Carbon accounting software provider Normative announced today the launch of a new offering aimed at supporting businesses in meeting the disclosure requirements under the EU’s new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The CSRD is a major update to the EU’s sustainability reporting framework, significantly expanding the number of companies required to provide sustainability disclosures to over 50,000 from around 12,000….

Sustainability management and reporting solutions provider Speeki announced today the launch of Carbon Lens, a new AI-powered tool aimed at enabling companies to automate Scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas emissions data collection and streamline carbon management efforts. According to Speeki, the new solution comes as companies are increasingly required to disclose their carbon footprint as part of their…

The newly appointed European Commission announced today plans to invest €4.6 billion in decarbonization technology and clean hydrogen projects, utilizing funds raised through its EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The new investment commitments include two new calls for proposals totalling €3.2 billion for net zero technologies, including €1 billion targeted specifically to electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing, and a…

Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced today the creation of a new real assets platform, grouping together its Energy Transition Infrastructure, Natural Capital and Private Equity businesses. Raphaël Lance, currently Head of Energy Transition Infrastructure Funds, will head this new platform. Mirova was launched as a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Management in 2014, with a focus on sustainable and impact investing….

The Coca-Cola Company announced today a series of new 2035 environmental goals, updating and replacing its current targets in areas across water, packaging and emissions, and in some cases softening and pushing back on its prior ambitions, including its goal to increase the use of recycled materials, which has been moved to a target of 35% to 40% by 2035,…

Will the evolving use of artificial intelligence in financial services hollow out the sector by replacing human beings with automated functions and algorithms? If not, what role will humans play in an increasingly AI-driven future? Tariq Munir, a Digital transformation advisor and keynote speaker, and Gilles Bonelli, founder and CEO of UK digital and sustainable finance… The post AI and the…