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Climeworks Launches New Carbon Removal Portfolio Service

Climeworks Launches New Carbon Removal Portfolio Service

Zurich-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) company provider Climeworks announced today the launch of Climeworks Solutions, a new service aimed at providing companies with high-quality carbon removal portfolios, spanning a broad range of carbon removal technologies and solutions. Founded in 2009 by Christoph Gebald and Jan Wurzbacher, Climeworks has focused to date on building its position as a leading DAC provider….

Barclays Appoints Isabelle Millat as Head of Sustainable Finance for Global Markets and Barclays Europe

Barclays Appoints Isabelle Millat as Head of Sustainable Finance for Global Markets and Barclays Europe

Barclays announced today the appointment of Isabelle Millat to the dual role of Head of Sustainable Finance for Global Markets and for Barclays Europe. Based in Paris, in her new roles, Millat have responsibility for leading the expansion of Barclays’ Global Markets’ sustainability proposition, as well as for the development of the overall sustainable finance franchise for Barclays Europe, working…

Singapore Invests S$35 Million in Sustainable Finance Upskilling of Financial Sector

Singapore Invests S$35 Million in Sustainable Finance Upskilling of Financial Sector

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced today that it will allocate S$35 million (USD$26 million) over the next three years to support upskilling and reskilling initiatives in order to develop sustainable finance specialists in the financial services sector. The new investment announcement was made alongside the release by MAS and Institute…

Collaboration Key to Tackle Nature Risks

Tools increasingly target interoperability to provide investors with ways to engage with firms and impact their practices. Communication and engagement between asset owners, managers and companies is essential to improve action on nature preservation, industry experts have said. Speaking during ESG Investor’s Stewardship Summit 2024, Shipra Gupta, Investments Stewardship Lead at Scottish Widows, suggested that “collaborating and sharing” was key…

Collaboration Key to Tackling Nature Risks

Tools increasingly target interoperability to provide investors with ways to engage with firms and impact their practices. Communication and engagement between asset owners, managers and companies is essential to improve action on nature preservation, industry experts have said. Speaking during ESG Investor’s Stewardship Summit 2024, Shipra Gupta, Investments Stewardship Lead at Scottish Widows, suggested that “collaborating and sharing” was key…

Carbon Management Software Startup Cozero Raises $7 Million

Carbon Management Software Startup Cozero Raises $7 Million

Climate tech software startup Cozero announced today that it has raised €6.5 million (USD$6.9 million) in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at supporting the company’s international expansion and the development of its Climate ERP solution. Founded in 2020, Berlin, Germany-based Cozero provides CO2 management software aimed at enabling companies to measure and reduce company and product emissions…

Dentons Appoints Michael Duvall and Noor Kapdi to Lead Global ESG Practice

Dentons Appoints Michael Duvall and Noor Kapdi to Lead Global ESG Practice

Global law firm Dentons announced today the appointment of Michael Duvall and Noor Kapdi to lead the firm’s ESG practice as Co-Chairs of its Global ESG Practice Leadership Team. In their new roles, Duvall and Kapdi will lead Dentons’ ESG team, which includes former General Counsel, academics and authorities on ESG as well as cross-practice experts, advising companies on ESG…