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Sustainability #data #startup ESG Book raises $35 million in Series B funding # sustainability #ESG #netzero #carbonfootprint #startup #funding https://t.co/AuD9q3bh6d
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ESG Book logs in $35 million to make ESG data comparable and free

The company’s cloud-based platform makes ESG data accessible, consistent, and transparent, enabling financial markets to allocate capital towards more sustainable and higher impact assets

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On Jun 23, 2022
Sustainability #data #startup ESG Book raises $35 million in Series B funding # sustainability #ESG #netzero #carbonfootprint #startup #funding https://t.co/AuD9q3bh6d
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ESG Book logs in $35 million to make ESG data comparable and free

ESG Book logs in $35 million to make ESG data comparable and free

The company’s cloud-based platform makes ESG data accessible, consistent, and transparent, enabling financial markets to allocate capital towards more sustainable and higher impact assets

ESG Book Closes $35 million Series B to Build the World's Leading ESG Data Platform

ESG Book Closes $35 million Series B to Build the World's Leading ESG Data Platform

New funding will advance ESG Book's next-generation technology, enabling clients to meet increasingly complex sustainability requirements. Energy Impact...

Investors, Financials Join New Coalition to Launch Free Central ESG Data Source

Investors, Financials Join New Coalition to Launch Free Central ESG Data Source

An alliance of financial institutions, investors and sustainable investment-focused service providers including HSBC, Deutsche Bank and the GRI announced today the launch of ESG Book, ...

ESG Book aims to 'disrupt' sustainability sector with free data

ESG Book aims to 'disrupt' sustainability sector with free data

HSBC, Deutsche Bank and Swiss Re have thrown their support behind ESG Book, a new environment, social and governance (ESG) data platform launched on Wednesday to 'disrupt' the market with a ...

ESG Book arms investors with AI-powered insights on sustainability

ESG Book arms investors with AI-powered insights on sustainability

With new funding, the company aims to scale its platform while ensuring that its tech offers ESG data that is "accessible, consistent and transparent."

Is sustainable investing a prudent strategy beyond the ESG hype?

Is sustainable investing a prudent strategy beyond the ESG hype?

A Morningstar.ca report found that 71 per cent of sustainable equity funds underperformed their peers in the first quarter of 2022

Business and finance must both work together to build a pathway to a successful sustainable transition

Business and finance must both work together to build a pathway to a successful sustainable transition

WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working together to accelerate the transition to a sustainable world.

Global Business Leaders Support ESG Convergence by Committing to Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics

Global Business Leaders Support ESG Convergence by Committing to Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics

Today, 61 business leaders have committed to the World Economic Forum's Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics .

Market looks more and more to sustainable financing

Market looks more and more to sustainable financing

Environmental, social and governance compliance key to investment funds and structures

ESG in Europe

ESG in Europe

Insights from our green bond issuers and investors

Wind turbines in China’s Gansu province. Transition bonds issuance globally nearly tripled in each of the past two years, but lags behind green bonds, sustainability bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. Photo: Reuters

Wind turbines in China’s Gansu province. Transition bonds issuance globally nearly tripled in each of the past two years, but lags behind green bonds, sustainability bonds and sustainability-linked bonds. Photo: Reuters

The US$4.56 billion combined value of nine transition finance deals pales in comparison to the US$485 billion of green bonds, US$180 billion of sustainability bonds and US$91 billion of ...

ESG – A Good Deed With An Incentive To Scam

ESG – A Good Deed With An Incentive To Scam

Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) is the buzzword in the investment community. The value of an investment is no longer about returns; it is to make a...

Needed: A systematic effort to monitor and report greenwashing related to the SDGs

Needed: A systematic effort to monitor and report greenwashing related to the SDGs

There is a need for an independent institutional arrangement to call out companies that are overstating SDG commitments in corporate reporting or financing declarations.

The Quest to Redefine Business Success Through Sustainability

The Quest to Redefine Business Success Through Sustainability

With societal and environmental well-being being top of mind, companies must incorporate sustainability metrics into their business reporting.

Embracing sustainable investing for good banking: ESG in BFSI

Embracing sustainable investing for good banking: ESG in BFSI

The pandemic, poverty, unemployment, rapid mechanization, and climate change are demanding an inclusive mindset and gigantic efforts to come up with a model of development that propels ...

Climate change and sustainable finance

Climate change and sustainable finance

Climate change and sustainability are increasingly affecting listed companies, regulated firms and consumers. Find out more about our sustainable finance strategy.

Larry Fink says the next 1,000 unicorns will be green energy companies

Larry Fink says the next 1,000 unicorns will be green energy companies

In his carefully watched annual letter, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink said the potential for start-ups and investors in climate technology is unprecedented.

ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook - Perspectives in ESG and Sustainable Investment

ESG and the Sustainable Economy Handbook - Perspectives in ESG and Sustainable Investment

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed...

Don’t Mind the Naysayers. ESG Investing Is Here to Stay.

Don’t Mind the Naysayers. ESG Investing Is Here to Stay.

Blanket accusations of greenwashing ignore the reality of the industry, say Matt Christensen and Christian McCormick of Allianz Global Investors.