the world. According to data from…

Virtual-only UK AGMs Would be “Madness”

Government urged to avoid weakening shareholder rights as other countries increasingly introduce hybrid or virtual meetings. Industry experts have warned against the UK permitting virtual-only AGMs ahead of setting out details on rules later this year, while welcoming the potential of hybrid meetings. Virtual-only meetings are an increasingly popular way of conducting meetings throughout the world. According to data from…