Fortescue has secured a landmark 14.2 billion yuan ($1.98 billion) loan to accelerate its decarbonisation strategy, just weeks after cancelling green hydrogen projects in the U.S. and Australia. The five-year...
Swiss banking giant UBS has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), becoming the latest in a string of high-profile exits from the global climate finance initiative. The move comes...
China has updated its green taxonomy in a bid to accelerate its net-zero transition, reduce market fragmentation, and lower compliance costs for financial institutions. The new Catalogue of Green Finance...
Mars, Incorporated—one of the world’s top five peanut buyers, purchasing over 300 million pounds each year for brands including its billion-dollar portfolio—announced the Mars Protect the Peanut Plan, its first...
Enbridge Inc. is accelerating its infrastructure investments with the launch of projects worth approximately $2 billion, designed to meet rising power demand from data centers, the industrial sector, and LNG...
Governor Kathy Hochul has announced the availability of more than $21 million through New York’s Clean Mobility Program to fund scalable, zero-emission transportation projects. The initiative supports community-led demonstration projects...
Ares Management Corporation and Savion Equity, LLC—a subsidiary of Shell plc—have established a joint venture, Tango Holdings, LLC, to advance solar energy development and management in the United States. Tango...
Mobilizing $1.3 trillion in annual climate finance by 2035 is no longer aspirational—it’s essential. The Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA), a coalition of 86 institutional investors with $9.2 trillion in...
Global investment firm KKR has announced a A$500 million (US $335 million) strategic investment in CleanPeak Energy, marking the launch of a new distributed energy platform in Australia and KKR’s...
Treaty Oak Clean Energy, a US-based independent power producer, has closed a $300 million senior secured corporate credit facility to support the rapid expansion of its 17.3 GW renewable energy...
In a move that could signal a shift in global climate finance, China has reaffirmed its intention to invest in the Brazil-led Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF)—a multilateral fund aimed...
Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has announced a record A$3.5 billion ($2.29 billion) investment in renewable energy and grid infrastructure for the 2024–25 financial year—more than double its funding...
NatWest Group has significantly expanded its climate strategy, announcing plans to provide £200 billion in climate and transition finance from July 2025 through 2030. This move reflects its intent to...
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...
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Brussels – ESG News: The European Commission has launched a ‘Roadmap towards Nature Credits’ to attract private investment into biodiversity restoration and ecosystem preservation, rewarding businesses, landowners, and communities that...
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board has approved a historic $1.225 billion in funding at its 42nd meeting, marking the largest amount ever allocated during a single session. The funds...
re.green, a Brazilian ecological restoration firm, has secured R$ 80 million in funding from BNDES’s Climate Fund in a first-of-its-kind deal that combines financial innovation with environmental leadership. This marks...
Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a historic $1 billion Sustainable Future Program as part of New York’s FY 2026 Enacted Budget, advancing the state’s most ambitious environmental and agricultural agenda...
Gentari and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for an 80MW wind power project in Tamil Nadu, India, marking a significant milestone in their clean...
Climate solutions provider Watershed has launched the Cornerstone initiative in partnership with Stanford University’s Stanford Sustainable Solutions Lab to preserve and expand access to critical sustainability datasets. These datasets underpin...
Occidental is preparing to launch operations at its Stratos direct air capture (DAC) hub in Ector County, Texas, by the end of 2025. CEO Vicky Hollub confirmed during the company’s...
DHL Supply Chain has launched a pilot program in Japan deploying hydrogen-powered fuel cell (FC) trucks, marking a milestone in its push toward decarbonized logistics. The initiative is part of...
Arevon Energy has completed the commissioning of its Eland Solar-plus-Storage complex in Kern County, California, marking one of the state’s largest clean energy developments. The facility, representing more than $2...
British Columbia has outlined its updated approach to developing, reviewing, and maintaining greenhouse gas offset protocols under its Offset Protocol Policy (OPP), aiming to enhance transparency and diversify projects that...
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has issued a no-action letter addressing the application of ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements under its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS). The move aims to ease...
Climate finance and technology innovation drove this week’s ESG headlines. China overhauled its green taxonomy to boost transition funding, Germany approved a bill to fast-track carbon storage, and the EU...
Companies that proactively act on environmental risks and opportunities are now seeing substantial financial rewards, according to a new report from CDP. Drawing on data from nearly 25,000 corporate disclosures...
Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. has entered into an exclusivity agreement for a $300 million preferred equity investment to launch Asset Vault, a wholly owned subsidiary that will develop, own, and...
Fortescue has secured a landmark 14.2 billion yuan ($1.98 billion) loan to accelerate its decarbonisation strategy, just weeks after cancelling green hydrogen projects in the U.S. and Australia. The five-year...
Emerge, the joint venture between Masdar and EDF Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Development Bank (EDB) to accelerate the development and financing of distributed solar...
Swiss banking giant UBS has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), becoming the latest in a string of high-profile exits from the global climate finance initiative. The move comes...
BeZero Carbon has been appointed by the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) to deliver independent risk assessments for carbon credits authorised under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement....
Speeki is advancing its ESG platform by integrating agentic AI into Nicole®, its digital sustainability assistant, marking a shift from passive AI support to autonomous, task-oriented functionality. Agentic AI represents...
Standard Chartered has announced a landmark agreement with the Brazilian State of Acre to bring high-integrity forest protection carbon credits to market over the next five years. The partnership is...
In 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalized climate disclosure rules for asset managers, life insurers, and FCA-regulated pension providers, requiring firms to report in line with the Taskforce on...
Chooose has signed an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to integrate IATA CO2 Connect data into its platform, expanding global access to flight-specific carbon emissions information. The...
JERA and bp have officially launched their 50:50 joint venture, JERA Nex bp, marking a significant step in scaling global offshore wind development. The newly formed company enters the market...