Beyond the Hype: Executives Must Harness AI-powered Data to Unearth the Sustainable Truth
Guest post by: Mandi McReynolds, Chief Sustainability Officer & Vice President, External Affairs & Customer [...
Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’
Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefitsAchieving...
JPMorgan Backs Clean Iron Startup Electra
Clean iron producer Electra announced that it has secured $30 million in new capital, through […]...
Position Green Launches Decarbonization Investment ROI Calculator
Sustainability software and advisory company Position Green announced the launch of ROI Calculator, a new […]...
CIP Raises €1.3 Billion for Energy Transition Credit Fund
Energy infrastructure investment manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced today that it has raised €1....
LEGO Surpasses 50% Renewable and Recycled Content in Bricks
The LEGO Group revealed significant progress in its efforts to increase the use of sustainable […]...
If there was ever a moment for Australia’s shift to renewables and EVs, this is it
Yes, Australia needs fuel. But the Middle East war also shows the necessity of setting ourselves up for the futureWant t...
Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance Introduces “Transition Targets” in Updated Target-Setting Protocol
The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance announced the release of its updated Target-Setting Protocol, its […]...
Rabobank Launches Impact Investing Platform with €1 Billion Target
Netherlands-based cooperative bank Rabobank announced the launch of the Rabo Impact Foundation, a new platform […]...
We must invest in early-warning systems to tackle crises like Kenya’s drought
With more than 3 million people facing acute hunger in Kenya, better mechanisms are needed to help communities reduce th...
Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating?
To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gul...
Bill Gates’ TerraPower Gets Green Light to Build First U.S. Advanced Nuclear Reactor
Nuclear technology company TerraPower announced that it has received a construction permit from the U.S. […]...
Shellworks Raises $15 Million to Scale Plant-Based Biodegradable Plastic Packaging Alternative
Biotech startup Shellworks announced that it has raised $15 million in a Series A investment […]...
HSBC Climate Tech Team Joins Sustainable Investment Firm Bridges
Sustainable and impact investment fund manager Bridges announced that it has added HSBC Asset Management’s […]...
LSEG Launches New Sustainability Ratings and Analytics Solutions Suite
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced today the launch of LSEG Sustainability Ratings and […]...
Boeing Signs 40,000 Tonne Biochar Carbon Removal Agreement
Carbon removal solutions provider Carbonfuture announced that it has signed a new multi-year deal with […]...
Singapore Sets Climate Risk Management Expectations for Banks, Investors, Insurers
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced the […...
HSBC Appoints Denise Odaro as Head of Sustainable Finance and Transition for Europe and Americas
HSBC announced the appointment of sustainable finance veteran Denise Odaro as its new Head of […]...
How Trump’s EPA rollbacks give US states new tools in climate suits
Vermont and New York face high stakes to protect climate superfund laws as it faces attacks from Trump’s DoJSign up for ...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: EU approves target to reduce emissions 90% by 2040; Korea […]...
UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns
Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The Br...
China Unveils Cautious 2030 Climate Goals
China has unveiled a series of new climate and energy transition-related goals, including targets to […]...
How women transformed a Vanuatu community with off-grid solar
Stories coming out of Vanuatu tend to focus on the adverse impacts of the climate crisis - but amid the disasters, a pow...
Schroders Greencoat Launches Green AI Infrastructure Investment Platform
Global investment manager Schroders’ renewable infrastructure investment unit Schroders Greencoat announced the launch o...
Svante Acquires Carbon Removal Supplier Carbon Alpha
Carbon capture and removal technology provider Svante announced the acquisition of carbon dioxide removal project develo...
Google, JPMorgan, Others Launch $100 Million Initiative to Tackle Superpollutants
A group of companies including Amazon, Autodesk, Figma, Google, JPMorganChase, Salesforce, and Workday announced the [&#...
China eases climate target but clean energy could still cut emissions, experts say
Beijing's new five-year economic plan leaves questions unanswered on growing coal power fleet The post China eases clima...
L’Oréal Signs Deal to Turn Captured CO2 into Packaging Materials
Cleantech startup Dioxycle announced that it has signed a multi-year offtake partnership with global beauty […]...
Galvanize Raises $370 Million for Real Estate Decarbonization Fund
Climate-focused investment firm Galvanize announced today the final close of Galvanize Real Estate Fund I […]...
RIFT Raises $132 Million to Decarbonize Industrial Heat with “Iron Fuel”
Netherlands-based cleantech startup RIFT announced that it has raised €113.8 million (USD$132 million) in combined [R...
EU States Give Final Approval to Target to Reduce Emissions 90% by 2040
EU member states in the European Council voted on Thursday to approve amendments to the […]...
Korea Plans Mandatory Sustainability Reporting Beginning in 2028
Korea’s Financial Services Commission announced the release of its draft roadmap for the implementation of […]...
Vanuatu moves forward with UN climate resolution despite Trump opposition
Pacific island says the US weakened its proposal to advance a key climate ruling but vows to hold major polluters accoun...
Gulf oil and gas crisis sparks calls for renewable investment
Energy analysts and some politicians say the Iran war's effect on oil and gas prices shows renewables are the path to en...
Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback?
Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone s...
European Commission Unveils Low-Carbon, Made-in-EU Rules for Steel, Cement, Cleantech Sectors
The European Commission announced the release of its long-awaited Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) proposal on […]...
Moeve to Build $1.2 Billion Green Hydrogen Plant in Spain
Madrid-based energy company Moeve announced a final investment decision to begin construction on the largest green [R...
AllianzGI Acquires 50% Stake in €500 Million German Battery Storage Portfolio from TotalEnergies
Alllianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) announced today it has signed an agreement with French energy giant […]...
Middle East crisis increases Southeast Asia’s coal risk
With oil and gas weaponised, coal - often sourced closer to home - becomes the desperate fallback for Asian governments ...
NBIM, Brookfield, BCI Launch New Platform to Own, Acquire Clean Energy Infrastructure Across North America
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager for Norway’s $2 trillion oil fund, British […]...
Nike Appoints New Chief Sustainability Officer
Nike has appointed Cimarron Nix as its new Chief Sustainability Officer, according to an internal […]...
XeleratedFifty Acquires Carbon Management Platform Terrascope
Innovation acceleration platform XeleratedFifty announced the acquisition of enterprise carbon management and sustainabi...
EU carbon credits could supercharge world’s clean cooking push, France says
The country’s top climate envoy says he discussed using cookstove carbon credits with TotalEnergies, which is working to...
KPMG Appoints Gauthier Acket as Head of Global ESG
Global professional services firm KPMG International announced the appointment of Gauthier Acket as Head of […]...
BlackRock, EQT Lead $33 Billion Acquisition of AES
An investor consortium led by BlackRock’s infrastructure investment unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and EQT [&...
UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries
Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially re...
Upright Launches New ESG Due Diligence Solution for Investors
Impact data company Upright announced the launch of its new AI-powered sustainability due diligence tool, aimed […...
Datamaran Launches New ESG Regulation Monitoring Solution
ESG-focused software analytics platform provider Datamaran announced today the launch of its new Regulatory Monitoring [...
California Sets August 2026 Deadline for First Corporate Climate Reports
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it has approved the adoption of the […]...
Africa’s mineral wealth can make it an architect of a more just energy transition
African leaders and policymakers must ensure that policies to add value to the continent's critical minerals bring jobs ...
Standard Chartered Earns Over $1 Billion in Sustainable Finance Income
International banking group Standard Chartered announced that it generated $1.07 billion in income from sustainable fina...
Uganda cites contentious IEA fossil fuel scenario backed by Trump administration
Critics of the African nation’s oil ambitions say referencing the International Energy Agency’s most pessimistic scenari...
Digital Product Passports Are Coming, and 2026 Is When the Real Work Begins
Guest post by: Shameek Ghosh, Co-Founder and CEO of TrusTrace Brands that start preparing now will […]...
ESG Today: Week in Review
This week in ESG news: UK releases finalized sustainability reporting standards; EU states approve Omnibus […]...
Winter getting shorter in 80% of major US cities, new data shows
Researchers find that across 195 US cities, winters are on average nine days shorter than they were in 1970-1997For the ...
Pacific nations want higher emissions charges if shipping talks reopen
US President Donald Trump and his allies want to weaken the IMO's Net-Zero Framework, but Pacific island countries say t...
Doubts over European SAF rules threaten cleaner aviation hopes, investors warn
Transport officials in Brussels and the UK seek to reassure the sustainable aviation fuel industry that blending mandate...
Miliband says climate impact of data centres is uncertain
The admission comes after MPs said they were concerned about emissions from a boom in data centres....
LEGO Group Invests in Nature and Technology-Based Carbon Removal Projects
The LEGO Group announced a series of carbon removal investments, expanding the company’s carbon portfolio […]...
Vanguard Pays $29.5 Million to Settle Multi-State Anti-ESG Lawsuit
Investment manager Vanguard has agreed to pay $29.5 million, and to take a series of steps […]...
US ‘bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts
Panama joins smaller nations in dropping support for policy aimed at cutting maritime emissionsUS “bullying” over a prop...
BBVA Sustainable Finance Activity Jumps 44% to New Annual Record
Spanish bank BBVA announced a significant increase in its sustainable finance activity over the past […]...
Mars Launches New Impact Fund with $50 Million Annual Commitment to Support Communities, Pets, Scientists
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced the launch of its new Mars Impact […]...
BlackRock-backed Atlas Renewable Secures $3 Billion for Solar and Battery Storage Portfolio in Latin America
Renewable energy provider Atlas Renewable Energy announced that it has secured $3 billion in refinancing […]...
Meta Signs Solar PPA with MN8 Energy to Power U.S. Data Centers
Meta announced that it has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with renewable energy and […]...
Curbing methane is the fastest way to slow warming – but we’re off the pace
Scientific assessments show that the technical potential exists to meet a global pledge to cut methane emissions 30% by ...
UK Releases Finalized Sustainability Reporting Standards
The UK government announced the release of the finalized UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), […]...
UN’s new carbon market delivers first credits through Myanmar cookstove project
A decade after Paris Agreement established the mechanism, its first set of credits has been approved - but concerns over...
Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study
Changes threaten ecosystems as flowering falls out of sync with fruit-eating, seed-dispersing animals and pollinatorsTro...
Germany accused of ditching climate targets as it scraps renewables mandate
Coalition government agrees to remove parts of controversial law and allow homes to rely on fossil fuels Germany’s coali...
Crédit Agricole Appoints Quentin Guerineau as Chief Sustainability and Impact Officer
Paris-based international banking and investment group Crédit Agricole announced today the appointment of former French ...
Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative Relaunches
Climate-focused investment management coalition the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative announced its official rel...
Trump touts ‘drill, baby, drill’ agenda – but no mention of climate crisis
President derided Biden’s ‘green new scam’ during State of the Union address, and hailed the rise in US oil productionTr...
Goldman Sachs Backs Clean Fuel Developer Andion
Biogas developer and Andion CH4 announced it has secured €67 (USD$79 million) in a private […]...