North America Sustainability

Software providers EnergyHub & Synop partner to prepare "utilities and fleet owners for an EV-centric future" across North America.

Vista Consulting Group of Saint Augustine, Florida, launches ESG reporting advisory service for SMB customers even as Florida governor vows to cripple ESG investing movement.

IBM, RIT, Stony Brook University, Simons Foundation & Bloomberg Philanthropies vow to support $700 million New York Climate Exchange research center.

Synagro Technologies Inc, a provider of biosolids & residuals solutions services in North America, hires Kip Cleverley as first chief sustainability officer (CSO).

The State University of New York (SUNY) names Carter Strickland as the system's first-ever chief sustainability officer (CSO) & executive director of climate action.

The San Francisco 49ers & Cadence Design Systems ink multi-year partnership, revolving around technology, sustainability and giving back to the Bay Area community in Northern California.

7 Centre positions itself as positions itself as a "trusted resource for organizations seeking to excel in both ESG reporting, stakeholder engagement and sustainability best practices."

ACT Commodities, a global provider of sustainability solutions, acquires Green Project Technologies, which develops a SaaS-based software platform to simplify corporate climate accounting.

Lessen -- which specializes in real estate property management technology & services -- acquires Blue Skyre IBE, a global facilities management solutions provider & ESG expert.

SOCOTEC Consulting acquires Spinnaker Group, a South Florida-based energy efficiency & sustainability consulting firm focused on green buildings & LEED certification.

Private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners acquires majority stake in Alliance Group. Will HVAC acquisitions target sustainability & green building opportunities?

Fexa acquires Trakref, a "provider of refrigerant tracking and management software that simplifies compliance and ESG reporting."

Recycle Track Systems (RTS) acquires RecycleSmart Solutions & Pello waste sensor technology, an Internet of Things (IoT) hardware and software platform.

Financial executives -- facing potential SEC reporting mandates -- build ESG reporting ecosystem, but Scope 3 disclosure challenges loom, according to Persefoni & FERF (Financial Education & Research Foundation) research.

Proposed Scope 1, Scope 2 & Scope 3 disclosure regulations may impact government contractors & IT consulting firms in the following ways, Persefoni research said.