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Barclays mobilized over $687M in climate tech investments since 2020: report
The British bank’s climate investment arm has a mandate to invest half a billion pounds into equity capital in climate tech startups between 2020 and 2027.
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Citi drops firearms restriction in a bow to GOP pressure
The bank updated a 7-year-old policy, enacted after the Parkland school shooting, over concerns about “fair access” months after Republicans accused some institutions of political de-banking.
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Vanguard to add four more funds to investor proxy choice program
The expansion would make nearly 10 million investors eligible for the program, which will span 12 funds representing nearly $1 trillion in assets under management.
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Q&AHow Washington D.C.’s first climate week came together
Behind the scenes with DC Climate Week co-founders C’pher Gresham and Vid Mićević on how they, and over 200 volunteers built towards the first weeklong climate event in the nation’s capital.
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Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes
The port will use Clean Truck Fund revenue to fund charging infrastructure and truck purchase vouchers.
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Q&A‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset
Pepsi isn’t backing away from sustainability, says Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew. He describes the shifts, from better aligning with global recycling infrastructure efforts to weighing the role of quantitative metrics for reuse.
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Labor Dept. drops Biden-era ESG fiduciary rule
The agency will no longer defend the rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider ESG factors and intends to work through a new rulemaking process on the topic “as expeditiously as possible.”
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DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards
Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.
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Congress revokes Advanced Clean Trucks waiver, creating ambiguity for refuse fleets
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution revoking waivers allowing California to implement several zero-emissions truck policies. The change will ease requirements even as a transition continues.
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Sustainability platform Watershed launches free global emissions database
The database aims to help companies “address critical gaps in emissions reporting data to inform more impactful climate action.”
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DC’s first climate week highlights net-zero innovations and challenges
More than 4,500 attendees were in the nation’s capital as climate experts and startups look to make Washington, D.C. one of the top climate tech hubs in the U.S.
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Clean power deployments neared record in Q1, but development pipeline growth slowed: ACP
Utility-scale solar and energy storage have made inroads in the Midwest and South, but political uncertainty could quash the momentum, the American Clean Power Association said.
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Human rights abuse documented in global leather supply chain
A new report from the Fair Labor Association uncovered violations including child labor and discrimination.
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Congress votes to rescind California vehicle emissions waiver
Clean vehicle advocates say air quality and public health would suffer while auto and petroleum industry lobbyists support ending California’s authority under the Clean Air Act.
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FTC, DOJ weigh in on Republican states’ coal antitrust case against ‘Big Three’ asset managers
The federal agencies urged the court to reject BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Texas AG Ken Paxton and 10 other states.
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State of the Labor Dept. ESG rule in a post-Chevron landscape
An ongoing challenge to a rule allowing pension fund managers to consider ESG factors stands as a litmus test under a recent Supreme Court ruling.
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BlackRock’s GIP to buy controlling stake in Eni carbon capture business
Global Infrastructure Partners is aiming for a 49.99% controlling stake in the Italian energy major’s carbon capture and storage holdings.
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House-passed budget bill sparks concerns from clean energy industry
While the nuclear industry saw some positive changes from a committee-passed version, further updates to the IRA structure prompted concerns from clean energy and sustainable investing groups.
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Walmart, Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé leave the US Plastics Pact
Multiple major members appear to have recently exited the group, which is gearing up to pursue refreshed 2030 sustainability targets. Meanwhile, some other companies have doubled down on participation for the next five years.
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PepsiCo resets packaging sustainability goals, ditches reuse target
The company discontinued some sustainability goals and revamped others for packaging and emissions. PepsiCo says the goals are still ambitious and reflect external challenges to achieving targets.
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House’s 60-day deadline for IRA eligibility would trigger ‘scramble’: EY experts
“From a commercial perspective, it's not a unilateral decision most of the time on whether you can begin construction,” said Greg Matlock, a tax leader at EY Americas.
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Microsoft tops Google for ‘world’s largest biochar carbon removal’ deal
The tech giant signed a 10-year agreement with Exomad Green for 1.24 million tonnes of biochar removals, surpassing a high-water mark set by Google in January.
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Lululemon taps ex-Nike CSO for senior sustainability role
Noel Kinder will oversee the apparel brand’s internal and external green strategies in his role as senior vice president of sustainability.
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FedEx buys SAF from Neste for express cargo delivery at LAX
The 3 million gallons of fuel will be used for delivery at Los Angeles International Airport and will account for roughly one-fifth of FedEx’s fuel consumption at the airport.
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Q&AInside glass manufacturer O-I’s sustainability targets
The glass company recently ramped up its 2030 targets. Sustainability Director Sonya Pump discussed the philosophy around goal-setting, including a focus on energy efficiency and assessing opportunity with evolving technologies.
