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InnoEnergy Targets Europe’s Clean Energy Workforce Gap Europe’s clean energy buildout is moving faster than its workforce pipeline. InnoEnergy is now targeting that gap with a new Energy Transition Talent...
Neoenergia Advances Forest Restoration in Bahia Neoenergia, Iberdrola’s Brazilian subsidiary, has secured €14.8 million in financing from Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development to support a large-scale Atlantic...
DHL Deepens Its French Logistics Footprint DHL Group will invest around €160 million in France between 2026 and 2027, strengthening one of its largest European markets as logistics companies face...
NYK Turns To Durable Carbon Removal NYK has signed an agreement to purchase carbon dioxide removal credits from Graphyte, a U.S.-based carbon-removal startup developing one of the world’s large-scale biomass-based...
EFRAG Resumes Work on Non-EU Reporting Rules EFRAG has restarted work on a dedicated sustainability reporting standard for non-EU corporate groups, moving another key part of Europe’s reporting architecture closer...
Google Expands Water Commitments As Data Center Growth Faces Scrutiny Google is expanding its water stewardship commitments as the rapid growth of data centers places new pressure on local infrastructure,...
CarbonCure Appoints New Board Chair CarbonCure Technologies has named cement and construction materials veteran Onne van der Weijde as Chair of its Board of Directors, placing global industry experience at...
Australian Companies Face A New Assurance Test Speeki and Pilot Partners have formed a strategic partnership to deliver sustainability assurance services for Australian companies as climate reporting moves from voluntary...
Deloitte Builds Regional Sustainability Leadership Deloitte has appointed Smruti Naik-Jones as Chief Sustainability Officer for its newly launched Europe, Middle East and Africa business, placing sustainability leadership at the centre...
New York Moves Nuclear From Policy To Procurement New York is moving its next-generation nuclear strategy from planning to procurement, with two new solicitations aimed at delivering at least 1...
EDF And Masdar Secure Long-Term Clean Power Deal In California EDF power solutions North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, Masdar, have signed 15-year power purchase agreements with Southern...
EU Opens Fiscal Space For Clean Energy The European Commission will allow EU governments to redirect part of their defence-related fiscal flexibility toward green energy investment, giving member states a...
Argentina Province Brings Forest Carbon Program To Market Misiones, Argentina: Verra has certified its first government-led forest carbon program at provincial scale, giving Argentina’s Province of Misiones a new route...
Data Center Power Demand Exposes Scope 2 Accounting Gap Data center power demand has quadrupled with the rise of artificial intelligence, yet the reported carbon footprints of major technology firms...
Google And Voltus Target Data Center Load Growth Google and Voltus are moving to turn local homes and businesses into a new source of grid capacity, using a first-of-its-kind agreement...
Rabobank Elevates Sustainability Leadership Rabobank has appointed Dries Lagerberg as Chief Sustainability Officer, placing an experienced internal leader at the helm of its sustainability strategy. The appointment took effect on...
Brussels is tightening pressure on national governments as the EU prepares to enforce new anti-greenwashing rules across its single market. The European Commission has sent letters of formal notice to...
Rio Tinto has started commissioning its $1.5 billion AP60 smelter expansion at Complexe Arvida, placing Quebec at the center of a new phase in low-carbon aluminum production. The start-up began...
Britain Raises Climate Ambition Amid Fossil Fuel Volatility London has set a new target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by around 87% by 2040 from 1990 levels, placing the UK...
Brazil Eases ESG Reporting Mandate Brazil’s securities regulator has pulled back from mandatory sustainability reporting, reshaping one of the world’s most closely watched emerging-market ESG disclosure regimes. The Securities and...
World Bank And Japan Deepen Supply Chain Cooperation Washington, D.C. and Tokyo are tightening their partnership on critical minerals, energy security, and supply chain resilience as developing economies face rising...
UBS Strengthens Sustainability Risk Leadership Zurich-based UBS has appointed Alexander Seidler as Head Sustainability and Climate Risk, giving him responsibility for implementing the bank’s sustainability and climate risk framework. The...
GreenWay Raises Green Debt For Regional EV Expansion Warsaw, Poland, GreenWay has secured up to €138 million in green debt financing to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure across Central and...
Solar Power For Australia’s Digital Infrastructure New South Wales is preparing to add new renewable power to Australia’s fast-expanding digital economy, as Google, AirTrunk and European Energy Australia move closer...
TD Bank Backs Long-Term Carbon Removal Portfolio Toronto-Dominion Bank has signed a 10-year carbon removal agreement with Climeworks Solutions, giving one of North America’s largest banks access to a diversified...
SEC Reverses Course On Climate Disclosure Washington, D.C. regulators have opened a new front in the U.S. debate over climate risk, corporate reporting and investor protection. The U.S. Securities and...
China Taps Hong Kong For Green Finance Demand Hong Kong has secured a fresh role in China’s sovereign green finance strategy, after the Ministry of Finance completed a RMB6 billion...
DigitalBridge Moves Deeper Into Power Infrastructure DigitalBridge Group will acquire ArcLight Capital Partners in a deal worth up to $1.05 billion. The agreement creates a larger alternative asset management platform...
India And Germany Put Fairness At The Centre Of The Energy Shift New Delhi and Berlin are widening one of the world’s most important clean energy partnerships, with a sharper...
India Prepares First Blue Bond For Maritime Finance India is preparing to test investor appetite for its first blue bond, as state-owned Sagarmala Finance Corporation moves to raise long-term capital...
Thea Energy Targets Grid-Scale Fusion Northern New Jersey is becoming a test bed for one of the highest-stakes energy bets in the U.S. power market. Thea Energy has raised $100...
New York has moved to blunt rising household energy costs while keeping its climate agenda intact, approving a sweeping affordability and sustainability package in the state’s FY27 enacted budget. Governor...
Carbon Removal Buyers Face A New Sourcing Test Carbon Direct has released a global sourcing guide for agricultural biomass used in carbon dioxide removal projects, as demand for high-durability removals...
Global Benchmark Exposes Marketing’s Sustainability Execution Gap Marketing leaders are moving sustainability closer to the centre of brand strategy, but a new global benchmark shows many organizations still lack the...
Germany Moves To Anchor The Fusion Race Germany, is moving deeper into the global race for commercial fusion power after Focused Energy raised $240 million in Series A financing. The...
Europe Pulls Global ESG Funds Back Into Positive Territory Global sustainable funds returned to net inflows in the first quarter of 2026, after a bruising year of withdrawals, according to...
Climate Finance Climbs Above The UN Goal Developed countries again exceeded the long-running $100 billion climate finance goal in 2024, strengthening a key measure of trust between wealthy economies and...
MAG Reports Measurable Emissions Cuts Malaysia Aviation Group has reduced more than 103,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions through fuel efficiency measures, marking a significant step in its long-term sustainability...
• TotalEnergies has filed for authorization of a 1.5 GW offshore wind farm off Normandy, advancing France’s largest renewables project.• The €4.5 billion ($5.2 billion) project is expected to generate...
IFS has launched IFS Zero, an agentic Emissions Operating System built for companies where carbon data is often buried across assets, sites, suppliers, and legacy systems. The new platform is...
McDonald’s Faces A Climate Target Reality Check Chicago-based McDonald’s has acknowledged that it will miss some of its 2030 emissions targets, placing one of the world’s largest restaurant companies at...
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Elemental Impact has launched a new investment initiative with Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft to test clean energy and materials technologies inside one of the world’s fastest-growing infrastructure markets. The...
Standard Setters Move To Reduce Reporting Complexity London and Amsterdam are moving closer on sustainability reporting, as the IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative expand their collaboration to align...
Clean-Energy Trade Defies Tariffs London, New York and global energy markets entered 2025 facing tariffs, industrial policy shifts and widening geopolitical risk. Yet clean-energy trade still grew. Global shipments of...
China’s Carbon Accounting Comes Under Scrutiny Beijing’s latest carbon data has opened a new fault line in global climate governance, after researchers said China changed the way it calculates emissions...
Hong Kong Green Debt Market Gains New Benchmark Hong Kong has added a new marker to its sustainable finance market, after Standard Chartered issued its inaugural HKD2 billion ($255 Million)...
Stockholm Moves Carbon Removals Into Municipal Climate Policy Stockholm has placed permanent carbon removals at the centre of its municipal climate strategy, agreeing to purchase 50,000 tonnes a year from...
TISFD has released the first draft of its global framework for inequality and social-related financial disclosures, opening a new phase in how companies and investors assess people-related risks. The draft...
Brazil Moves To Scale SAF Production São Francisco do Conde, Bahia, is moving into the center of Brazil’s low-carbon fuel strategy. Acelen Renewables secured $1.5 billion in financing to start...
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