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A Comprehensive Guide To ESG Reporting

A Comprehensive Guide To ESG Reporting

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ICVCM Rejects Carbon Credits Based on Renewable Energy

ICVCM Rejects Carbon Credits Based on Renewable Energy

Carbon markets non-profit the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) announced that it will not allow carbon credits issued under existing renewable energy methodologies – representing nearly a third of the voluntary carbon market – to be labelled with its Core Carbon Principles (CCP) designation. According to the ICVCM, the decision was made to exclude the renewable energy-based…

Virgin Atlantic Ad Promoting Landmark Sustainable Aviation Fuel-Powered Flight Banned by UK Regulator as “Misleading”

Virgin Atlantic Ad Promoting Landmark Sustainable Aviation Fuel-Powered Flight Banned by UK Regulator as “Misleading”

A Virgin Atlantic ad promoting a UK government-sponsored first-ever transatlantic flight by a commercial airline powered only by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been ruled as “misleading” by UK ad regulator the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for its description of using “100% sustainable aviation fuel,” despite using identical terminology to the government’s own description of the landmark flight. The ad…

Racist Robots and the Rise of AI Activism

Since ChatGPT was launched in 2022, investors have been scratching their heads about how to approach the risks related to the technology. In 2023, Alphabet Inc., Google’s parent company, did something that spooked investors. A few months earlier, OpenAI – the artificial intelligence (AI) company backed by Microsoft – had unleashed ChatGPT, an AI chatbot that used large language models…

UK Trustees Must Close Gap on ESG Compliance

The Pensions Regulator is being encouraged to take its focus beyond disclosure, and issue more guidance that incentivises action.  A recent report from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has revealed a gap between UK pension trustees’ ESG disclosures and their actual processes, with industry pundits calling for new guidance to push ambition.  TPR reviewed trustees’ statement of investment principles (SIPs) and…

Sora Fuel Raises $6 Million to Produce Low Cost SAF from Water, Air and Renewable Energy

Sora Fuel Raises $6 Million to Produce Low Cost SAF from Water, Air and Renewable Energy

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) startup Sora Fuel, which relies solely on water, air, and renewable energy for its product, announced that it has raised $6 million in a Seed round. Proceeds will be used to expand Sora’s Boston-based team, develop commercialization partnerships, and further advance the company’s technology. SAF is considered essential for decarbonization of the hard-to-abate aviation industry, which…

Rio Tinto Urged to Change Tack on Climate Lobbying

ACCR accuses the mining company of hypocrisy and greenwashing after it advocated for the weakening of climate rules. The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility has said it could re-engage with mining giant Rio Tinto if it formally changed its “hypocritical” policy on a key climate reform in Australia. Last week, the shareholder advocate and activist group announced it had ended…

Quinbrook Raises $3 Billion for Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

Quinbrook Raises $3 Billion for Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund

Renewable energy-focused investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners announced that it has raised $3 billion for its Net Zero Power Fund (NZPF), aimed at targeting energy transition infrastructure opportunities. The announcement marks Quinbrook’s largest closing to date, with the fund exceeding its initial target. According to Quinbrook, more than half of the proceeds have already been invested and committed, and the company…

Applied Carbon Raises $21.5 Million for Biochar Carbon Removal Technology

Applied Carbon Raises $21.5 Million for Biochar Carbon Removal Technology

Environmental solutions startup Applied Carbon, whose technology converts in-field agricultural crop waste into biochar, announced today that it has raised $21.5 million in a Series A funding round, with proceeds aimed at deploying a fleet of biochar machines across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Biochar, or biological charcoal, is produced by heating biomass, such as forest residue, wood or crop…

Climate Tech Investor Planet First Partners Leads $75 Million Capital Raise for Quantum Computing Startup Riverlane

Climate Tech Investor Planet First Partners Leads $75 Million Capital Raise for Quantum Computing Startup Riverlane

Quantum computing technology company Riverlane announced today that it has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round led by Article 9 growth equity sustainable investment platform Planet First Partners, with proceeds aimed at helping the company meet “surging global demand” for quantum error correction (QEC) technology. Founded in 2016, Cambridge, UK-based Riverlane provides solutions aimed at enabling the…