As sustainability reporting becomes a defining standard for corporate transparency, many organizations are realizing that manual, spreadsheet-driven processes are no longer enough. The challenge: managing ESG data efficiently, meeting evolving...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, global climate momentum converged around finance, disclosure, and resilience. Tokyo issued the world’s first certified climate resilience bond, while New Zealand lifted...
• €1 billion in new financing will support Spanish SMEs and mid-caps through a securitisation led by EIB Group and Santander.• €200 million earmarked for near-zero-emission building projects and €70...
• Around 40 jurisdictions plan to integrate ISSB Standards into national disclosure frameworks, representing roughly 40% of global capital markets.• The expanded Jurisdictional Adopters Working Group will align “passporting” provisions...
• Global investment in low-carbon technologies has soared to US$2.1 trillion, driving demand for deeper transition analytics.• Bloomberg’s new tools map revenue and capital-expenditure exposure for companies representing 96% of...
Arca Secures Landmark Carbon Removal Partnership Vancouver-based Arca, a company specializing in industrial mineralization, has entered a long-term offtake agreement with Microsoft to deliver nearly 300,000 tonnes of durable carbon...
• Iberdrola issues the EU’s first green hybrid bond under the European Green Bond Standard, attracting €8 billion in orders.• Coupon set at 3.75%, the lowest for a hybrid bond...
Washington Backs Major Nuclear Revival The United States government has entered into an $80 billion partnership with Brookfield Asset Management and Cameco Corporation—the Canadian co-owners of Westinghouse Electric Company—to build...
• The Tokyo Metropolitan Government issued the world’s first Climate Bonds Certified Resilience Bond, raising €300 million.• The bond was oversubscribed seven times, attracting €2.2 billion in bids from nearly...
• 84% of energy CEOs are optimistic about mid-term growth, up from 72% in 2024.• 65% rank generative AI as a top investment priority, though cybersecurity and ethics pose adoption...
• Gates urges governments to focus on human welfare and resilience over temperature metrics.• Calls for targeted investment in energy access, healthcare, and agriculture for developing regions.• Pushes policymakers and...
Lede The shuttered Duane Arnold nuclear facility is poised to come back to life. In a landmark collaboration announced on Monday, Google, via its parent company Alphabet, entered into a...
Paris Ruling Tightens Accountability on Climate Claims A French court has ruled that certain online claims by TotalEnergies about its carbon neutrality ambitions and role in the energy transition were...
• Market-cap threshold for mandatory climate disclosures raised from NZ$60 million to NZ$1 billion (about US$573 million).• Managed investment schemes removed from the regime, cutting reporting entities from 164 to...
• 300 hectares on Jurong Island allocated for renewable energy and low-carbon fuels• Additional 20 hectares to host Singapore’s largest data centre park with 700 MW capacity• Part of Singapore’s...
This highly anticipated keynote, delivered at the Nest Climate Campus during Climate Week 2025, explores the critical intersection of climate change and Artificial Intelligence. Jeff Gitterman, a recognized leader in...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy debates intensified as markets doubled down on climate innovation. The EU Parliament rejected the Omnibus deal to ease sustainability rules and...
In this insightful one-on-one interview, Toronto Climate Week founder Becky Park-Romanovsky sat down with ESG News correspondent Michelle Li to discuss the monumental task of launching the city’s first-ever climate...
Project scope and milestone In Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s government-backed clean energy champion Masdar and national utility EWEC formally broke ground on what they describe as the “world’s first gigascale...