Gues post by: Scott Lane, Founder & CEO of Speeki Sustainability-linked executive pay became a phenomenon in the early 2020s. Fortune 500 companies made public commitments to their green goals, and whether they met them directly affected CEOs’ year-end bonuses. I thought this might make meaningful progress towards tackling climate risk, but for all the good intentions behind these pay…

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New York City Comptroller Mark Levine announced that he is recommending a strategic expansion in private markets climate solutions investments for three of the City’s public pension funds, with plans to present $5 billion in new private market investment opportunities. New York City’s pension funds represent nearly $300 billion in assets – making them collectively one of the largest public…

J.P. Morgan Asset Management’s (JPMAM) natural capital unit, J.P. Morgan Natural Capital, and the Office of the President of the Republic of Paraguay announced the launch of a new large-scale sustainable forestry platform, with an investment of approximately $200 million. According to JPMorgan, the new platform investment focuses on establishing commercial forests, advancing native forest restoration, and creating long-term value through…

Paris-based international banking and investment group Crédit Agricole announced Monday the launch of Crédit Agricole Capital Naturel, a new division focused on supporting companies, investors and other stakeholders in addressing challenges related to the preservation and restoration of natural resources, with an initial focus on forests. The announcement marks the latest move by major financial players to deepen their focus on…

UK-based banking group Barclays has appointed Paul Williams as its new Global Head of Operational Sustainability. In his new role, Williams will be responsible for leading Barclays’ sustainable operations strategy, embedding sustainability across Procurement, Global Real Estate, Technology and wider business operations to help deliver on the bank’s strategic commitments, regulatory requirements and long-term sustainability objectives. Williams joins Barclays from…

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced today the launch of ISO/UNDP 53001, Management systems for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Requirements, a new standard aimed at enabling organizations to integrate the UN SDGs into strategy, governance and operations. The UN SDGs refer to the 17 categories of goals adopted in…

The EU’s new Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition, (ECGT) entered into application on Sunday, establishing a series of new rules aimed at protect consumers from deceptive sustainability-related marketing, cracking down on both unverified green claims and hidden product obsolescence. Adopted by European lawmakers in 2024, the ECGT was designed to protect consumers from misleading green claims and…

This week in ESG news: EU publishes final revised sustainability reporting standards; Glass Lewis merges with Clarity AI to form unified stewardship and sustainability data platform; Bain survey finds rebounding consumer concern on sustainability, increasing sustainable consumption behavior; Schroders launches new framework to identify and assess climate adaptation investment opportunities; EU to launch sustainability criteria, labels for data centers; Germany…