(IN BRIEF) Barry Callebaut has appointed Taryn Ridley as Vice President of Corporate Communications & Public Affairs, effective April 2026. She succeeds Kai Hummel and will report directly to CEO Hein Schumacher. With extensive experience at the company, including her … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Barry Callebaut, Barry Callebaut Strengthens Leadership Team with Appointment of Taryn Ridley to Key Communications Role, Corporate Communications, ESG, executive appointment, Global Communications, Hein Schumacher, Kai Hummel, leadership, Public Affairs, Taryn Ridley, University of Aberdeen, University of Abertay Dundee, University of St Andrews, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) Vesteda has become the first institutional residential investor and landlord in the Netherlands to achieve Certified B Corporation status, following an independent assessment by B Lab. With a score above 102 points, the certification reflects the company’s strong … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged Astrid Schlüter, B Corp certification, B Impact Assessment, B Lab, community development, corporate accountability, environmental impact, ESG, EU CSRD reporting, Governance, housing sector, Netherlands real estate, real estate innovation, residential investor, responsible investment, social impact, sustainability strategy, sustainable housing, transparency, VESTEDA, Vesteda sets new benchmark in Netherlands property sector with B Corporation certification and sustainability focus
(IN BRIEF) DEG, part of KfW Group, reported a strong 2025 financial year with a total business volume of EUR 2.9 billion and significant development impact across emerging markets. Its portfolio supported around 3 million jobs and generated EUR 185 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged advisory services, business volume, climate finance, CO2 reduction, DEG Deutsche Investitions und Entwicklungsgesellschaft, DEG Reports Strong 2025 Results with Expanded Development Impact and Plans to Scale Investment Commitments by 2030, development finance, development institutions, economic development, emerging markets, ESG, financial results 2025, Global Development, green electricity, impact investing, infrastructure investment, KfW Group, private sector investment, Roland Siller, sustainability, transformation
(IN BRIEF) DWS Group has acquired the mixed-use office property at 32–36 York Street in Sydney’s CBD on behalf of two German real estate funds. The asset combines a heritage 1886 warehouse with a modern office redevelopment and extension, offering … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Retail, Technology
Tagged Australia real estate, Australian market, Ben Taylor, boutique office asset, commercial real estate, DWS Group, DWS Targets High Quality Sustainable Office Investments with Acquisition of Landmark York Street Property in Sydney, ESG, Green Star rating, heritage architecture, institutional investors, mixed-use property, NABERS, office acquisition, office redevelopment, property investment, retail investors, sustainable buildings, Sydney CBD, urban development, York Street Sydney
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has provided a €20 million loan to Sofia Med in Bulgaria, backed by an InvestEU guarantee, marking its first sustainability-linked loan in the country. The financing ties loan pricing to environmental … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Bulgaria, copper industry, EBRD, EBRD Introduces First Sustainability-Linked Loan in Bulgaria with €20 Million Financing for Sofia Med, EBRD Strengthens Sustainable Industrial Investment in Bulgaria with InvestEU-Backed Loan to Sofia Med, energy transition, ESG, EU financing, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green transition, industrial investment, InvestEU programme, recycling, SLL, Sofia Med, sustainability-linked loan, Viohalco, water efficiency
(IN BRIEF) DNV has granted ESG Recognition to Arvedi AST, confirming that the company’s certified management systems effectively support its environmental, social, and governance performance in line with international standards. The recognition underscores Arvedi AST’s structured approach to sustainability, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged Acciai Speciali Terni, Arvedi AST, Dimitri Menecali, DNV, DNV recognition strengthens Arvedi AST’s position as a sustainability focused industrial leader with certified systems, Energy management, environmental management, environmental social governance, ESG, Industrial Strategy, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO 9001, Mario Capasso, occupational health and safety, Quality Management, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) EIB Global has signed cooperation agreements with Andrada Mining in Namibia and EcoGraf in Tanzania to provide up to €2 million each in EU-funded technical assistance aimed at advancing early-stage lithium and graphite projects toward investment readiness as … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Andrada Mining, Andrew Spinks, Anthony Viljoen, battery value chain, clean energy transition, critical minerals, critical raw materials, EcoGraf, EIB Advisory, EIB Global, EIB Global Mobilises Technical Support for Andrada Mining and EcoGraf to Advance Africa’s Role in the Clean Energy Transition, ESG, European Investment Bank, European Union, Global Gateway, graphite, Green Energy, investment readiness, Jozef Sikela, Karl Nehammer, lithium, mineral processing, Namibia, OACPS, sustainable mining, Tanzania, Technical Assistance, water management
(IN BRIEF) Wolters Kluwer’s CCH Tagetik has been named a Leader in the Nucleus Research CPM Technology Value Matrix for the sixth consecutive year, reflecting continued innovation in its Intelligent Platform and Expert AI capabilities that use a Finance Brain … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, Technology
Tagged California climate disclosure, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, CCH Tagetik Recognized Again as CPM Leader as Wolters Kluwer Advances Agentic AI and ESG Capabilities, CCH® Tagetik, consolidation, corporate performance management, CPM Technology Value Matrix, CSRD, disclosure management, ESG, EU taxonomy, Excel 365, Expert AI, Finance Brain™, generative AI, Google BigQuery, Madhur Aggarwal, Microsoft SharePoint, Nucleus Research, Operational Transfer Pricing, planning and analytics, Rebecca Kennedy, Snowflake, Wolters Kluwer
(IN BRIEF) Standard Chartered has issued its first Green-only bond, raising EUR 1 billion to fund renewable energy, green buildings and other environmentally sustainable projects, primarily across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The issuance builds on the bank’s broader … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Asia Africa Middle East, circular economy, climate finance, climate resilience, emerging markets, ESG, green bond, green buildings, renewable energy, Standard Chartered, Standard Chartered Launches Inaugural EUR 1 Billion Green Bond to Fund Sustainable Projects in Emerging Markets, Sustainable Finance, sustainable infrastructure
(IN BRIEF) Euronext has welcomed Senus PLC to the public markets following its listing on Euronext Access+ Dublin, marking the first admission to the newly launched Irish market and the 76th Euronext listing of 2025. Senus began trading on 22 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News
Tagged capital markets, Dublin, environmental data, environmental management, ESG, Euronext, Euronext Access Plus Dublin, European stock markets, Ireland, natural capital, natural resources, public listing, Senus joins Euronext Access+ Dublin to support growth in Natural Capital technology, Senus PLC, SME growth, software solutions, sustainability technology
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom has received the ESG Transparency Award for its 2024/25 sustainability statement, earning recognition as a “Leading Company” and placement in the award’s “Excellence Class”. The statement is the company’s first to comply with the EU’s Corporate … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged corporate sustainability, CSRD, Doris Gstatter, Environmental Reporting, ESG, ESG Transparency Award, EUPD Research, Governance, Kapsch TrafficCom, Kapsch TrafficCom’s 2024/25 Sustainability Statement Recognised for ESG Reporting Excellence, sustainability reporting, sustainable mobility, tolling solutions, traffic management, transparency, Vienna
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has earned a Leadership score of A- in the 2025 CDP Climate Change disclosure for the second year in a row, recognising its consistent progress in reducing emissions and strengthening climate governance. Alongside the climate score, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Ahlstrom, CDP, CDP Awards Ahlstrom Leadership Rating Reflecting Ongoing Emissions Reduction Efforts, Climate Action, Climate Change disclosure, EcoVadis, Emissions Reduction, energy transition, ESG, forests, Johan Lunabba, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, sustainability, water security
(IN BRIEF) JYSK has engaged all of its suppliers in setting science-based climate targets, with suppliers representing 94% of emissions committing to establish SBTi-approved reduction targets by FY28. The retailer’s supplier engagement target, validated by the Science Based Targets initiative, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Management, News, Retail
Tagged climate targets, CSR, Ditte Revsbæk Hansen, Emissions Reduction, ESG, JYSK, JYSK Reports Strong Progress on Supplier Engagement and Emissions Reduction Goals, Lars Larsen Group, retail, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, Scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, Scope 3 emissions, Supplier engagement, supply chain emissions, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) SGS announced that Chair of the Board of Directors Calvin Grieder will step down at the company’s Annual General Meeting on March 26, 2026. Grieder, who has served on the Board since 2019 and as Chair since 2020, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AGM 2026, Board of Directors, Calvin Grieder, corporate strategy, Danone, ESG, Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Gilbert Ghostine, global business leadership, Governance, leadership transition, Sandoz, SGS, SGS Proposes Gilbert Ghostine as Next Board Chair to Guide Strategy 27 and Future Growth, Strategy 27, testing inspection certification
(IN BRIEF) Kering and the Centre for Governance and Sustainability at NUS Business School have released their second joint study on water stewardship, highlighting an improvement in water-efficiency measures across Asia-Pacific companies but identifying major gaps in supply-chain integration, watershed … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, France, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Asia Pacific water risks, biodiversity, climate nexus, Corporate Water Stewardship, EESG framework, ESG, Kering, Marie-Claire Daveu, National University of Singapore, New research highlights urgent need for broader corporate water stewardship as regional companies face growing resource risks, NUS CGS, Professor Lawrence Loh, resource management, supply chain sustainability, sustainable sourcing, water efficiency, water scarcity
(IN BRIEF) Savills has won the ‘Best Project or Collaboration’ award at the 2025 Society of Digital Engineering Awards for Carbon Pioneer, its automated digital workflow designed to transform sustainability modelling in the built environment. Developed to replace slow and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Management, Marketing, News, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged automated workflow, built environment, Carbon Pioneer, David Jackson, decarbonisation pathways, digital engineering, digital innovation, ESG, Eve Farrugia, net zero, parametric energy modelling, Savills, Savills Earth, Savills recognised for industry-defining collaboration as Carbon Pioneer secures top honour at SDE Awards 2025, SDE Awards 2025, Society of Digital Engineering Awards, sustainability modelling, Sustainable Design
(IN BRIEF) SGS is advancing its collaboration with the Blue Dot Network (BDN), a global initiative backed by governments and over 200 partners worldwide, to promote quality infrastructure that meets internationally recognized sustainability standards. As an accredited certifier, SGS evaluates … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged BDN, Blue Dot Network, climate solutions, economic efficiency, emerging markets, environmental governance, ESG, Francesca Cerchia, Global Development, IMPACT NOW, infrastructure certification, resilience, responsible infrastructure, SGS, SGS Advances Global Sustainability Through Blue Dot Network Partnership to Certify Quality Infrastructure, SGS Empowers Developers and Investors with Blue Dot Network Certification for High-Quality ESG-Aligned Infrastructure, social inclusion, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, sustainable investment, transparency
(IN BRIEF) The KION Group has received the EcoVadis Platinum rating for the first time, achieving 86 out of 100 points and ranking among the top one percent of 150,000 companies assessed globally. The award represents a ten-point improvement over … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Corporate Social Responsibility, EcoVadis, environmental performance, ESG, ethics, Frankfurt, industrial trucks, KION earns top EcoVadis Platinum status with 86 points, KION Group, KION Group joins top one percent of companies worldwide with EcoVadis Platinum recognition, KION reaches new sustainability milestone with EcoVadis Platinum award for 2025, labor and human rights, Linde Material Handling, Matthias Sieber, Platinum Rating, reaffirming commitment to ESG excellence, responsible business, STILL EMEA, supply chain solutions, sustainability, sustainability strategy, sustainable procurement, Valeria Gargiulo, warehouse automation
(IN BRIEF) SEB has published its latest Sustainable Finance Outlook, exploring innovative approaches to financing industrial decarbonisation and analysing the impact of shifting global policies. The report highlights the challenges companies face in hard-to-abate sectors, where technology costs vary and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Investment, Management, Security & Safety, Sweden
Tagged American Chamber of Commerce in Sweden, carbon pricing, Cement, chemicals, CHINA, climate finance, corporate transformation, ESG, EU, Green Bonds, Gregor Vulturius, heavy industry, industrial decarbonisation, net zero, New SEB report highlights financing trends in heavy industry decarbonisation and risks from shifting U.S. energy policies, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, renewable energy, Samantha Arpas, SEB, SEB explores how sustainable finance is shaping industrial net-zero strategies amid global policy uncertainty, South Korea, STEEL, Sustainable Finance, Sustainable Finance Outlook, U.S. energy policy, venture capital
(IN BRIEF) SGS has reaffirmed its position as a leader in sustainability and ESG performance by achieving the highest AAA rating in MSCI ESG Ratings for the sixth consecutive year and securing a place in the FTSE4Good Index Series for … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Environment, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AAA rating, corporate governance, corporate sustainability, environmental leadership, ESG, FTSE Russell, FTSE4Good Index, investor confidence, MSCI ESG Ratings, SGS, SGS earns continued recognition as a global ESG and sustainability leader, SGS recognised for sixth consecutive year with MSCI’s highest ESG rating and eighth year in FTSE4Good Index, SGS strengthens its sustainability profile with continued recognition in MSCI ESG Ratings and FTSE4Good Index, social responsibility, sustainability, sustainable investment
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