Barclays announced the appointment of Denise Wong as Head of Sustainable and Impact Banking, Asia Pacific. Based in Hong Kong, Wong will be responsible for advising corporate and institutional clients on leveraging opportunities to meet their sustainability objectives, as they navigate the transition to a low carbon economy. She will report regionally to Vanessa Koo, Head of Investment Banking, Asia…

Professional services firm KPMG Canada announced today the launch of a new decarbonization hub, aimed at helping companies achieve emissions reduction and energy transition goals and meet their net zero commitments. KPMG said that the new hub will integrate several climate-focused services and solutions offered by the firm, including developing corporate strategy-aligned decarbonization pathways for clients, support in implementing decarbonization…

Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) announced an investment in sustainable nutrition company Huel, aimed at supporting the company’s global expansion and reinforcing its sustainability agenda. The investment is the second to be made by MSIM’s 1GT climate-focused strategy. Launched in November 2022, 1GT is a new growth-oriented private equity platform aimed at investing in climate solutions companies that will eliminate…

Automotive giant Toyota announced plans to dramatically increase its electric vehicle battery capacity in the U.S., with an additional $8 billion investment in its North Carolina battery production plant. With the new announcement, the company’s commitment to the facility grows to nearly $14 billion, marking one of the largest-ever investments in U.S. EV battery capacity. Toyota announced an initial $2.3…

Global mining and metals company Rio Tinto and energy and telecom cable manufacturer Prysmian announced a new partnership aimed at developing a more sustainable North American supply chain for materials needed to expand power grids for the energy transition. According to the companies, the new partnership comes as significant investments in power grids will be required to enable the growing…

Investment management firm Fidelity International announced the launch of two new climate-focused fixed income ETFs, the Fidelity Sustainable EUR Corporate Bond Paris Aligned Multifactor UCITS ETF (FUIG) and the Fidelity Sustainable USD Corporate Bond Paris Aligned Multifactor UCITS ETF (FEIS) marking an expansion of the firm’s sustainable corporate bondfund lineup. Indices that are labelled as Paris-aligned Benchmarks (PABs) under EU…