Category Archives: ESG

Home Battery Startup Base Power Raises $1 Billion at $13 Billion Valuation

Texas-based home energy and battery storage firm Base Power, co-founded in 2023 by Justin Lopas [...]

ECB Expands Application of Climate Risk Factors in Collateral Framework to Corporate Loans

The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to expand its climate factor framework for collateral to [...]

Rio Tinto Signs Deal to Replace Coal in Refineries with “Bio Pellets”

In 2026, global mining and metals giant Rio Tinto signed a five-year bio-pellet offtake agreement [...]

MN8 Acquires Greenbacker to Create One of the Largest Clean Energy Platforms in the U.S.

Renewable IPP MN8 announced a cash-and-equity deal worth up to around $375 million to acquire [...]

California to Limit Initial Scope 3 Reporting to Key Categories After Cost, Data Concerns

California Air Resources Board (CARB) unveiled proposals under California’s SB 253 climate reporting rule at [...]

19-State Coalition Joins Suit Against U.S. Department of Defense, Hegseth for Blocking Wind Projects

A coalition of 19 U.S. state attorneys general seeks to join litigation against the U.S. [...]

Constellation Invests in Small Modular Reactor Startup Blue Energy

Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of U.S. nuclear power firm Constellation Energy, has [...]

Australia to Crack Down on Modern Slavery in Company Supply Chains

Amid being listed by the U.S. USTR among 54 economies failing to effectively ban forced-labour [...]

How GPs are Quantifying ESG-Driven ROI

This article discusses that private equity GPs are facing growing pressure from regulators and LPs [...]

Delta Signs 5-Year Deal with Shell to Expand SAF Supply and Infrastructure at U.S. Airports

Delta Air Lines signed a five-year sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) supply deal with Shell Aviation [...]