Sustainability data and technology company ESG Book announced today the launch of Risk Score, a new tool aimed at enabling investors and corporates to assesses company exposure to critical ESG topics, based on the UN Global Compact (UNGC). The UNGC is a consortium of companies and organizations across the globe committed to aligning their strategies and operations with a series…

Sustainable building design software provider Vizcab announced today that it has raised €5 million (USD$5.5 million) in a Series A funding round, aimed at supporting the acceleration of net zero in the construction industry. Buildings and real estate are significant contributors to the global climate challenge, accounting for nearly 40% of carbon emissions, according to the International Energy Agency and…

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and Canadian-based ESG data tech company ESG.AI announced today a new partnership to launch a new next generation ESG analytics platform, targeted at major companies, banks, asset managers and consultants. The new partnership will bring together LSEG’s expansive financial markets dataset with ESG.AI’s platforms, which enable users to capture real-time ESG data, calculate up-to-the-minute ESG…

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) today announced the appointment of Rodolphe Brumm to head its new Low Carbon Infrastructure Equity strategy within its Private Assets investment division.  Brumm joins BNPP AM after serving as a Partner at infrastructure-focused private equity investor Antin Infrastructure Partners, where he led several energy transition-focused transactions. His previous roles include Head of Origination &…

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), one of the leading organizations promoting standardized ESG reporting, announced today the publication today of new draft Climate Change and Energy Standards, aimed at enabling companies to disclose their climate change transition plans and actions, and on their climate-related energy transition initiatives. GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards are one of the most commonly accepted global standards…

Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier announced a new set of offtake agreements with Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology companies CarbonCapture and Heirloom totalling $47 million, for the removal of 72,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere, on behalf of a group of buyers including Stripe, Alphabet, H&M, and JPMorgan, among others. Launched in April 2022 with $925 million in commitments…

Private markets ESG-focused data solutions provider Novata announced the expansion of its platform’s SFDR capabilities, aimed at enabling clients to simplify reporting against European regulatory requirements. The EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) establishes harmonized rules for financial market participants on transparency regarding the integration of sustainability risks and the consideration of adverse sustainability impacts in their processes and the…