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Iberdrola has moved to deepen its role in reshaping the United Kingdom’s electricity system, awarding a $2.5 billion contract for the Eastern Green Link 4 submarine interconnector. The project will...
Garanti BBVA has crossed TL 1 trillion ($30 Billion) in sustainable finance, a scale that places the bank among the most active private-sector financiers of climate and social transition in...
As climate regulation tightens across major markets and investors face growing scrutiny over how capital aligns with real world decarbonization, Morningstar Sustainalytics has launched an updated Climate Transition Toolkit aimed...
Global management consultancy Kearney has appointed Angela Hultberg as Global Director within its sustainability team, reinforcing its push to embed climate strategy into mainstream corporate decision-making across transport, retail, and...
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners has agreed to acquire Ørsted’s European onshore renewables business, transferring a portfolio of more than 800 MW of operating and under-construction capacity alongside a multi-gigawatt development pipeline...
An interview with Catherine Cormier, Chief Product Officer at Assent Global manufacturers are facing a mounting sustainability challenge that is no longer confined to compliance teams or annual reporting cycles....
After five years of technical work and global consultation, the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has released its Land Sector and Removals Standard, introducing a long awaited framework that brings land based...
Jupiter Power has secured a $500 million Senior Secured Green Revolving Loan and Letter of Credit Facility, significantly expanding its financial capacity to advance utility-scale battery energy storage projects across...
Europe’s largest electricity consumers and grid technology providers have formed a new industry body aimed at accelerating the overhaul of the continent’s power infrastructure, as grid congestion and slow connections...
A Development Lens on Climate Policy India’s climate strategy is being recalibrated around development realities rather than abstract emissions targets, according to the Economic Survey 2025–26 tabled in Parliament by...
Beneath a scarred landscape shaped by wildfire, Mast Reforestation has buried the remains of millions of dead trees, sealed them underground, and converted that intervention into verified carbon removal credits...
Voyager Ventures has closed a $275 million second fund aimed at early stage companies building the physical and digital infrastructure underpinning future economic growth. The close brings the firm’s total...
• First mandatory climate disclosure standard designed specifically for governments and public sector entities, effective from 2028• Alignment with IFRS S2 aims to make public sector climate risks visible and...
In an era where corporate accountability extends far beyond balance sheets, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting has emerged as a cornerstone of sustainable business practice. Yet, as regulations like...
A global commodities trading powerhouse is moving deeper into long-duration climate infrastructure across Africa, with a woodland restoration platform targeting at least $1 billion in lifetime investment and positioning carbon...
Global finance and carbon markets are moving closer together as Bloomberg and Calyx Global launch a strategic collaboration to deliver independent carbon credit ratings directly through the Bloomberg Terminal, embedding...
OVO has entered a strategic collaboration with Google Cloud to embed artificial intelligence across customer energy management, customer service and vulnerability support systems, marking a shift in how retail energy...
BMI has expanded its ESG Country and Physical Climate Risk analytics platform, introducing new geospatial climate hazard modelling and forward looking physical risk scenarios through 2050. The move reflects rising...
The Conservation Fund has appointed Kristina Wyatt as Executive Vice President and General Counsel, bringing senior climate disclosure, carbon accounting, and sustainability governance experience into one of the United States’...
European sustainability focused asset manager Ambienta has secured more than €500 million ($540 Million) in commitments for its Sustainable Credit Opportunities strategy, surpassing its original fundraising target and reinforcing investor...
ESG Reporting Expertise Moves Into Enterprise Software As the European Union scales the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive across major corporates, enterprise ESG software provider Sweep has moved to embed regulatory...
Helsinki Launch Reflects a Shift Toward Market Infrastructure Puro.earth has introduced a new premium service that allows engineered carbon removal suppliers to issue verified credits with greater frequency, tightening the...
The UK has awarded £181,000 in government funding (about $225,000) to four sustainable aviation fuel innovators to accelerate testing, certification and commercialisation of next-generation fuels. The awards, issued through the...
• European Commission approves a 3.1 billion euro ($3.4 billion) Spanish aid program for high efficiency CHP plants• Ten-year scheme ties natural gas to renewable hydrogen readiness and biomass based...
Holcim has taken a strategic stake in Capsol Technologies, a Norwegian developer of post-combustion carbon capture solutions, in a move that places industrial carbon removal at the center of the...
The United States has formally exited the Paris Agreement for the second time, completing a year-long withdrawal process and removing the world’s largest economy from the principal multilateral framework for...
Ford Motor Company has appointed Lisa Drake as president of Ford Energy and confirmed that the new business unit will bring Ford into the battery energy storage systems market. The...
Hong Kong Launches Phase 2A Update to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the Phase 2A update of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance on...
Tetra Pak is expanding its sustainable packaging research agenda with a €60 million ($65 million) investment in a pilot plant in Lund, Sweden, aimed at commercializing a paper-based barrier that...
Bureau Veritas has agreed to acquire SPIN360, a Milan-based sustainability advisory firm specializing in lifecycle analytics, supply chain traceability, and ESG reporting for premium fashion and luxury brands. The deal...
• £12 million DRIVE35 grant will back Belfast magnet recycling plant supporting UK automotive and advanced manufacturing• Project targets 400 metric tons of high purity separated rare earth oxides annually...
TotalEnergies will supply 800 GWh of clean firm power to paper manufacturer SWM over ten years beginning in 2026, marking one of France’s stronger examples of heavy industry locking in...
• Drax debuts an interactive data tool that tracks biomass sourcing, transport and carbon across its global supply chain• The Tracker supports the company’s new Sustainability Framework and strengthens verification...
Aneo has agreed to acquire RWE Renewables Sweden’s wind power portfolio, adding scale, development capabilities, and operational teams as the Nordic utility accelerates its regional growth strategy. The transaction includes...
ESG strategy shifts packaging from waste stream to Scope 3 climate lever Packaging provider IFCO has set a target to help its grocery and retail customers avoid one million tonnes...
• Brazilian decarbonization market projected to grow from $43.1B to $76.8B by 2030• Framework focused on MRV-ready data to support traceability, carbon and nature-based initiatives• Initial sector pilot in beef,...
At the Future of the North Seas Summit in Hamburg, European leaders agreed to drive a new generation of hybrid offshore projects designed to link dozens of gigawatts of wind...
Equinix will allocate more than S$9 million ($7 million) through 2028 to accelerate clean energy research and policy development in Singapore, positioning digital infrastructure and data center energy demand as...
• Allianz acquires 20.25 percent minority stake in îles d’Yeu et Noirmoutier offshore wind farm.• First power delivered in June 2025 with full commissioning expected in Q1 2026.• Investment reflects...
• TD Bank has signed a ten-year offtake agreement for 44,000 tons of durable carbon removals from Charm beginning in 2029• Charm is preparing to scale pyrolysis-based carbon removal operations...
Mantle8 is expanding its leadership bench as natural hydrogen moves from scientific curiosity toward a potential clean energy market with geopolitical stakes. The deep tech geoscience company has appointed industry...
• First engineered carbon removal supplier to deliver half a million Puro.earth certified certificates with thousand year permanence• One of the largest operational CCS projects linked to ethanol production, achieving...
Isometric has certified a new protocol for carbon dioxide removal via Improved Forest Management, widening the pool of credible nature-based carbon removal options and laying out requirements for verification, ecological...
• Reinforces Wolters Kluwer’s growth ambitions in cloud-based and AI-enabled corporate performance and ESG software• Leadership transition comes as CP & ESG division prepares for 2025 organic growth aligned with...
Air Liquide launched 2025 with expanded low carbon electricity procurement at industrial scale, initiating multi year PPAs totaling 3 TWh per year to support its decarbonization roadmap and customers’ emissions...
At the start of 2026, corporate climate action reached a new threshold as the Science Based Targets initiative confirmed 10,000 companies now have validated emissions targets aligned with pathways to...
Zanskar, an emerging leader in AI-enabled geothermal exploration, has raised $115 million in Series C funding to accelerate development of a multi gigawatt geothermal pipeline and begin constructing power plants...
• ENGIE to invest roughly $90 million to build a new biomethane plant in Northern England• 60 GWh of annual biomethane contracted to PepsiCo through a 10 year BPA structure•...
EY has appointed Dr. Velislava Ivanova as its Americas Chief Sustainability Officer and Global Strategy and Markets Leader for Climate Change and Sustainability Services. The move reflects intensifying client demand...
Renewables Seize the Lead Wind and solar generated more electricity in the European Union than fossil fuels in 2025 for the first time on record, according to new data published...
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