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A Strategic Bet on Distributed Energy DWS, the asset management arm of Deutsche Bank, has acquired Portuguese renewable energy community platform Cleanwatts in a transaction backed by a €150 million...
BBVA mobilized €134 billion ($145 Billion) in sustainable business in 2025, a 44 percent increase from the prior year and the highest annual figure in the bank’s history. The acceleration...
Mars, Incorporated has signed a long-term renewable electricity agreement securing the majority output of the newly commissioned Kölvallen Wind Farm in Sweden, marking one of the company’s largest clean energy...
In the next phase of ESG, the advantage is shifting from who tells the best sustainability story to who can prove outcomes with decision-grade evidence. Purposefy has published a new...
Global Food Security Meets Climate Risk The National Geographic Society and PepsiCo have awarded five new research grants to scientists conducting on farm trials designed to strengthen soil resilience and...
The Hashgraph Group, a Swiss based Web3 and AI technology engineering firm within the Hedera ecosystem, has launched TrackTrace, an enterprise platform designed to help companies comply with the European...
Spain’s regional government has awarded ACCIONA the contract to develop and operate what will become the largest public EV charging hub within Madrid’s M-30 ring road, placing high capacity electric...
Mitsui & Co. Project Solutions have signed a long term virtual power purchase agreement with NIKE Japan Group to supply renewable energy attributes generated from domestic solar power projects. The...
European Union member states have given final approval to scale back landmark corporate sustainability rules, narrowing the scope of supply chain due diligence and reporting obligations after sustained pressure from...
ENGIE has completed and received regulatory approval for the Assú Sol photovoltaic complex, its largest operational solar facility worldwide, marking a major addition to Brazil’s renewable energy capacity. Located in...
Google.org is launching a $30 million Impact Challenge focused on AI for Science, aimed at accelerating breakthroughs in human health and climate systems. The global open call seeks to equip...
First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr (FABMISR) has launched the “Green Schools for a Sustainable Future” initiative, a public school sustainability pilot developed with Egypt’s Ministry of Education and Technical Education...
• $100 billion direct investment to build renewable powered hyperscale AI data centres by 2035• Expected to catalyse an additional $150 billion across manufacturing, cloud services and digital infrastructure• Integrated...
DHL Global Forwarding has launched a new GoGreen Plus Portfolio designed to make lower emissions freight services easier to adopt across global supply chains. At the center of the rollout...
Mirova, the sustainable investment affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, has signed framework agreements with independent carbon credit ratings providers BeZero Carbon and Sylvera, reinforcing its push to raise integrity standards...
A Market Reset After Years of Expansion Global corporate procurement of clean electricity slowed in 2025, ending eight consecutive years of growth as rising project costs, policy uncertainty and volatile...
Circularity is a topic growing in importance. It has been moving up the priority list for business leaders, regulators, and sustainability practitioners, primarily for its business value and material security,...
LanzaJet has secured $47 million in new capital through the first close of a broader $135 million equity raise, valuing the sustainable fuels developer at $650 million pre-money. The round...
Crewe Moves to Decarbonise Luxury Logistics Bentley Motors will use Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) for all customer car airfreight movements worldwide, a shift that takes effect immediately and targets one...
Exomad Green has appointed Daniel Sierra as Vice President of Policy, Strategy, and Market Outreach, reinforcing its focus on governance, market credibility, and global policy alignment as carbon removal markets...
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has unveiled a 2026–2030 climate strategy that reframes how one of the world’s largest institutional investors intends to navigate the energy transition. The C$269 billion...
Verra has approved the first carbon credits issued under a digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (DMRV) pilot designed to enable high-frequency issuances. The initiative allows projects to receive credits monthly...
Industrial Decarbonisation Meets Strategic Security INEOS has secured €300 million ($325 million) in French government support to accelerate the regeneration and decarbonisation of its Lavera petrochemical complex, one of the...
By Jonathan Orchard in cooperation and edited by ESG News Editorial Team Why human health may be the most overlooked lever in ESG strategy Environmental, Social and Governance frameworks have...
Turning Sustainability Ambition Into Enterprise Execution EY has launched its Sustainable Operating Blueprint, a framework designed to help organizations embed sustainability into core strategy and operations rather than treating it...
At the India AI Summit, Google announced a collaboration with the Office of the Principal Scientific Advisor (PSA) to the Government of India, positioning climate technology at the center of...
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has constituted a working group to review the regulatory framework governing ESG Rating Providers (ERPs), responding to feedback from market participants and...
Microsoft announced it has met its 2025 renewable energy target, securing enough clean electricity to match 100% of power consumed by its datacenters, campuses and buildings worldwide. The milestone rests...
ClimeFi has launched its Due Diligence Coverage platform, granting qualified buyers access to executive summaries from its database of carbon removal project assessments. The move is designed to improve transparency...
Amazon is expanding its Sustainability Exchange to provide companies with new tools to reduce emissions beyond their direct operations, offering lower-carbon fuel inset credits and superpollutant refrigerant destruction credits to...
Lydian Energy has secured $689 million in financing to develop two utility scale solar projects and a major battery storage facility across the U.S. Southwest and Texas, expanding grid resilience...
The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) plans to raise approximately $100 million by 2028 to finance the digitisation of India’s electricity grids, Chief Executive Woochong Um said...
Neste and World Fuel Services have signed a five-year extension to their existing partnership, expanding the availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) across more than 100 airports in World Fuel’s...
British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, has surpassed its $1 billion climate finance commitment for India under its 2022–2026 strategy, confirming $1.1 billion deployed...
Absolute Climate has introduced a certification framework designed to translate the emissions benefits of low-carbon products into verified, tradable environmental claims. The pathway enables climate benefits embedded in materials such...
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an expanded climate partnership with the United Kingdom during a diplomatic visit aimed at strengthening cooperation on clean energy, trade, and sustainable development. The trip...
Equinix has secured a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with ENEOS Renewable Energy Corporation to source renewable electricity from the 121MW Sanda Mega Solar Power Plant in Hyogo Prefecture, reinforcing...
The International Organization for Standardization has released ISO 14092:2026 Climate Change Adaptation, a new international standard designed to help local governments, communities, and organizations plan and implement climate adaptation strategies...
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has mandated carbon disclosure and offsetting requirements for non-bank financial institutions, marking a significant shift in how environmental risk is integrated into financial oversight. Decision...
Renewable energy developer Zelestra has begun construction of the 9.5 MWdc Bellomo agrivoltaic solar plant in Sicily, expanding its Italian footprint with a project designed to integrate clean power generation...
Governance Standards Shift Amid Political Pressure Goldman Sachs is preparing to remove diversity related criteria from the framework its board governance committee uses to evaluate potential directors, according to a...
As ESG commitments proliferate across global markets, water stewardship remains a critical blind spot. Carbon emissions are tracked with growing precision, yet corporate water performance is often disclosed through fragmented...
Bloomberg strengthens sustainable finance leadership Bloomberg has appointed Lauren Smart as Global Head of Sustainable Finance, elevating a senior sustainability data executive at a moment when climate risk, energy transition...
Mantle8, the deep-tech geoscience company advancing natural hydrogen exploration, has appointed Laurence Tiberghien-Portaz as Human Resources Director while opening a new office in Grenoble, reinforcing organisational capacity as the company...
The administration of President Donald Trump has repealed the scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and eliminated federal tailpipe emissions standards for cars and trucks, marking the...
Fortescue has begun commissioning two battery electric locomotives on its Pilbara rail network, marking a decisive step in decarbonising one of the world’s largest iron ore supply chains. Delivered by...
Leadership shift reflects rising ESG demands in private markets London based global asset manager Schroders has appointed Holly Turner as Head of Sustainable Investments at Schroders Capital, elevating a long...
London Rebalances Climate Commitments and Energy Security NatWest has softened key elements of its fossil fuel lending framework, reopening financing channels for parts of the oil and gas sector in...
Aviation’s Hard-to-Abate Emissions Drive Durable Removal Demand A new multi-year offtake agreement between Senken and Exomad Green will supply 105,000 tonnes of permanently removed carbon dioxide between 2026 and 2028,...
Brussels Backs Denmark’s Land-Use Climate Strategy The European Commission has approved a €1.04 billion ($1.12 billion) Danish state aid program designed to pay landowners to permanently remove agricultural and forestry...
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