Standard Chartered has launched a Sustainable Escrow and Account Bank solution, expanding its suite of sustainable finance offerings and enabling clients to channel their funds into environmentally and socially responsible...
Kimberly-Clark, the company behind household staples Andrex® and Kleenex®, is investing over £125 million (US$168.9 million) in green hydrogen infrastructure to decarbonize its UK manufacturing operations. In partnership with Carlton...
Mizuho Financial Group has announced the acquisition of Augusta & Co, a leading European independent financial advisory firm focused on the renewable energy and energy transition sectors. The acquisition will...
Google has announced a long-term global partnership and investment in Energy Dome, marking its first step into long-duration energy storage (LDES) and expanding its portfolio of advanced clean energy technologies....
• SEC tells court it won’t review climate rule—and won’t commit to enforcing it• Commissioner Crenshaw: “The unspoken truth is the answer is no”• Legal uncertainty clouds future of U.S....
Gold Standard Targets Integrity in Engineered Carbon Removals Gold Standard has released its new Engineered Removals Activity Requirements, a comprehensive framework designed to ensure high-integrity carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects...
EFRAG has launched the “EFRAG 2025 State of Play” portal—an interactive platform offering live access to early implementation data of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) under the Corporate Sustainability...
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...
Microsoft and J.P. Morgan are powering a breakthrough in climate finance. Nature-based carbon removal startup Chestnut Carbon has secured a $210 million non-recourse project finance credit facility — the first...
Türkiye has secured €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) in green financing to fund the Kars-Iğdır-Aralık-Dilucu Railway Project, a strategic rail link connecting Türkiye to the Nakhchivan region of Azerbaijan, Treasury and...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has officially launched its Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, marking a major milestone in sustainable finance. For the first time, banks, asset managers, private equity...
Blackstone will invest over $25 billion to expand Pennsylvania’s digital and energy infrastructure, a move expected to catalyze an additional $60 billion in private investment across the Commonwealth. The initiative...
Most Companies Still Investing in Sustainability—Just Not Talking About It A new report from EcoVadis reveals that U.S. companies are doubling down on sustainability investments—even as public discourse around ESG...
Global investment in circular economy business models has reached US$164 billion between 2018 and 2023, according to a new Circularity Gap Report (CGR®) Finance released by Circle Economy in collaboration...
ESG Assurance at a Crossroads KPMG’s latest ESG Assurance Maturity Index surveyed 1,320 executives and board members at companies with an average revenue of $16.8 billion. The 2025 report reveals...
Howden, the global insurance intermediary, has been appointed by Gold Standard to independently assess insurance policies linked to the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). The move...
Berlin — ESG News: Germany’s Federal Ministry of Finance is preparing to reinstate its Sustainable Finance Beirat, the national advisory board tasked with guiding the country’s sustainable finance strategy. The...