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A Global First in Singapore The city-state has become the first government worldwide to roll out a national plastic passport program, powered by Nasdaq-listed SMX technology and its research partner...
Expanding Nature-Based Finance in the US Silvania, the global nature capital investment platform, has entered a strategic partnership with Alder Point Capital Management to accelerate sustainable investment in US timberland...
A new World Bank report warns that environmental decline is not only a climate crisis but also a major drag on economic growth. The study, Reboot Development: The Economics of...
PepsiCo has released its 2024 ESG Summary, highlighting progress against its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) sustainability and nutrition strategy. Introduced in 2021, pep+ embeds sustainability across the company’s operations, guiding growth...
Xampla, a University of Cambridge spin-out pioneering sustainable packaging solutions, has raised $14 million in Series A funding to accelerate the global rollout of its Morro™ plant-based materials. The round was led by Emerald...
A New Model for Corporate-Backed Forestry The American Forest Foundation (AFF) has secured a 15-year contract with Netflix to purchase verified carbon credits generated through its Fields & Forests (F&F)...
Verra has released a new digital soil mapping (DSM) tool designed to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and integrity of carbon accounting in agricultural land management (ALM) projects. The guidance, published...
Sony Group Corporation has launched its new medium-term environmental roadmap, Green Management 2030 (GM2030), effective from fiscal year 2026 through 2030. The initiative marks the next milestone in its “Road...
Carbon2Nature Brasil, a joint venture between Neoenergia and Iberdrola’s Carbon2Nature, has joined forces with ecosystem restoration company Biomas to co-develop the Muçununga Project in southern Bahia. The €8.5 million ($9.3...
The University of Free State (UFS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sayari Earth to advance soil carbon measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) in South Africa’s rangelands. The initiative...
Zefiro Methane has completed a milestone transaction in the voluntary carbon markets by delivering its first batch of carbon credits generated from orphan well remediation. The credits, certified under the...
Google is sharpening its focus on the environmental cost of artificial intelligence, releasing its first comprehensive methodology for measuring the energy, water, and carbon footprint of its AI models. “AI...
Businesses are ramping up investment in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) measures to drive resilience, protect workers, and safeguard the environment—but half may fall short of capturing long-term value by...
PepsiCo, Bold Reuse, and the San Francisco 49ers have teamed up to introduce reusable cups at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The initiative kicked off during a preseason game...
LG Electronics is advancing its sustainability agenda with new eco-conscious manufacturing for its commercial 4-way system air conditioners. The company has introduced a novel material and production method that reduces...
ERM has partnered with Nippon Life Insurance Company to design the “Nippon Life Nature Finance Approach,” a framework that embeds biodiversity and ecosystem thresholds into financial decision-making. The initiative seeks...
Assent Inc. has introduced a new EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) solution aimed at helping manufacturers meet the bloc’s looming compliance deadline. The regulation, which takes effect December 30, 2025, requires...
A new Forest 500 report by nonprofit Global Canopy reveals that in 2024, the 150 financial institutions with the greatest exposure to deforestation risk collectively financed US$8.9 trillion to companies...
Achmea Investment Management has launched the Achmea IM PE Partnership Fund – Healthy People & Planet 2025, a private equity impact fund aimed at delivering both competitive returns and measurable...
The latest round of United Nations negotiations aimed at securing a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution ended Friday without agreement, but with countries pledging to keep working toward...
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has released its Progress Report 2024: Evolving for Impact, highlighting measurable progress over five years and unveiling its Strategy 2030 for scaling solutions toward...
Standard Chartered has announced a landmark agreement with the Brazilian State of Acre to bring high-integrity forest protection carbon credits to market over the next five years. The partnership is...
IBM Research and Nestlé R&D have partnered to leverage artificial intelligence and deep tech to accelerate the discovery of sustainable packaging solutions. The collaboration has produced a generative AI tool...
Meta is piloting mass timber to reduce the embodied carbon of new data center construction as part of its strategy to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by...
Google has introduced AlphaEarth Foundations, a powerful AI model designed to decode our planet’s complexities through advanced geospatial mapping. Developed as part of the company’s new EarthAI initiative, the model...
Boomitra, the Earthshot Prize-winning carbon removal company, has launched its first Biomass Carbon Removal and Storage (BiCRS) initiative in Botswana, marking an expansion beyond its leading soil carbon work. The...
In a move that could signal a shift in global climate finance, China has reaffirmed its intention to invest in the Brazil-led Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)—a multilateral fund aimed...
Greene Enterprise has secured €224 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Santander to build five advanced industrial plants in Spain for the treatment of non-recyclable waste....
TotalEnergies has signed a major agreement with Arkansas-based forest carbon developer NativState to conserve approximately 100,000 hectares (247,000 acres) of forestland in the U.S., spanning Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee....
• BRB Finance Coalition reaches 26% of its $10B target ahead of COP30• $2.6B committed to forest restoration and nature-based development• New study maps Indigenous and local projects with high...
In a significant blow to the European Commission’s anti-deforestation strategy, the European Parliament voted to reject the EUDR’s proposed country risk classification system—a key component underpinning its due diligence regime...
In a landmark agreement, the Brazilian state of Piauí has partnered with Silvania, a natural capital investment platform, to launch a jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD) carbon credit program aimed at halting...
Brussels – ESG News: The European Commission has launched a ‘Roadmap towards Nature Credits’ to attract private investment into biodiversity restoration and ecosystem preservation, rewarding businesses, landowners, and communities that...
In an unprecedented industry collaboration, DBS, OCBC, and UOB, with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), have launched a report to help banks assess the financial implications of...
Ambienta SGR S.p.A., a leading European asset manager focused on environmental sustainability, has closed its small cap strategy with commitments totaling approximately €500 million—surpassing its original €450 million target. The...
MERLIN Properties and Carbon2Nature, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, have partnered to develop the MERLIN Forest—a landmark ecological restoration project designed to regenerate over 200 hectares of fire-damaged land and capture...
Agoro Carbon has signed a landmark 12-year offtake agreement with Microsoft to deliver 2.6 million carbon removal credits, marking one of the largest and most enduring soil-based carbon deals in...
Microsoft has entered a 10-year agreement with Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands to purchase 4.8 million nature-based carbon removal credits—a deal that establishes one of the largest long-term working...
The LEGO Group has achieved a major environmental milestone, maintaining zero waste to landfill across its global manufacturing sites for the third year in a row. The company reported that...
British band Coldplay is reissuing nine of their albums on EcoRecords—LPs manufactured from recycled plastic bottles—dramatically reducing the environmental impact of physical music production. The clear 140g records are created...
Four First Place Winners Selected from Thousands of Global Photo Submissions Inspired by the Celebration’s 2025 Theme “Wonder: Sustaining What Sustains Us” The winners of the twelfth annual Photo Competition...
SWEN Capital Partners, a leader in responsible investment, announced the first close of its SWEN Blue Ocean 2 fund at €160 million, aiming to raise €300 million. This positions it...
Six leading public development banks have launched Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0, committing €3 billion between 2026 and 2030 to fight marine plastic pollution and support waste prevention and circular economy...
As leading corporates move beyond operational decarbonization, they are turning to the voluntary carbon market (VCM) not only to offset hard-to-abate emissions but also to hedge against regulatory risks, direct...
Gresham House has closed its largest-ever forestry fund, raising $500 million for Forest Fund VI with backing from major institutional investors, including British local government pension schemes and a Japanese...
Microsoft has acquired 60,000 soil carbon credits from Indigo Ag, its largest such purchase to date. This follows a previous buy of 40,000 credits, signaling continued momentum in Microsoft’s push...
OroraTech, a global leader in wildfire intelligence and risk assessment, has extended its Series B funding round to €37 million, securing investment from two major European financial players—BNP Paribas Solar...
re.green, a Brazilian ecological restoration firm, has secured R$ 80 million in funding from BNDES’s Climate Fund in a first-of-its-kind deal that combines financial innovation with environmental leadership. This marks...
Microsoft has finalized a multi-year agreement to purchase nature-based carbon removal credits from Climate Asset Management (CAM), supporting its goal to become carbon negative by 2030. The deal — arranged...
Glimpact has launched Global Impact Score, the first freely accessible online platform in North America that allows fashion brands to measure and reduce the environmental footprint of their products—preparing them...
Google is doubling down on climate action with two new partnerships focused on eliminating potent superpollutants that disproportionately accelerate global warming. In collaboration with Recoolit and Cool Effect, Google will...
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and Mirova, a sustainable investment arm of Natixis Investment Managers, have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to channel responsible finance into sustainable forestry...
With over 50% of global GDP at risk from the ongoing decline of the natural world, Google is accelerating action by supporting high-impact startups using AI to restore, protect, and...
Chestnut Carbon has planted more than 17 million trees across 30,000 acres in the Southeastern U.S., completing its third afforestation season and establishing the largest afforestation project in the U.S....
Brazil is launching a landmark auction aimed at raising up to $2 billion in financing for sustainable land restoration, as part of its Eco Invest Brazil program. The initiative will...
Biomas, a Brazilian reforestation company backed by Vale, Marfrig, Suzano, Santander Brasil, Itaú, and Rabobank, has launched its first major project: restoring 1,200 hectares of the Atlantic rainforest in Bahia...
Nestlé and ofi have unveiled their largest global agroforestry partnership yet, targeting long-term carbon reductions and a shift toward regenerative agriculture in cocoa production. The initiative spans Brazil, Côte d’Ivoire,...
Schneider Electric, a global leader in energy management and automation, has launched its Environmental Data Program, significantly expanding access to environmental information across its product portfolio. This initiative builds on...
IBM and the European Space Agency (ESA) have open-sourced TerraMind, the most advanced generative AI foundation model for Earth observation, now available on Hugging Face. Trained on TerraMesh—the largest geospatial...
Robeco has launched the Biodiversity Traffic Light, a new investor tool designed to help capital allocators identify which companies are leading—or lagging—in biodiversity and nature-related performance. “Robeco’s Biodiversity Traffic Light...
Microsoft is backing a major U.S. nature-based carbon removal initiative, agreeing to purchase 1.4 million tonnes of carbon removal credits from Living Carbon, a public benefit company specializing in transforming...
Microsoft has hit a major environmental milestone—achieving a 90.9% reuse and recycling rate for its servers and components in 2024, a full year ahead of its zero-waste target for 2025....
Apple has achieved a 60% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions compared to its 2015 baseline, the company revealed in its 2024 Environmental Progress Report. This progress marks a major...
The European Commission has rolled out a set of revisions to simplify implementation of its EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), aiming to ease compliance burdens while maintaining its environmental objectives. The...
Salesforce is integrating autonomous AI agents into its climate innovation efforts, positioning digital labor as a key enabler of scalable, nature-based solutions. Through its Salesforce Accelerator – Agents for Impact,...
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has closed its Campbell Global Forest & Climate Solutions Fund II at $1.5 billion, exceeding its initial $1 billion target. The close marks a major step...
The IFRS Foundation and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) have formalized their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), strengthening their joint efforts to integrate high-quality nature-related information...
Singapore expands its global carbon market framework with a new bilateral Implementation Agreement with Chile, marking its fifth such pact under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This legally binding...
Climate Asset Management has made its first U.S. forestry investment with the acquisition of a 68,000-acre timberland asset in Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula. The transaction was completed in Q4 2024...
Reforestation startup Mombak has closed a R$100 million ($17.8 million) deal with Santander Brasil and Brazilian development bank BNDES to scale its Amazon restoration efforts. The agreement marks the first...
Petrobras and the Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to launch ProFloresta+, an unprecedented initiative aimed at purchasing carbon credits generated through Amazon reforestation. The project...
Intertek, a global leader in Total Quality Assurance, has unveiled a comprehensive suite of solutions aimed at helping companies meet stringent EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) requirements affecting commodities like wood,...
Schneider Electric has partnered with sustainability platform One Click LCA, making comprehensive Environmental Product Declarations (EPD) data for over 50,000 electrical products widely accessible. This addresses the longstanding scarcity of...
lululemon is pushing the frontiers of sustainable apparel with a new multi-year collaboration with biotechnology firm ZymoChem to scale a bio-based version of nylon 6,6 — a key material in...
In this first episode, Host Ed Whittingham dives into the world of Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that extracts carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air. Ed explores the...
In this first episode, Host Ed Whittingham dives into the world of Direct Air Capture (DAC), a technology that extracts carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air. Ed explores the...
For World Water Day, Google released its 2025 Water Stewardship Project Portfolio summary report, highlighting progress and announcing four new global partnerships focused on sustainable agriculture. Chile: Enhancing Water Security...
The Premier League has unveiled its Environmental Sustainability Strategy, outlining a comprehensive roadmap to reduce its carbon footprint, support clubs in adopting greener operations, and engage fans in sustainability initiatives....
Global Edge Worldwide Fund has announced a landmark $100 million commitment to ONE AMAZON, marking a pivotal step forward for tech-driven, sustainable investment in the Amazon Rainforest. ONE AMAZON leverages...
Ireland has announced a €15 million ($16.3 million) commitment to Brazil’s Amazon Fund, enhancing international efforts to halt deforestation and support sustainability in the world’s largest tropical rainforest. The donation...
Microsoft has signed a landmark deal to purchase 1.5 million tonnes of verified carbon removal credits from the Panna afforestation project in India, marking its largest carbon removal initiative in...
Berry Global and Mars are rolling out 100% recycled plastic packaging for M&M’S®, SKITTLES®, and STARBURST® pantry jars—excluding lids. This move builds on their 2022 launch, which incorporated 15% recycled...
Governments reached a crucial agreement on February 27, 2025, in Rome to mobilize the resources needed to implement the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF). This follows COP16 negotiations, which resumed...
The Climate Investment Funds (CIF) board has endorsed $143 million to drive nature-based solutions across Brazil, Kenya, and Africa’s Zambezi River Basin. This funding, part of CIF’s Nature, People, and...
Driving Biodiversity Investment Goldman Sachs Asset Management is introducing its first biodiversity-focused bond fund, expanding sustainable finance options for fixed-income investors. “Most of the existing biodiversity or nature-based solutions funds...
A New Financial Model for Biodiversity The United Nations launched the Cali Fund for the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits from Digital Sequence Information (DSI) during the resumed session...
Global Biodiversity at Risk Countries are meeting in Rome to advance a $200 billion annual nature finance deal. The initiative builds on last year’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, aimed at...
AI Advances in Flood Forecasting Google’s Flood Hub is rolling out new tools to help experts assess flood risks more precisely. The latest updates include: These enhancements support aid organizations,...
The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is partnering with Chestnut Carbon to drive large-scale carbon removal projects across the Southeastern United States. The initiative aims to restore 200 hectares (~500 acres)...
Chestnut Carbon, a U.S.-focused nature-based carbon removal developer, has raised $160 million in a Series B round. The investment will accelerate its afforestation initiatives, targeting the sequestration of 100 million...
re.green and Microsoft Double Down on Forest Restoration in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests Doubling down the impact: Less than a year after the start of our first collaboration, we...
Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Al-Khateeb, announced the Kingdom’s significant investments exceeding $500 billion in creating sustainable tourism destinations. Speaking at the Saudi House pavilion in Davos, he emphasized...
A $1.5 billion plan to protect the Amazon rainforest was unveiled at the World Economic Forum in Davos. The initiative, called the “Race to Belém,” is led by carbon markets...
The European Commission is set to propose a ban on PFAS (“forever chemicals”) in consumer products, targeting their widespread use in items like cosmetics, non-stick pans, and industrial applications. Health...
ISS ESG’s First Natural Capital Report: ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, released its inaugural report from the Natural Capital Research Institute: The Root Cause of Nature...
Meta, the World Resources Institute (WRI), and Land & Carbon Lab have unveiled the first global AI-powered map of tree canopy height at 1-meter resolution. This groundbreaking tool enables detection...
The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has reported a dramatic reduction in single-use plastic bag consumption since implementing its Single-Use Plastic Policy in June 2022. In just two years,...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has issued a 2 billion SEK green bond dedicated to financing biodiversity initiatives in emerging markets. SEB served as...
The News: Ecuador has completed a $1.5 billion debt-for-nature swap to fund the Amazon Biocorridor Program, unlocking $460 million for conservation efforts over the next 17 years. This is Ecuador’s...
The News: The European Parliament approved a one-year delay for the EU deforestation law, which aims to ban products sourced from deforested or degraded land. Initially set to take effect...
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