Anti-ESG sentiment led to “greenhushing” in 2023, even as the planet experienced its hottest year on record. What’s next? Andrew Winston January 23, 2024 Predicting the future is a fool’s errand, but why let that stop us? Last year was volatile, and so was everything around corporate sustainability. The big stories [...]
Lead authors:Lai Ly, Global Head of Sustainability Research, S&P Global Ratings,Lindsey Hall, Head of Thought Leadership, S&P Global Sustainable1 Co-authors:Bruno Bastit, Corinne Bendersky, Terry Ellis, Paul Munday, Bruce Thomson – S&P Global Ratings. Published: January 15, 2024 As the physical risks from climate change increase, we expect 2024 to bring [...]
Smart energy company GridBeyond announced today that it has raised €52 million (USD$55 million) in a Series C financing round, with proceeds to be used to scale up its business, including the company’s international expansion. Founded in 2010, Ireland-based GridBeyond provides solutions aimed at addressing the challenges from an evolving [...]
Real estate and infrastructure-focused ESG data provider GRESB announced today a majority stake investment by BeyondNetZero, the climate-focused fund of growth equity investor General Atlantic. Founded in 2009, Amsterdam-based GRESB provides standardized and validated ESG data for real estate and infrastructure investments globally. The company validates, scores and independently benchmarks [...]