Investment management firm Fidelity International announced that it has revised its sustainable investing framework, launching a new 3-tiered system categorizing funds by their level of ESG integration, citing an evolving ESG client and regulatory landscape. The revised framework comes amidst a series of new regulatory requirements for asset management firms marketing and managing sustainability-focused investment funds, including the EU’s Sustainable…
Google and BlackRock announced today a new clean energy-focused partnership in Taiwan, with Google investing into solar developer and BlackRock portfolio company New Green Power (NGP), and sourcing renewable energy from its solar pipeline to power its data centers and facilities in the region. According to the Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan, which currently generates nearly 85% of its…
This week in ESG news: ISSB moves to standardize reporting on climate transition plans, GHG emissions; ISO to launch global net zero standard; Switzerland proposes major expansion in sustainability reporting requirements; Deloitte survey finds nearly all C-suite execs want compensation tied to human sustainability metrics; Bloomberg launches sustainability data and reporting tools for investors; Canada passes new anti-greenwashing laws; IBM…
Zero-carbon industrial heat solutions provider Rondo Energy announced that it has secured €75 million (USD$80 million) in funding, aimed at expanding its European presence by supporting three industrial decarbonization projects in the food, clean fuel, and chemical production industries. Founded in 2020, California-based Rondo Energy provides solutions to address emissions from industrial heat processes. Industrial heating uses high amounts of…
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that it has commenced work on the development of a new international standard on net zero, aimed at providing clarity and credibility to organizations’ net zero targets and strategies, and to guard against greenwashing. The process to develop the standard follows the launch in 2022 at the COP27 climate conference of the ISO…