Global branded food company Hormel Foods announced today a series of new climate targets, including a goals to reduceabsolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its operations 50%, and within its supply chain 27.5% by 2030, compared to a 2019 base year. The company said that its GHG reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), adding…
BNP Paribas Asset Management announced the expansion of its ESG fixed income ETF range, with the launch of the new BNP Paribas Easy € Corp Bond SRI Fossil Free Ultrashort Duration UCITS ETF and BNP Paribas Easy USD Corp Bond SRI Fossil Free UCITS ETF. Each of the new funds are classified as Article 8 under the EU’s Sustainable Finance…
Amperon Holdings, which uses AI to forecast energy usage and supply for energy markets, raised $20 million in Series B funding, with proceeds to be used to unlock more value from grid data and advance electricity forecasting innovation, enabling businesses to navigate the energy complex and accelerate grid decarbonization. Founded in 2018, Houston-based Amperon builds AI-powered electricity analytics for energy market participants,…
By: Christina Shim, Global Head of Product Management & Strategy, IBM Sustainability Software Next month, scientists, political leaders, and business people from around the world will gather in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference. The annual event, billed COP28, will come after the hottest summer in recorded history and some of the most extreme and destructive flood…
The European Commission announced today that is has officially launched an anti-subsidy investigation on imported electric vehicles from China, after finding that a surge in heavily subsidized EVs posed a threat to the EU’s automotive industry. The investigation follows months of pressure from France on the Commission to initiate an anti-dumping probe against EV companies in China, although other countries…
Hydrogen electrolyzer manufacturer Electric Hydrogen (EH2) announced today that it has raised $380 million with the completion of its Series C funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating the company’s manufacturing and deployment plans. Hydrogen is viewed as one of the key building blocks of the transition to a cleaner energy future, particularly for sectors with difficult…
An Austrian court ruled that Austrian Airlines AG misled the public last year when it published ads offering CO2-neutral flights that used 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)., between Vienna and Venice. The greenwashing case was brought by Austria’s Association for Consumer Information (VKI). The ruling ordered the airline to publish information about the case on its social media. Sustainable aviation…