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Banking on Betrayal: Goldman’s Net-Zero Network Exit
As Goldman Sachs steps back from the NZBA’s united front, is the collective push toward sustainable finance unraveling or simply finding a new, more pragmatic path? The coming months will reveal whether this bold move sparks necessary recalibrations or opens fissures too deep to mend. 2 minutes read.
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Fizzy or Flat? Rethinking Coca-Cola’s 2035 Sustainability Shake-Up
Is Coca-Cola’s sustainability fizz going flat? Its newly watered-down 2035 goals ditch refillables, scale back recycled content, and leave us wondering: is this a sober reality check or just a stale compromise? Let’s pop the top and see what’s really inside. 3 mins read
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Nuke It or Fake It? Meta’s Nuclear Shuffle
Brace yourself: Meta’s going nuclear—literally. As it hunts down reactor-built, always-on juice for its AI behemoths, is this just a flashy atomic flex or a genuine move toward greener data ops? Let’s crack open the core and find out. 4 minutes read.
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Fidelity International to Adopt FCA Sustainability Label for Three Funds
Investment management firm Fidelity International announced today plans to adopt the “Sustainability Focus” label introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) for three funds within its UK domiciled equity fund range. The FCA’s SDR requirements were introduced by the regulator in November 2023, aimed at helping investors assess the sustainability attributes…
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IKEA Invests $1.6 Billion to Decarbonize Heating and Cooling of Stores
IKEA parent INGKA Group announced that it is committing €1.5 billion (USD$1.6 billion) towards the acceleration of the phasing out of the use of fossil fuels for heating and cooling its stores, with investments in energy efficiency improvements and renewable heating and cooling technology. According to INGKA Group, the new investments will contribute towards the…
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Iceberg Data Lab Launches Tool Enabling Investors to Assess Portfolio Deforestation Impact
Environmental data provider Iceberg Data Lab (IDL) announced the launch of a new tool, aimed at enabling investors to measure their deforestation impact of companies, or the surface of forest which is destroyed by their activity each year. The tool currently covers 3,500 listed companies in the world, producing seven sensitive raw materials – beef…
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BlackRock, Samsara Buy Sustainable Aviation Fuel to Compensate for Business Travel Emissions
Climate solutions platform Watershed announced that it has facilitated the purchase of sustainable aviation fuel certificates (SAFc) on behalf of customers including BlackRock, Ripple, Samsara, and Block. These certificates will be utilized by the companies to supply sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to Alaska Airlines passenger flights. In return, the companies will receive carbon offset credits…
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EU Regulators Call on Banks, Investors to Integrate Climate Risks Following “Fit-For-55” Stress Test
The EU’s financial regulators announced the release of the results of the “Fit-For-55” climate stress test, examining the resilience of banks, investment funds and the pension and insurance sectors to the transition to a low carbon economy. The stress test found that while transition risks alone are unlikely to threaten financial stability, the sector could…