ESG News

The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) announced the publication of its revised Exposure Drafts of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), significantly simplifying and scaling back reporting requirements for companies under the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). Among the key changes from the initial ESRS, the new standards remove all voluntary disclosures, and […]

Renewable energy fund manager Octopus Australia announced a significant new partnership with Dutch pension asset manager APG Asset Management (APG), in which the pension fund investor will commit over A$1 billion (US$640 million) to Octopus Australia’s flagship renewable energy platform OASIS. The deal will accelerate the growth of Octopus Australia’s platform and its pipeline of […]

Advanced materials company Lyten announced that it has raised $200 million in equity investments aimed at supporting its acquisition strategy, as the company continues to acquire assets from bankrupt EV battery company Northvolt. In addition to the capital raise, Lyten also announced the acquisition of Northvolt’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) product portfolio in Stockholm, […]

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The European Central Bank (ECB) announced the introduction of a new measure to manage climate risk within the EU’s central banking system, or “the Eurosystem,” with plans to add a “climate factor” within the collateral framework to protect against potential decline in value of collateral in event of adverse climate-related transition shocks. The new climate […]