ESG


  • Salesforce tackles water use in data centres

    Salesforce tackles water use in data centres

    Salesforce launches new initiatives focused on sustainable water usage. The CRM provider’s efforts include enhancing data centre sustainability, investing in watershed resilience in Brazil and Mexico, and scaling its blue carbon initiatives to mitigate environmental impacts….

  • ICMA unveils climate transition bond label

    ICMA unveils climate transition bond label

    ICMA releases new Climate Transition Bonds guidance for high-emission sectors. The guidance enables high-emission sectors to finance transition projects.

  • Gender diversity lag at UK tech scale-ups, new report finds

    Gender diversity lag at UK tech scale-ups, new report finds

    Women hold just 18% of board roles in tech scale-ups. Despite near-universal support for diverse boards, more than a third of the UK’s fastest-growing technology companies have no female representation at board level, according to new research from Think & Grow.

  • From nice-to-have to non-negotiable: Wellbeing is a boardroom issue

    From nice-to-have to non-negotiable: Wellbeing is a boardroom issue

    Workplace wellbeing is no longer a peripheral concern. Sarah McIntosh, CEO of Mental Health First Aid England, argues that supporting employee mental health is both a moral and business imperative. As poor wellbeing drives record economic inactivity, new standards aim to make mental health a boardroom priority.

  • Forbion raises €200m for biotech fund

    Forbion raises €200m for biotech fund

    Forbion raises €200 million for sustainable biotech investments. The Netherlands-based venture capital firm Forbion has secured €200 million for its Forbion BioEconomy Fund I, exceeding its €150 million target. The fund focuses on biology-based industrial sustainability solutions across Europe and North America….

  • Forbion raises €200m for biotech fund

    Sustaira unveils industry-specific sustainability solutions

    Sustaira launches industry-specific sustainability suites to aid sector challenges. Sustaira has introduced new sustainability solutions tailored to seven industries, including Industrial and Finance. These suites aim to address sector-specific sustainability challenges, offering a modular approach to decarbonization and climate risk management….

  • Executives under pressure as Stress Awareness Day highlights hidden risks

    Executives under pressure as Stress Awareness Day highlights hidden risks

    Stress among business leaders is rising fast. National Stress Awareness Day 2025 places a spotlight on how strategic stress management and leadership culture can mitigate risk.

  • Forbion raises €200m for biotech fund

    Infravision secures $91m to expand drone grid

    Infravision secures $91 million for aerial robotics grid solution. The funding will accelerate the deployment of Infravision’s advanced system, aimed at enhancing grid construction and maintenance efficiency worldwide. The investment supports expansion in North America and increased manufacturing capacity….

  • USGBC launches LEED v5 for green building

    USGBC launches LEED v5 for green building

    LEED v5 introduces new benchmarks for global building projects. The U.S. Green Building Council has launched LEED v5 certification, aligning with global decarbonisation goals. It offers updated tools to simplify project planning and integration, enhancing sustainability and market standards.

  • Forbion raises €200m for biotech fund

    Position Green acquires sustainability firm Factlines

    Position Green acquires Factlines to enhance sustainability platform. The acquisition aims to bolster Position Green’s comprehensive sustainability platform, integrating supply chain transparency and human rights due diligence capabilities to meet growing corporate and regulatory demands….