Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

CHARLOTTE — Ingersoll Rand Inc. joins Trane Technologies plc as the only Charlotte-area companies on the 2022 Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. It is the first year on the index for Davidson-based Ingersoll Rand. It moved its headquarters to Charlotte in March 2020 after completing a transaction to acquire the industrial operations of the predecessor […]

 Monrovia -The overall sustainability report of Liberian Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in 2021 was deemed “unchanged” when compared to 2020, owing to significant challenges and breakdowns interspersed with minor improvements. The Khana Group, a social impact advisory firm, conducted the report, which blamed the CSOs’ failure on the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed more lives […]

British American Tobacco Bangladesh (BAT Bangladesh) has won the Asia Corporate Excellence and Sustainability (ACES) Awards 2022 as a “top sustainability advocate.” The company has been honoured for its contributions to environment, social and governance (ESG) practices. Since its investiture in 2014, the ACES Awards, initiated by the MORS Group, has grown to become “one […]

Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialist LLC acquired a new stake in Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF (BATS:NULV – Get Rating) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 2,738 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $84,000. A […]

The official opening of seven eco-friendly affordable homes on Gwens Grove in Bearley was the perfect opportunity to remember the scheme’s namesake and Bearley community icon, Gwen Smith. The festive event on Monday was organised by Pauline Murphy, who was a life-long friend of Gwen Smith and who now lives on Gwens Grove, together with […]

Read on for success stories from Tesco, Toast Ale and more Published every week, this series charts how businesses and sustainability professionals are working to achieve their ‘Mission Possible’ across the campaign’s five key pillars – energy, resources, infrastructure, mobility and business leadership. We are returning with this series after a two-week break around COP27. Across the UK […]

For many of us the idea of the dream home has changed considerably. Long lawns and white picket fence fantasies have been replaced with desires for environmentally friendly homes, sustainability and convenience. It’s opened the door for the next generation of homes – energy-efficient, minimal waste and more affordable modular homes. “We’re reinventing the homebuilding […]

A pronghorn antelope trots across a Wyoming well pad operated by PureWest. PureWest The question of ESG considerations and how to set and meet goals related to them has consumed a rising portion of planning and operating time and budgets within energy companies for at least 15 years now. No one expects the emphasis on […]

The facility, co-ordinated by Bank of America, Mizuho and SMBC Bank International is Standard Bank Group’s inaugural sustainability-linked loan. The margin on the loan is linked to Standard Bank’s performance against three sustainability key performance indicators (“KPIs”).  The KPIs align with the Group’s sustainability strategy and relate to committed financing of renewable energy power plants […]

AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake in shares of iShares ESG Advanced MSCI USA ETF (NASDAQ:USXF – Get Rating) by 349.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 8,366 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,503 shares during the quarter. […]