Canada’s Competition Bureau announced the release of its final guidelines on environmental claims, aimed at helping companies to comply with new anti-greenwashing laws when making claims about the environmental benefits or attributes of products or businesses. The new publication includes a guideline for environmental claims about the future – such as net zero goals and timelines – requiring them to…

This week in ESG news: Energize Capital raises $430 million for new climate solutions venture fund; BlackRock escapes Texas’ anti-ESG divestment list; Oxford launches new sustainability reporting course for finance, accounting execs; survey finds investors are quietly sticking with sustainable investment approaches; Schneider Electric’s new Chief Sustainability Officer; Nippon Steel commits $6 billion to green steel transition; Meta deal extends…

Global management consulting firm Bain & Company and supply chain decarbonization intelligence solutions startup Terralytiq announced the launch of a new strategic partnership, aimed at enabling companies to optimize supply chains for carbon and costs, and to help deliver lower carbon products. Founded in 2023, Terralytiq provides a platform providing companies with transparency into industrial value chains, automating the collection…

Macquarie Asset Management and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI) announced the completion of their acquisition of European waste-to-product company Renewi, in a deal valuing the company at approximately £707 million (USD$957 million). Headquartered in the UK, Renewi focuses on extracting value from waste and used materials, diverting waste flows from incineration or landfill, operating around 150 facilities across the…