Category: Climate
Two of Canada’s largest banks have rewritten their climate strategies, retreating from interim emissions reduction targets set just three years ago. The shift reflects mounting policy uncertainty and growing pressure...
One of the largest public pension systems in the United States has warned that two of the world’s biggest asset managers are falling short of its climate expectations, raising the...
A surge in geopolitical tensions is exposing the structural fragility of fossil fuel dependence, driving a global cost crisis that is hitting households, businesses, and national economies simultaneously. “Fossil fuels...
Climate Bonds Aligns Bioenergy Finance With Stricter Climate Benchmarks The Climate Bonds Initiative has released a revised set of Bioenergy Criteria, widening the scope of investable activities while tightening environmental...
IBM has introduced a new emissions calculation tool designed to address one of the most persistent operational challenges in corporate sustainability: fragmented, manual carbon accounting. The IBM Envizi Emissions API,...
The International Finance Corporation is backing the country’s first utility scale solar power plant, a 100 megawatt project designed to cut electricity costs and reduce exposure to volatile fuel imports....
Capital Targets Large-Scale Land Restoration In Colombia’s eastern plains, Aviva Investors has committed capital to a major afforestation project in the Vichada region. The initiative, Llanos Vivos, sits within the...
Beijing and New Delhi delivered a decisive shift in global energy markets in 2025, cutting fossil fuel electricity generation even as demand continued to rise. The change reflects a broader...
Corporate Climate Commitments Prove More Durable Than Expected London and New York. A year of policy reversals, funding cuts, and regulatory uncertainty tested corporate climate strategies. Yet the data shows...
Leadership Shift At A Critical Juncture The Greenhouse Gas Protocol has appointed Tim Mohin as its first Chief Executive Officer, formalizing a leadership structure that reflects the growing weight of...
Google has started building a new data center in Upper Austria. The project responds directly to rising demand for AI computing and cloud services across Europe. The facility will support...
The US has escalated its trade intervention in clean energy markets, imposing preliminary antidumping duties on solar cells and panels imported from India, Indonesia, and Laos. The decision reflects mounting...
As global payments scale at speed, Mastercard is testing a critical question for the digital economy: can growth in data, infrastructure and transactions occur without a parallel rise in emissions?...
Institutional investors are facing a growing paradox. Climate data is abundant, yet translating it into actionable investment insight remains difficult. In response, Glass Lewis has launched Climate Intelligence, a new...
More than 160 senior executives from nearly 100 semiconductor companies convened at the SEMI Global Executive Summit in December 2025 with a clear mandate: reduce the industry’s rapidly growing carbon...
Mars, Incorporated and Olam Food Ingredients have launched a five-year collaboration in Ecuador to scale regenerative agriculture in cocoa production, positioning the country as a test case for low-carbon commodity...
Germany-based chemicals and consumer goods group Henkel has unveiled a new set of 2030 sustainability targets, tightening its climate commitments while expanding focus on circular economy, workforce equity and supplier...
Microsoft has moved to quell growing concern across carbon markets, confirming that its carbon removal program remains active even as it considers adjusting procurement volumes. The statement follows reports that...
Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fell below one billion tons for the first time since 2013, marking a symbolic threshold even as policymakers warn that progress remains uneven. The Environment Ministry...
Lens Technology Co., Ltd. has appointed Zuo Dukai as Deputy General Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer, effective March 30, 2026, placing ESG leadership at the center of its executive structure...
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