• New $50 million raise pushes Exowatt’s total funding to $140 million as U.S. data-center electricity needs surge• Modular, dispatchable solar system targets firm, near-load power to reduce pressure on...
Paris region moves forward on strategic AI infrastructure France is preparing to build one of Europe’s largest high-power computing hubs, as EDF and OpCore enter exclusive negotiations to develop a...
• Amazon launches four new nature-based initiatives designed to replenish more than 2 billion liters of water each year across North America and Latin America.• The company now has more...
• Alt Carbon issues Asia’s largest batch of verified Enhanced Weathering CDR credits to Japan’s MOL, eight months after signing a 10,000-tonne multi-year offtake deal.• Verification follows Isometric’s high-rigour Enhanced...
• DHL to deploy around EUR 1 billion ($1.16 billion) by 2030 to scale low-emission logistics infrastructure and EV-driven operations in India.• Investment accelerates India’s role as a global sustainability...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, the global sustainability landscape entered a phase of recalibration — not retreat — as governments, markets, and corporates aligned around a more...
• Forty-one percent of the world’s largest 2,000 companies now have value-chain net zero targets, reversing last year’s slowdown.• Companies are deploying a broader mix of decarbonization tools, with 13...
• EU Council authorises negotiations with the UK on a shared agri-food SPS area and linked carbon trading systems.• A joint ETS could unlock mutual exemptions from carbon border charges...
• Europe’s fashion sector needs an estimated €4.4 billion (US$5.09 billion) by 2030 to stay aligned with decarbonisation trajectories, exposing a growing financing gap for suppliers.• CHANEL, Kering, Moncler Group,...
• Up to US$1 billion in development finance over three years directed to water, sanitation, transport, and urban resilience• Funding aligned with Azerbaijan 2030 national priorities and the Country Partnership...
• New protocol enables governments to use private-sector crediting programmes for Paris Agreement compliance, expanding the supply of eligible emission reductions.• Standardised procedures aim to reduce market risk and improve...
• Parliament backs thresholds that limit sustainability reporting to companies above €450 million turnover and 1,750 employees.• Due diligence duties narrowed to firms with more than 5,000 employees and €1.5...
• Parliament endorses 90 percent emissions reduction by 2040, with up to 5 percent met through foreign carbon credits.• Target falls short of scientific advice for a 1.5°C-aligned pathway, yet...
• A2A raises total investments for 2024–2035 to €23 billion (US $27 billion), with €16 billion for the energy transition and €7 billion for the circular economy.• The plan forecasts...
• 15-year renewable power agreement will supply 1.5 TWh from TotalEnergies’ Montpelier solar farm in Ohio.• Google secures certified clean electricity for its U.S. data centers, aligned with its 24/7...
Ørsted is set to become the first energy company in the world to fully complete its green transformation, meeting its 2025 science-based decarbonisation target with a 98 % reduction in...
Brussels Backs Softer Green Conditions Amid Farmer Pressure The European Union has agreed to relax environmental conditions attached to its flagship Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), one of the bloc’s most...
• China’s CO2 emissions were flat year-on-year in Q3 2025, marking 18 months of stagnation or decline.• Renewable power met nearly 90% of rising electricity demand, offsetting coal use.• Growth...
• New research from Schneider Electric and Brazil’s Ministry of Industry outlines pathways to cut industrial emissions by up to 60 percent by 2050 under a high-ambition scenario.• The company...
In this interview, Michael Sheldrick, co-founder of Global Citizen and author of the new book “From Ideas to Impact,” sat down with ESG News CEO & Editor-in-Chief Matt Bird to...