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Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking Services has launched a new ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) linked demand deposit account, with global water technology company, Xylem, as its anchor client, the two companies announced.The new Goldman Sachs Transaction Banking (TxB) product links the yield clients earn on their deposits to the achievement of their own ESG targets.

Voith was awarded a B- rating for the first time by the independent rating agency ISS ESG and, together with SKF Group and Johnson Controls, is one of the three best companies within the plant and mechanical engineering sector worldwide.

ESC Spectrum announced the release of QAInsight Version 1.1, a subscription-based software that helps utilities and other industrial companies solve the challenges of scheduling, planning and tracking a myriad of activities related to performing QA tests required by state and federal agencies.QAInsight serves as a company’s single source for QA test data, ensuring access to information across different facilities and departments, as well as eliminating mistakes caused by missing or incorrect data resulting from spreadsheets or other error-prone collection and storage methods.With the click of a button, QAInsight users can see an overview of their QA activities (including QA test completion dates, operating data, and recertification event deadlines among many others) color-coded to help them quickly set priorities.The latest release of QAInsight offers new features and enhancements to improve user experience and make it easier to comply with emissions regulations.

This October 12th Valve World Americas Expo & Conference is offering courses to help you expand your valve knowledge.Courses being offered:· Industrial Valve Course· Industrial Valves – Master Class· Fugitive Emissions Course· API 6D Pipeline ValvesThe course on industrial valves will cover safety and efficiency of valve performance, design, manufacturing, inspection, and operation.

Engine No. 1, an investment firm that drives performance through impact, published a white paper detailing its Total Value Framework.

An ambitious project aimed at capturing millions of tons of carbon emissions along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Texas garnered the support of some of the world’s biggest refiners and chemical manufacturers.Dow Inc., Chevron Corp., Phillips 66 and Calpine Corp.

Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) today announced a final investment decision to build an 820,000-tonnes-a-year biofuels facility at the Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Rotterdam, the Netherlands, formerly known as the Pernis refinery.

Industrial Throwback Thursday!Am I doing this LDAR stuff right? Is my calibration paperwork correct? Do I have the proper person signing off on my Delay of Repair paperwork? Is my LDAR database set up correctly? These questions get asked constantly in the LDAR world.

Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron New Energies division, and a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE: EPD) announced a framework to study and evaluate opportunities for carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) from their respective business operations in the U.S.

The Port of Corpus Christi Authority (Port of Corpus Christi) and the Texas General Land Office (GLO) will co-develop a carbon dioxide (CO2) storage solution in the Coastal Bend in support of national decarbonization targets.