The 55th Earth Day takes place today (22 April 2025) with the theme of ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, calling for action to triple clean electricity generation by 2030. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the deployment of renewables for electricity generation, for heat production for buildings and industry, and in transport is one of the main enablers of keeping…
The 55th Earth Day takes place today (22 April 2025) with the theme of ‘Our Power, Our Planet’, calling for action to triple clean electricity generation by 2030. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the deployment of renewables for electricity generation, for heat production for buildings and industry, and in transport is one of the main enablers of keeping…
Global investment manager Franklin Templeton announced the launch of the Franklin S&P 500 Screened UCITS ETF and the Franklin S&P World Screened UCITS ETF, two new exchange traded funds targeted at European investors, aimed at providing enhanced ESG and reduced carbon footprint features while closely tracking the performance of their U.S. and global equity benchmarks. The new ETFs are classified…
Microsoft and nature-based solutions company Living Carbon announced today a large-scale carbon removal deal, with Microsoft agreeing to purchase 1.4 million tonnes of carbon removal credits from Living Carbon’s reforestation projects on degraded mine lands in the U.S. Founded in 2019, California-based Living Carbon transforms marginal land into high-value environmental assets, with a focus on restoring abandoned mines, degraded farmland,…
Business sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis announced the launch of its new EcoVadis Worker Voice survey, a new workforce engagement tool aimed at providing companies with real-time information on responsible sourcing and human rights human rights issues in their supply chains. According to EcoVadis, the new tool comes as supply chain disruption and a volatile trade environment increase risks…
Battery storage startup Base Power announced that it has raised $200 million in Series B funding round to scale its distributed energy storage solution aimed at addressing grid instability challenges and higher energy cost issues from increasing electrification. Energy storage forms one of the key building blocks for the rapidly expanding clean energy transition, given the intermittent generating nature of…
International asset manager Robeco announced the launch of its new Biodiversity Traffic Light, a new tool aimed at enabling investors to identify corporate leaders and laggards on biodiversity and nature loss performance. According to a white paper released by Robeco alongside the launch of the Biodiversity Traffic Light, the launch of the new tool follows conversations with asset owners over…
Apple announced a series of environmental sustainability milestones, including revealing that it has surpassed a 60% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain from its 2015 baseline. The achievements were announced alongside the release of Apple’s annual Environmental Progress Report. The 60% milestone marks significant progress towards Apple’s goal, set by the company in 2020, to become…