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Accenture Acquires IQT Group to Advance Sustainability in Energy, Water, and Telecom

Accenture Acquires IQT Group to Advance Sustainability in Energy, Water, and Telecom

ديسمبر 20, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Accenture has acquired IQT Group, a Rovigo, Italy-based consultancy specializing in sustainability and net-zero strategies for electricity, water, and telecom infrastructure. The deal reinforces Accenture’s commitment to enabling a low-carbon energy system through strategic infrastructure projects. Financial terms were not disclosed. Driving Sustainability in Energy and Infrastructure

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KPMG: CSA Flags Rising Greenwashing Risks in Canadian ESG Disclosures

KPMG: CSA Flags Rising Greenwashing Risks in Canadian ESG Disclosures

ديسمبر 20, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points Regulators Crack Down on Greenwashing The CSA is intensifying its oversight of ESG disclosures, highlighting concerns about potentially misleading environmental claims. In its Staff Notice 51-365, the CSA outlines common deficiencies, including overly promotional claims and insufficient substantiation. “The Notice warns that false, misleading, or unsubstantiated claims

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Weighing the value of carbon price predictions

Guest Post: Peter Sainsbury on Carbon Price Forecasting Accuracy

ديسمبر 17, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Forecast Reports Flood the Market By December, investment banks and financial institutions inundate investors with predictions for the next 12 months. Bloomberg estimates that banks released 650 such reports for 2024, and the signal-to-noise ratio continues to deteriorate. Rupak Ghose highlights this trend: “Wall Street analysts love

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EU Groups Call for Smart Implementation of Sustainability Rules to Boost Competitiveness

EU Groups Call for Smart Implementation of Sustainability Rules to Boost Competitiveness

ديسمبر 17, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points EU Sustainability Reporting Misrepresented as a Threat More than 90 organizations representing civil society, business, banking, and investor interests expressed deep concern about the misrepresentation of EU sustainability reporting as a threat to competitiveness. The statement, issued on December 12, is a direct response to EU Commission

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Sustainable Investing in 2025- Five Themes to Watch

Sustainable Investing in 2025: Five Themes to Watch

ديسمبر 12, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Climate Impact to Climate Transition Record-breaking heatwaves and catastrophic storms in 2024 have shifted global attention from long-term climate goals to the immediate costs of climate impacts. In 2025, the focus will transition further toward implementing clear, credible climate transition frameworks. These frameworks must address energy efficiency,

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UNGC USA Highlights Private Sector’s Role in Financing the SDGs

UNGC USA Highlights Private Sector’s Role in Financing the SDGs

ديسمبر 12, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: UNGC’s Sustainable Finance Report The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Network USA hosted a private event to celebrate the launch of its sustainable finance report, Driving Progress: Sustainable Finance for the Advancement of the SDGs. This report underscores the essential role that the U.S. private sector plays

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Greenwashing Concerns Rise Among Investors as ESG Priorities Decline- EY Survey

Greenwashing Concerns Rise Among Investors as ESG Priorities Decline: EY Survey

ديسمبر 12, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Investors’ Short-Term Focus Undermines ESG Momentum A recent EY Institutional Investor Survey reveals a growing disconnect between investors’ stated commitment to ESG principles and their actual investment behaviors. The survey polled 350 decision-makers globally, including asset managers, wealth managers, and pension funds. Despite 88% of respondents indicating

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Goldman Sachs

Why Goldman Sachs Exits Net Zero Banking Alliance Following Asset Group’s Leaving of Climate 100

ديسمبر 10, 2024 لا توجد تعليقات

Key Impact Points: Goldman Sachs Exits NZBA Amid Political Pressures Goldman Sachs, a prominent member of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), has decided to leave the coalition. The alliance, established three years ago, united over 140 global banks to align financial operations with net-zero emissions goals by 2050. However, rising

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