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...
ISS Sustainability Solutions, the sustainable investment business of ISS STOXX, announced the acquisition of Sust Global, a provider of geospatial risk modeling and analytics used by institutional investors, insurance companies,...
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...
U.S. investment firm Sixth Street has announced its acquisition of a 38% stake in Italian renewable energy company Sorgenia, in a transaction that values the business at €4 billion ($4.6...
Encavis AG has acquired a 199 MW hybrid renewable energy portfolio from BayWa r.e., marking its first investment in wind assets in Spain and a major milestone in its technological...
Nuveen, the global asset manager with $1.3 trillion in assets under management, has announced $785 million in new capital commitments for its Nuveen C-PACE Lending Fund III. The fund is...
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...
BBVA has channeled approximately €63 billion into sustainable business during the first half of 2025 — a 48% increase compared to the same period last year. The second quarter alone...
AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) has secured the UK Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) ‘Sustainability Impact’ label for its AXA Green Short Duration Bond Fund, under the new Sustainability Disclosure Requirements...
Deutsche Bank has appointed Esra Turk as its first-ever Global Head of Sustainable Finance, a new position created to expand and lead the bank’s sustainable finance activities across markets. Turk...
Opdenergy, a Madrid-based independent renewable energy producer, has signed an agreement to acquire a 440 MW portfolio of operational wind farms from Acciona Energía for over €500 million ($543 million)....
CRH has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Eco Material Technologies for $2.1 billion, reinforcing its leadership in North America’s cementitious materials sector. The business will continue to operate as...
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...
The European Central Bank (ECB) will introduce a new climate-focused measure within its collateral framework to safeguard the Eurosystem against the financial risks posed by climate-related transition shocks. The ECB’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...
Stockholm — A New Model for Green Steel Demand Microsoft has signed two agreements with Swedish green steelmaker Stegra, marking one of the most significant corporate commitments yet to near-zero...
China has pledged for the first time to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in absolute terms, committing to reduce economy-wide net emissions by 7–10% from peak levels by 2035, “striving...
In manufacturing, the risks are high for any company that jumps right into the next emerging technology without first doing research and developing a thoughtful, strategic business plan for implementation...
Brazil Ramps Up Forest Finance The Brazil Restoration and Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB Finance Coalition) has secured more than $4.5 billion in commitments to forest and bioeconomy projects, accelerating momentum...
Redwood Conservation Anchors Apple’s U.S. Climate Strategy Apple has partnered with The Conservation Fund to restore and sustainably manage the Gualala River Forest, a coastal redwood landscape that has long...
Microsoft Backs Cement Decarbonization Microsoft has taken another step to decarbonize its global operations, announcing an investment through its Climate Innovation Fund in Fortera, a U.S.-based developer of low-carbon cement....
A Global Platform Backed by Masdar and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Masdar’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) initiative has opened applications for its 2026 WiSER Pioneers Program,...
Madrid strategy sets course for next decade Iberdrola, Europe’s largest utility, unveiled a sweeping €110 billion ($120 billion) investment plan through 2031, cementing its shift away from risk-heavy renewable generation...
Paris: A Decisive Step in France’s Energy Transition The French government has selected TotalEnergies, in partnership with RWE, to develop and operate the “Centre Manche 2” offshore wind project, the...
Global Push from Climate Week NYC Schneider Electric used Climate Week NYC to announce a major expansion of its global supply chain decarbonization programs, doubling down on its strategy to...
A New Phase for Australia’s Renewable Sector La Caisse, the Canadian investment group formerly known as CDPQ, has reached binding agreements to acquire Edify Energy, one of Australia’s leading renewable...
A Defining Call in New York At the opening of the Global Renewables Summit during Climate Week NYC, an influential gathering of heads of government, corporate executives, financiers, and civil...
New York Sets the Stage for Belém Speaking at Climate Week in Manhattan, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell urged governments and business leaders to “step it up fast”...
Singapore turns to global carbon markets The Singapore government will purchase 2.175 million tonnes of nature-based carbon credits from projects in Ghana, Peru, and Paraguay, marking one of its largest...
A Strategic Response to Market Complexity Ahead of New York Climate Week, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Academy and Wharton Executive Education announced the launch of a joint executive...
Fusion Moves Closer to Market Italian energy major Eni has agreed to purchase more than $1 billion worth of electricity from Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ (CFS) first commercial-scale fusion power plant,...
San Francisco Nonprofit Targets Bottleneck in Carbon Markets Cool Effect, a Bay Area nonprofit focused on advancing high-quality carbon projects, has launched a $1 million award designed to help promising...
A New Approach to Food Waste IKEA U.S. has launched a food waste pilot program that takes a direct aim at one of retail’s most stubborn environmental challenges: organic waste....
Papenburg project moves forward Mercedes-Benz AG and UKA Group have received clearance to begin construction of a 140-megawatt wind farm on the automaker’s 800-hectare test track in northern Germany. Scheduled...