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Europe’s largest sustainable energy innovation event goes virtual to spark international business opportunities
Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/technology-environment-and-nature-eco-friendly-practices-europe-energy-and-fuel-technology-7773028845ed9e0a4c1e56c2a96a4dcb Click to copy BOSTON, Oct. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today EIT InnoEnergy, the world’s largest sustainable energy engine, launches its first virtual edition of The Business Booster event, offering international participants more access […]
Social Housing Organization Partners with Investment Solutions Provider, Delivering $3.4 M in Sustainable Building Improvements
WoodGreen Community Housing funds building upgrades through utility savings using Efficiency Capital’s innovative investment strategy TORONTO, Oct. 7, 2020 /CNW/ – Efficiency Capital is creating greener buildings in Toronto, projecting almost $6 million in expected utility savings through sustainable building upgrades for WoodGreen Community Housing, while also improving air […]
Defining sustainable finance and ESG, beyond climate action and the environment
As wildfires, hurricanes, social and economic unrest and the pandemic play out across the global stage, the final of day of Sibos 2020 focuses on banking for humanity, the impact of ESG and the triple bottom line as a driver for sustainable business. Panellists from ING, BNP Paribas […]
Boston Consulting Group Publishes New Landmark Strategy Book for Building Sustainable Business Advantage in Challenging Post-COVID Era
BOSTON, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — According to a new book by three veteran Boston Consulting Group (BCG) senior partners, unprecedented instability and uncertainty are scrambling the traditional playbook that companies have used to compete and succeed in the past 50 years, and a wholesale reimagining is required for sustainable success. […]
Euromoney World’s Best Bank for Sustainable Finance 2020: HSBC
World’s Best Bank For Sustainable Finance: HSBC | Euromoney Awards for Excellence 2020 Financial solutions that are both innovative and at scale are crucial if we are to swiftly transition economies and societies away from fossil fuel dependency and harmful environmental practices. A growing number of banks have committed to […]
ESG Data Quagmire Impedes Sustainable Finance Impact, OECD Says
(Bloomberg) — © Bloomberg Employee carries a solar panel on the roof during installation. As ESG investing has proliferated in recent years, so have the number of standards, definitions and strategies, resulting in a confusing morass that hamstrings sustainable investors. Load Error That’s according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation […]
Institute for Sustainable Finance Releases Critical Capital Blueprint for Canada’s Low-carbon Transition
New research from the Institute for Sustainable Finance outlines the investment requirements and opportunities to achieve 2030 climate targets, aligning national economic growth with low carbon transition ISF’s Capital Mobilization Plan identifies four key sectors for public-private investment collaboration: buildings, transportation, electricity, and oil & gas Today, the Institute for […]
Green neighborhoods for better jobs, a cleaner environment, and a sustainable future
A 21st century energy policy requires both producing cleaner energy from renewable sources and using the energy we do consume more efficiently. According to the Energy Information Administration, residential buildings account for 21 percent of our nation’s total energy expenditures. Only the transportation and industrial sectors consume more energy than […]
Fifth Third Sets $8 Billion Sustainable Finance Goal
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Fifth Third Bancorp (Nasdaq: FITB) today announced that it has set a new sustainable finance goal of $8 billion to be achieved by 2025. This goal continues the Bank’s leadership in environmental sustainability, having become the first […]
Sustainable Capital Finance Inc. Launches Massive Update to its PPA Pricing & Transaction Platform
The highly anticipated revamp of SCF’s flagship platform puts a number of new features into solar developers’ hands, helping to offset delays due to COVID-19. SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Sustainable Capital Finance Inc., a solar financing firm, has announced the official launch of the SCF Suite […]
Arjun Mohan, the CEO of TENDERD, talks about Circular Innovation at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Arjun Mohan, the founder and CEO of TENDERD, joined influential speakers from around the world at the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Summit that took place on Thursday, 23rd of September. Arjun shared his views on how Circular Innovation can benefit […]
AFC’s Inaugural CHF150 Million Green Bond to Finance Africa’s Sustainable Development
LAGOS, Nigeria–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sep 23, 2020– Africa Finance Corporation (“AFC” or “the Corporation”), the leading infrastructure solutions provider in Africa, today announces the successful issuance of its inaugural CHF150 Million Reg S senior unsecured benchmark Green Bond (the “Bond”) under the Corporation’s US$5 Billion Global Medium-Term Note (“GMTN”) programme , maturing […]
Amazon Launches Climate-Friendly Program to Help Shop for Sustainable Products | Investing News
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc , the world’s biggest online retailer, announced the launch of a climate-friendly program on Wednesday to help customers shop for sustainable products, as part of its commitment to be net carbon neutral by 2040. Customers will now see more than 25,000 products ranging from grocery, household, […]
How FinTech Sandbox Is Helping Entrepreneurs Scale Sustainable Finance Solutions
FinTech Sandbox, a Boston-based nonprofit promoting fintech innovation, is starting its Week of Virtual FinTech Talks, featuring Demo Day 7.0. As part of the development, Benzinga chatted with fintech veteran Kelly Fryer, the newly appointed executive director at FinTech Sandbox. What Happened? Founded in 2014, FinTech Sandbox is a platform […]
TD Asset Management Inc. Launches Two New Funds Focused on Sustainable Investing
The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. TORONTO, Sep. 17, 2020 (Canada NewsWire via COMTEX) — Today, TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) announced the launch of two new mutual funds to its sustainability suite: TD North American Sustainability Equity Fund and TD North American […]
Morgan Stanley Sustainable Reality Report Reveals Sustainable Funds Outperformed Traditional Funds and Reduced Investment Risk Despite Global Pandemic
Sustainable investing funds can outperform traditional funds and reduce investment risk, according to a new Sustainable Reality report published today by the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing (The Institute). In the first half of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic induced a global recession, causing capital markets around the world […]
How Academia Can Do More to Advance Sustainable Finance
(Illustration by iStock/A-Digit) For far too long, mainstream finance education has focused on teaching financial principles and tools based on the assumption that most of humankind will be lifted by free and perfectly competitive markets in which individuals work in their own self-interest. Unfortunately, negative externalities and market failures, long […]
UBS to recommend sustainable over traditional investment for wealth management
UBS, the world’s leading wealth manager and sustainable investment manager, today announced that sustainable investments are now the firm’s preferred solution for private clients investing globally. Managing USD 488 billion1 in core sustainable assets, UBS is the first major global financial institution to make this recommendation. While traditional […]
Digital finance, a lifeline during COVID-19 crisis, can deliver long-term financing of the Sustainable Development Goals
Unleashing potential of digital finance could have transformational impact on sustainable development says group of financial, business, government and development leaders convened by the UN Secretary-General New York City, 26 August – The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role […]