Category: Environmental
Finance Sector Moves Toward a Nature Transition Model Paris and Oslo are moving biodiversity further into the investment mainstream as BNP Paribas Asset Management joins Storebrand Asset Management to lead...
AI moves into Europe’s packaging compliance race GreenDot and osapiens have formed a strategic partnership to launch an AI-powered compliance platform for Extended Producer Responsibility reporting across Europe, as companies...
Ecobank Opens New Route for Nature Finance in Africa Ecobank has launched a $450 million Nature Bond on the London Stock Exchange, creating a new financing channel for Africa’s natural...
Waymo Looks Beyond the Road for Battery Value California and Texas are becoming the first testbeds for a new second-life battery model linking autonomous mobility, renewable energy, and grid resilience....
Uganda Puts Climate Action At The Center Of World Environment Day Kampala is placing climate action at the center of World Environment Day 2026, using the global observance to push...
AI’s Resource Footprint Is Expanding Beyond Carbon United Nations researchers are warning that the global race to scale artificial intelligence is creating a wider environmental burden than carbon reporting alone...
Neoenergia Advances Forest Restoration in Bahia Neoenergia, Iberdrola’s Brazilian subsidiary, has secured €14.8 million in financing from Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development to support a large-scale Atlantic...
Google Expands Water Commitments As Data Center Growth Faces Scrutiny Google is expanding its water stewardship commitments as the rapid growth of data centers places new pressure on local infrastructure,...
Carbon Removal Buyers Face A New Sourcing Test Carbon Direct has released a global sourcing guide for agricultural biomass used in carbon dioxide removal projects, as demand for high-durability removals...
Elemental Impact has launched a new investment initiative with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to test clean energy and materials technologies inside one of the world’s fastest-growing infrastructure markets. The...
Colombia Opens Door To Large-Scale Geothermal Exploration Bogotá has cleared a key environmental step for Colombia’s first large-scale geothermal exploration project, giving state oil company Ecopetrol and its partners a...
Bangladesh Opens New Carbon Market Pathway for Smallholder Farmers Bangladesh has issued its first agroforestry carbon credits under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard. The move gives smallholder farmers direct access to...
Google DeepMind Targets APAC Climate Risk With AI Accelerator Singapore becomes the launch point for Google DeepMind’s new Asia Pacific accelerator, as the region faces rising environmental pressure and uneven...
Singapore-listed City Developments Limited has secured a $300 million multi-currency sustainability-linked loan from DBS Bank. The deal links corporate finance more directly to nature, climate resilience and sustainable urban development....
Chicago-based S2G Investments has closed a $1 billion growth-stage fund aimed at scaling companies across three systems that sit at the center of the global economy: food and agriculture, energy,...
Cocoa Supply Chains Face a Compliance Test Abidjan is heading into a critical trade deadline with a cocoa supply chain that still has major blind spots. Only 48% of Ivory...
The European Central Bank is pushing supervised banks to sharpen their climate and nature-related risk management, as physical damage, transition policy and ecosystem loss move deeper into financial risk models....
Indonesia is preparing one of the world’s largest land rehabilitation efforts, with plans to restore 12 million hectares of degraded land and potentially connect new tree-planting projects to carbon offset...
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Sandoz Moves Climate Targets Into Validated Territory Sandoz has secured validation from the Science Based Targets initiative for its greenhouse gas reduction targets, placing the global affordable medicines company under...
AI Moves Into Belgium’s Water-Stressed Farmland In Belgium’s Scheldt Basin, where farms, communities, and industry depend on the same river network, Google is backing an AI-powered effort to help farmers...
Brussels has moved to exclude leather imports from the European Union’s anti deforestation law, easing pressure on a major trade segment after lobbying from industry groups. The European Commission said...
UpLink, the World Economic Forum’s innovation platform, has launched a global challenge to scale land restoration solutions, targeting a crisis that could cost the global economy $23 trillion by 2050....
Octopus Energy Generation has committed $500 million to scale carbon removal across the United States, targeting up to 50 million tonnes of CO₂ through afforestation and reforestation projects. The capital...
BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group has closed a $1.24 billion reforestation fund, the largest of its kind, positioning Latin America at the center of scalable, investable nature-based climate solutions. The...
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...
A new European Commission study finds that while the EU fishing fleet has steadily reduced in size and power, the sector continues to face a persistent imbalance between capacity and...
As global demand for data infrastructure accelerates, Meta Platforms is expanding its water restoration program to address growing pressure on local resources. The company now supports more than 60 projects...
Mississippi Pilot Targets Water-Intensive Data Centers Amazon and Veolia are advancing a new model for data center sustainability, combining water reuse infrastructure with artificial intelligence to cut freshwater demand at...
In South Africa’s Eastern Cape, climate finance is taking root in a form few investors would expect. At the centre sits spekboom, a resilient native plant with an outsized role...
Imperative has reached final investment decision on Phase 2 of its Spekboom Ecosystem Restoration Project in South Africa and secured $91 million in blended financing to scale one of the...
Sport Meets Systemic Food Reform Liverpool FC Liverpool FC has become the first football club globally to secure the Food Made Good Standard across its entire food and beverage operation,...
Major coffee companies are deploying satellite technology to map farms and track deforestation risk, as tightening European regulations reshape global commodity trade. The Coffee Canopy Partnership brings together some of...
The International Sustainability Standards Board has agreed on a structured path to formalise nature-related disclosures, advancing efforts to integrate biodiversity and ecosystem risks into global financial reporting. At its April...
A sharp rise in coal-linked air pollution across Johannesburg is prompting a technology-led response, as South African scientists prepare to launch a real-time air quality warning app later this year....
Pressure Builds Ahead of ISSB Decision on Nature Reporting A coalition of sustainability leaders, scientists, financial institutions and civil society groups is urging the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to...
Apple has reached a new benchmark in its environmental strategy, reporting that 30 percent of materials used across all products shipped in 2025 came from recycled sources. The milestone, disclosed...
A new report from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) warns that the global economy is entering an era of “water bankruptcy,” as climate disruption and declining investment destabilize the...
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has listed Africa’s first nature-linked performance-based bond, marking a structural shift in how environmental outcomes are financed across emerging markets. The R2.5 billion FirstRand Bank Cape...
US Launch Targets Rising Pressure on Resource Accountability A new reporting standard for the electronics recycling sector is reframing how companies measure environmental impact, shifting focus beyond carbon to the...
As scrutiny intensifies on corporate climate performance, the International Organization for Standardization has released ISO 14001:2026, a revised environmental management standard aimed squarely at closing the gap between sustainability commitments...
Scaling Soil-Based Climate Solutions Across Core Supply Chains Nestle is deepening its push into regenerative agriculture with a four-year agreement alongside Soil Capital, targeting key sourcing regions in France, Belgium,...
Google is anchoring a new environmental initiative in its home region, targeting both ecosystem recovery and climate science. The company announced a wetland restoration and research project focused on rehabilitating...
In a move that reshapes how natural capital is financed, Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) has structured Africa’s first nature-linked, outcomes-based bond, tying investor returns directly to ecological restoration outcomes in...
A single trade relationship now sits at the center of global deforestation risk. According to new analysis from Trase, the agricultural trade corridor between Brazil and China accounts for a...
Clean beauty brand Saie has partnered with Sephora to launch a month-long Earth Month campaign that ties consumer purchases directly to plastic recovery across emerging markets, offering a retail-driven model...
Circulate Capital has secured $220 million at the first close of its second Asia-focused fund, positioning itself ahead of a challenging global fundraising environment and reinforcing investor appetite for circular...
A once-neglected urban scrap site is now a functioning hub of economic activity, where waste is being converted into income, safer jobs, and a more structured recycling ecosystem. Backed by...
Finite Carbon has secured registration and issuance of forest carbon credits for its 212,806-acre Northeast Carry Woodlands project under the American Carbon Registry’s Improved Forest Management (IFM) v2.1 methodology, positioning...
In Peru’s Madre de Dios region, one of the most biodiverse yet threatened areas of the Amazon, a new architectural proposal is reframing how infrastructure can support conservation rather than...
This is the second in a two-part series on LIV Golf’s sustainability and community impact. Read Part One: Beyond the Fairway: How LIV Golf Is Rewriting the Playbook on Sustainability...
The federal government of Canada has unveiled a C$3.8 billion ($2.74 billion) nature strategy that aims to double the country’s protected land and water footprint by the end of the...
• EU packaging waste reached 178kg per person in 2023, with projections showing a 19% rise by 2030 without intervention• New guidance aims to harmonise fragmented national rules, reducing compliance...
Air Liquide has completed its 2022–2025 ADVANCE strategic plan, marking a shift in how the company aligns financial performance with sustainability outcomes. The plan combined operational growth with measurable environmental,...
A group of major corporates is accelerating investment in nature-based carbon removal, backing a reforestation project designed to restore degraded land while delivering measurable emissions reductions. The Symbiosis Coalition has...
The Global Reporting Initiative has opened a global consultation on new and revised pollution reporting standards, responding to mounting evidence that corporate disclosures remain inconsistent, incomplete and insufficient for decision...
In a region defined by aridity and water scarcity, Saudi Arabia has restored one million hectares of degraded land, marking one of the most ambitious large-scale land rehabilitation efforts globally....
Somewhere on the back nine at Steyn City on Thursday morning, two tall men in cut-off denim and dreadlocks, covered in tattoos, strolled through a golf tournament as if they...
• Brazil grants a 40-year concession covering 145,000 acres of Amazon land, introducing a market-based model for ecosystem restoration• Project ties forest regeneration to carbon credit revenues, with expected annual...
Lululemon has joined a $12 million funding round for Epoch Biodesign, signalling a deeper shift within the apparel sector toward material circularity and next-generation recycling technologies. The investment brings Epoch’s...
A Corporate Push Toward Water Security On World Water Day, Google released its 2026 Water Stewardship Project Portfolio summary, outlining a growing global strategy to address freshwater scarcity while strengthening...
PepsiCo has reached two major water sustainability targets ahead of its 2025 deadline, completing full water replenishment across high-risk watersheds and adopting a global water stewardship framework across all company...
• 15,000-ton annual capacity facility converts hard-to-recycle plastic waste into petrochemical feedstock• Anchors TotalEnergies’ transition of Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude industrial platform• Secured long-term waste supply through partnerships with...
H&M Group has adopted a new set of science-based targets for land use, aligning its operations with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) in a move that pushes corporate sustainability...
Québec is emerging as a testing ground for circular agriculture at industrial scale, as Solugen Global Inc. moves to expand production of its organic certified fertilizer, Azogen. The company has...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released Version 1.2 of its Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Guidance, tightening requirements for companies operating in one of the most emissions-intensive and...
Google has released a detailed engineering and supply chain playbook designed to accelerate the use of recycled materials across the consumer electronics sector, as its own hardware portfolio approaches significant...
• First beverage company to achieve 100% certification of all sites to the Alliance for Water Stewardship standard• 70 watershed projects now regenerating 14.1 million m³ of water annually, targeting...
Last edited on March 22, 2026 Google Targets Waste Emissions in New Carbon Removal Deal Google has signed a carbon removal agreement with AMP, committing to remove 200,000 tons of...
The Green Building Council of Australia has released a comprehensive nature roadmap that reframes how the built environment engages with biodiversity, shifting the sector from harm reduction to active restoration...
FedEx Moves To Scale Circular Packaging In B2B Logistics FedEx has launched a reusable packaging system for business-to-business shipments, marking a shift toward integrating circular logistics into mainstream parcel networks....
Institutional Capital Targets Natural Climate Solutions in West Africa BNP Paribas Asset Management Alts has led a Series A investment into Rainforest Builder UK Ltd, a developer focused on tropical...
Industrial Water Risk Moves to the Forefront Private equity firm Ambienta has invested in P.I.ECO, a global provider of industrial water treatment and recycling solutions, positioning itself at the center...
Paraguay Emerges as Green Hydrogen Hub for Fertiliser Production The European Investment Bank’s development arm, EIB Global, has committed up to $95 million in financing for a green hydrogen fertiliser...
Peru’s environmental certification authority has approved the environmental impact study for Buenaventura’s planned Trapiche copper project, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the $3.4 billion development in the country’s mineral-rich...
Global Capital Moves Into Water Resilience Technologies Emerald Technology Ventures has reached €100 million ($108 million) for its Global Water Fund II, bringing new capital from Temasek and the Grundfos...
CDP, the global non-profit behind the world’s largest independent environmental disclosure platform, has partnered with Google.org to develop an artificial intelligence tool designed to help cities, states, and regional governments...
A coalition of major global companies has committed $100 million to accelerate efforts to reduce superpollutants, a category of powerful greenhouse gases responsible for roughly half of the warming the...
Google has pledged at least $50 million through 2030 to eliminate some of the most powerful greenhouse gases warming the planet, joining a new corporate coalition focused on rapidly cutting...
A Sports Tournament Reframes Sustainability Standards LIV Golf Indianapolis delivered one of the strongest environmental performances of the 2025 season, achieving an 84% waste diversion rate and setting the operational...
Ireland has unveiled a national plan to shift its economy away from the traditional take make waste model, positioning circularity as a core pillar of climate policy, industrial competitiveness and...
Global Food Security Meets Climate Risk The National Geographic Society and PepsiCo have awarded five new research grants to scientists conducting on farm trials designed to strengthen soil resilience and...
Mitsui & Co. Project Solutions have signed a long term virtual power purchase agreement with NIKE Japan Group to supply renewable energy attributes generated from domestic solar power projects. The...
A coalition of chemical producers, material innovators, and trading houses has launched what participants describe as the world’s first global supply chain dedicated to renewable plastics for high performance consumer...
Brussels is tightening the regulatory net around fashion waste, adopting new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation measures aimed at ending one of the sector’s most controversial practices: destroying unsold stock....
Chestnut Carbon has achieved a first for North America’s forest carbon sector, with its Family Forest Carbon Project becoming the first Improved Forest Management carbon removal project verified under the...
Asset-Based Finance Targets Maritime Decarbonisation Gap Eurazeo has secured a €175 million ($189 million) first closing for its Eurazeo Sustainable Maritime Infrastructure II (ESMI II) fund, accelerating private capital deployment...
BMW Group and PreZero have launched a strategic cooperation aimed at reshaping how Europe’s automotive industry manages end of life vehicles and material recovery. The agreement, signed at the Innovation...
The Bezos Earth Fund has launched a $4.8 million partnership with The Earthshot Prize aimed at accelerating high potential climate and nature innovations that fall outside the Prize’s annual finalist...
• Federal civil environmental complaints dropped to just 16 in 2025, down 76% from Biden’s first year and 87% from Obama’s second term• Enforcement decline coincides with regulatory rollbacks, reduced...
• SEK 750 million ($72 million) sustainable bond channels long-term capital into food security, rural livelihoods, and climate resilience across developing economies.• Swedish pension and insurance capital deepens exposure to...
• £12 million DRIVE35 grant will back Belfast magnet recycling plant supporting UK automotive and advanced manufacturing• Project targets 400 metric tons of high purity separated rare earth oxides annually...
Isometric has certified a new protocol for carbon dioxide removal via Improved Forest Management, widening the pool of credible nature-based carbon removal options and laying out requirements for verification, ecological...
Paris Confronts AI’s Environmental Paradox At the Adopt AI Summit in late November, UNESCO used a packed mainstage session to press governments, companies, and UN bodies to confront the growing...
A New Model For AI Infrastructure Siting Microsoft announced a national Community-First AI Infrastructure initiative to govern the next wave of AI datacenter construction in the United States, pledging to...
• First U.S. soil carbon firm to deliver 1.9 million tons of verified removals, with more than 1.5 million tons already retired by corporate buyers• $40 million paid directly to...
CDP, the global environmental disclosure platform, released its 2025 A List with evidence that appetite for high quality climate and nature data continues to intensify across capital markets and real...
Equitable Earth has secured EUR 12.6 million to expand globally as demand intensifies for trusted, high-integrity nature-based carbon credits. The round was led by a United States family office with...
Paris and Global Coastal Regions The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO has formally joined the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance, aligning one of the world’s leading ocean science bodies...
• The European Commission plans legal changes in early 2026 to tighten documentation, customs tracking, and audits of recycled plastic imports.• Europe’s plastics recycling industry has lost more capacity in...
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