FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The Ethical Markets Green Transition Scoreboard® (GTS), which tracks private investments growing the green economy worldwide since 2007, found $4.1 trillion invested or committed as of Q4 2012, promising long strides away from the fossil-fueled Industrial Era in 2013.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
SolarCity has partnered with Honda to establish a $65 million investment fund to make solar power more affordable and available to Honda and Acura customers in the U.S.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Häagen-Dazs has partnered with General Mills to invest $125,000 dollars over two years in Madagascar’s Sava region to encourage sustainable agriculture in one of the world’s most important vanilla production centers.
SUPPLY CHAIN -
Last year’s United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro concluded under a cloud of ambiguity. Some organizations called it an outright failure while others deemed it a moderate success.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Investor decisions can be influenced by a company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure in the short-term but may not lead to higher stock returns over the long-term, Deloitte said in a recent report.
CONSUMER BEHAVIOR CHANGE -
In response to its recent abandonment by nearly 100 international corporate customers, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has announced an immediate end to the clearing of natural forest across its entire supply chain in Indonesia.
Disney, Levi’s and Mattel were among some of the major brands to jump ship after years of criticism over the paper company’s role in harming Indonesia’s endangered rainforests and communities.
INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY -
Facebook and the Cleantech Group have asked contestants to submit concept pitches for products, applications or services that utilize the social network’s billion-person user base to reduce environmental impact and engage in conversation over sustainability challenges.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Divesting from fossil fuel companies does not incur additional portfolio risk, according to a new report by Aperio Group.
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Investors seeking environmental and social performance alongside financial returns intend to increase their commitments in the market, according to a new report by J.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN).
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
Smart brands are going a step beyond environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting to assess the material costs and benefits of their sustainability investments, according to "The Changing ESG Landscape," a quarterly analyst program hosted by MetaVu and CRD Analytics.
PRESS RELEASE -
Global Brewer Receives Improved Marks for Brand Management, Climate Strategy and Supply Chain Management
PRESS RELEASE -
BASF Venture Capital invests $7.5 million in
U.S.-based company NanoH2O
BASF Venture Capital co-led a $40 million equity round
together with other investors
NanoH2O produces reverse osmosis membranes for
efficient seawater desalination
Ludwigshafen (Germany) and El Segundo (California) – April 30,
2012 – BASF Venture Capital GmbH has invested $7.5 million in the
FINANCE & INVESTMENT -
The ice cream brand aims to help 5,000 female cocoa farmers in Côte D'Ivoire achieve financial stability and diversify their incomes, for greater prosperity in the cocoa-farming offseason, by 2025.