International Youth Day: Cost of Living and Climate Top Priorities for Young Europeans
Marking International Youth Day, the European Parliament’s Youth Survey 2024 reveals young Europeans prioritise affordability and climate action — offering a roadmap for EU policy, investment, and ESG strategy. The EP Youth Survey 2024, conducted with 25,863 people aged 16–30 in all 27 Member States, found that 40% rank rising prices and the cost of […]
ICE Launches Climate Risk Data and Analytics for Private Companies
Integrates Dun & Bradstreet’s global private company database into ICE’s climate risk platform, filling data gaps for investors. Provides physical and transition risk analytics, including exposure to floods, wildfires, hurricanes, extreme heat, and extreme cold. Enables comprehensive portfolio coverage across public and private companies, sovereigns, municipal bonds, and mortgage-backed securities. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has broadened […]
Ikea’s Ingka Group Makes First Circular Investment in China with Plastic Recycler Re-mall
Marks Ingka Investments’ first circular economy investment in China, targeting the country’s vast plastic market. Supports Re-mall’s expansion of high-quality recycled polypropylene production from post-consumer food packaging waste. Strengthens Ingka’s global push to scale solutions that prevent waste and boost recycled materials supply. Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group—the largest IKEA retailer—has made […]
Ford to Invest $5B in New Electric Vehicle Platform
$5 billion investment to develop a new EV platform, advanced assembly system, and prismatic LFP battery production, creating or securing nearly 4,000 U.S. jobs. First product: a midsize four-door electric pickup, starting around $30,000, with more space than a Toyota RAV4 and performance rivaling a Mustang EcoBoost. Innovative “assembly tree” manufacturing process aims to cut […]
Temasek Trust Backs Equatic with $11.6M to Expand Carbon Removal, Green Hydrogen Projects
US$11.6M Series A led by Temasek Trust’s Catalytic Capital for Climate and Health (C3H) will fund Equatic’s scale-up and commercialisation of seawater electrolysis technology for carbon removal and green hydrogen production. Technology validated in Los Angeles and Singapore pilots; Equatic is one of the few marine companies issuing high-quality, registry-verified carbon removal credits. Funding supports […]
