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This week’s ESG headlines reveal a global acceleration in carbon credit adoption, clean energy investments, and sustainability disclosure reforms. As Microsoft, JPMorganChase, and ByteDance ink multi-million-ton carbon removal deals, governments...
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...
The Singapore Business Federation (SBF) is calling for a 12- to 24-month extension of mandatory climate-related disclosures under the ISSB framework for smaller firms listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX)....
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...
Slovenia has launched its first sustainability-linked bond, raising €1 billion to support its environmental and climate objectives. The 10-year bond, maturing on 2 July 2035, carries a coupon rate of...
Meta has signed four new clean energy agreements with Invenergy totaling 791 MW, reinforcing its push to power expansive data center and AI operations with sustainable electricity. These deals elevate...
ByteDance, the global tech company behind TikTok, has purchased the right to retire over 100,000 tonnes of carbon credits through Rubicon Carbon’s flagship offering, the Rubicon Carbon Tonne® (RCT). The...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has unveiled two new sustainability reporting standards—GRI 102: Climate Change and GRI 103: Energy—to drive corporate accountability and accelerate climate action. “These new GRI Standards...
The UK government has released exposure drafts of its new UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS), marking a significant step toward a modernised corporate reporting framework. The drafts are modeled...
A first-of-its-kind international coalition led by Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Kenya will issue shared global principles to strengthen voluntary carbon markets and scale climate finance ahead of COP30 in...
The European Commission has adopted the Clean Industrial Deal Framework (CISAF), a robust and long-term state aid structure aimed at accelerating clean energy deployment, industrial decarbonisation, and clean technology investment...
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...
JPMorganChase has signed a 10-year agreement with 1PointFive to purchase 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits, marking a significant step in the financial giant’s efforts to decarbonize...
The IFRS Foundation has published new guidance to help entities disclose climate-related transition information in alignment with IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures, aiming to improve the quality, consistency, and comparability of...
Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on advancing energy and infrastructure transformation, has closed its inaugural fund—Greenbelt Capital Partners III L.P.—at $1 billion, hitting its hard cap and...
The EU Council has adopted a sweeping negotiating position that significantly scales back corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence rules, exceeding the deregulatory ambitions of the European Commission’s original Omnibus...
Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct the state’s first new nuclear power facility in a generation, a zero-emission advanced reactor in...
Key Impact Points: EFRAG Responds to EU Push for ESRS Simplification EFRAG has released a progress report detailing its strategy to significantly simplify the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), aiming...
Italian energy giant Eni has sold a 20% stake in its retail and renewables arm, Plenitude, to U.S. alternative investment firm Ares Management Corp. for approximately €2 billion ($2.3 billion)....
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has unveiled its Sustainability Taxonomy, a digital framework that converts its sustainability reporting standards into machine-readable formats using XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)—the global standard...
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