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• Iberdrola begins its first Australian carbon removal project across 688 hectares on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.• Project Talia is expected to generate ACCUs under the national scheme, offering verified...
• Uzbekistan activates its first utility scale integrated solar and battery facility, advancing its 2030 goal of 54 percent renewable power.• Masdar’s expanding Central Asia portfolio now exceeds 2 GW,...
• USD 1.9 billion in global commitments announced at ADFW 2025, including USD 1.2 billion in new funding• Resource gap for GPEI 2022–2029 strategy drops to USD 440 million• Funding...
• Customer Avoided Emissions reach 694 million metric tons, exceeding Siemens’ own footprint for second year• Robust Eco Design now applied to 67 percent of relevant portfolio, supporting resource efficiency...
• Draft proposals would allow one environmental management system per company instead of site level reporting• Industrial facilities may no longer need climate transformation plans or disclosure of hazardous chemical...
• USD 80 billion in new overseas cleantech investments by Chinese firms in the past year• Total Chinese outbound green tech capital since 2023 now exceeds USD 180 billion• Expansion...
• Marian D’Auria will become Chief Sustainability Officer, succeeding Kathy Ryan and leading M&G’s sustainability strategy.• Brings experience across risk, industrial sectors, investment consulting and global sustainability roles, most recently...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2025 opened today on Al Maryah Island with a clear message: the next phase of global finance will be defined by AI, energy, and a fast-evolving...
• First ever commercial fusion power purchase agreement signed in Japan between Helical Fusion and Aoki Super• Agreement validates real-world demand for continuous, net-electricity fusion generation using the Helical Stellarator...
As global markets emerge from a turbulent COP30 and prepare for the 10-year anniversary of the Paris Agreement, one theme is cutting through the noise: climate strategy in 2026 will...
• USD 20 million over 2020–2030 to scale climate smart rice sourcing, reduce emissions and strengthen farmer livelihoods• Focus regions include the US, Europe, India, Pakistan and Thailand where rice...
• Italy awards Zelestra 60 MW across eight solar projects in the FER X auction, with 80 percent located in the country’s industrial north• Capacity comes alongside a 2 GWh...
• €5.2bn in EU ETS revenues channelled into three new 2025 Innovation Fund programmes• €2.9bn for net-zero technologies, €1.3bn for clean hydrogen auctions, €1bn for industrial process heat• Additional €1.765bn...
• Diginex signs MOU to acquire Plan A, combining carbon accounting, ESG data management and supply chain transparency into a single AI-driven product suite.• Pro forma growth acceleration expected from...
• Abu Dhabi Finance Week confirms Bill Gates as speaker for day one humanitarian finance session.• Event will include a pledging moment to raise new commitments for the Global Polio...
• New ESRS Knowledge Hub integrates 2023 ESRS, simplified ESRS, VSME standards and implementation guidance in a single platform.• Platform connects reporting resources with EU legislation and international frameworks to...
• Deep.Meta’s AI driven simulations achieved close to a 10 percent emissions reduction at Spartan UK, the country’s only steel plate producer.• The company is developing its Deep.Optimiser PhyX system...
Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2025 is set to host one of the most influential gatherings in global finance, bringing together CEOs, founders, policymakers, and investors who collectively manage more...
Milan leans into 2030 targets as Edison ramps construction pipeline Edison will break ground on more than 500 MW of new renewable energy capacity in 2026, advancing one of the...
• BoE finalises strengthened climate risk expectations for banks and insurers, replacing 2019 rules.• New policy requires stronger board accountability, better scenario use, and improved data quality.• Firms must review...
• Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund invests in Pantheon Regeneration to scale U.S. peatland restoration and carbon removal.• Pantheon’s Pocosin Ecological Reserve I stands among the first commercial peatland restoration projects...
• Mandatory datapoints shrink by 57–68% as Europe aims to relieve compliance pressure without weakening Green Deal ambition• Materiality assessments overhauled, voluntary disclosures removed entirely, and value-chain estimates permitted to...
• Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary ScottishPower approved to invest €14B in new transmission infrastructure through 2031.• Largest grid investment in Iberdrola’s history; supports Clean Power 2030 Plan and triples spending from...
• Abu Dhabi Finance Week secures ADQ as Headline Partner and Hanwha Finance as Premier Partner, reinforcing state-driven ambitions to shape cross-border capital flows.• The 2025 edition expands to more...
• Creates a unified, Sharia-compliant banking framework for endowments across Abu Dhabi• Enables digital public contributions to certified endowment portfolios through ADIB channels• Strengthens oversight, transparency and financial governance across...
• Partnership targets hydrogen-based, plasma-enhanced green iron technology capable of bypassing sintering, pelletising and coking.• Industrial trial line planned to produce 5,000 tonnes of hot metal, with Fortescue providing project...
• Global fashion house and luxury sustainability pioneer reconnect after 20 years to launch a collection built entirely on certified and recycled materials.• Partnership extends beyond design to establish an...
• EU funded AURORA launches a carbon-tracking app that quantifies household and transport emissions and links users to community renewable energy projects.• Universities in Denmark, Spain, Slovenia, and the UK...
• The updated PCAF Standard adds new methodologies covering use-of-proceeds structures, securitisations, structured products, sub-sovereign debt, treaty reinsurance and project insurance.• More than 100 experts from institutions across all regions...
• BMW Group raises its long-term climate ambition, targeting at least 60 million tons of CO2e savings by 2035 compared to 2019.• The new goal adds roughly 20 million tons...
• New York City’s pension systems have achieved a 37% cut in financed emissions since 2019 but identify three major asset managers that fall short of net-zero expectations.• BlackRock’s rollback...
• Vietnam’s first National Sustainable Cooling Plan projects more than 800 TWh of electricity savings by 2050 and a 97 per cent reduction in cooling-related emissions compared with business-as-usual.• The...
• Brussels is considering a delay of several weeks to an automotive support package that could reshape the EU’s 2035 combustion engine phase out.• Germany and parts of the car...
• Vestas will double output at its Goleniow, Poland blade plant to meet rising European demand, adding a second line for its V172-7.2 MW turbine and hiring more than 300...
• New financing package totals approximately £1.1 billion ($1.39 Billion), combining CVC DIF’s equity stake, MassMutual follow-on investment, project debt refinancing and a new Holdco facility.• Capital will support Low...
• New Science Based Targets initiative pathways provide emissions cutting trajectories for ammonia, methanol, high-value chemicals and fertilizer-linked nitrous oxide.• The framework offers sector-specific guidance for companies representing the world’s...
• The bill would bar BlackRock and State Street from casting any shareholder votes tied to the $1 trillion Thrift Savings Plan, the retirement system for U.S. federal employees.• The...
• The EU Ombudsman found the Commission committed “maladministration” by rushing its Omnibus sustainability reforms without following its own Better Regulation rules.• The inquiry revealed a sub-24-hour internal consultation, unclear...
• Lloyds Banking Group has invested £116 million ($148 million) to modernize and decarbonize its 317,000-sq-ft Halifax headquarters, one of Yorkshire’s most recognizable commercial buildings.• The site now runs on...
• The UK has added nuclear energy to its green financing framework, allowing green gilt proceeds to fund nuclear projects from November 27.• The shift comes amid diverging views from...
• UK proposes a regulated regime for ESG ratings, with an estimated £500 million in net economic benefits over the next decade.• Rules focus on transparency, governance and conflict-management amid...
• England’s water utilities have issued £10.5 billion in green bonds since 2017, yet sector-wide environmental performance deteriorated last year.• Major issuers Anglian Water (£3.5 billion) and Thames Water (£3.1...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy momentum and market signals shifted across every corner of the transition. The EU moved to delay and reassess its supply chain...
• India’s Varaha receives 26.4 million euros ($30 million) from Mirova, marking the investor’s largest nature-based carbon commitment to date.• Funding will expand regenerative agriculture and soil organic carbon practices...
• Airbus delivers a 250-ton-per-year DAC unit to Deep Sky Alpha after eight months of engineering and manufacturing• Facility becomes a global testbed for next-generation carbon removal technologies, supported by...
• Vietnam restates its net-zero 2050 commitment and prepares new legal frameworks to attract global green capital and advanced technologies.• Experts at the Autumn Economic Forum 2025 highlight Vietnam’s potential...
• Verra introduces an optional prioritization queue for verification approval requests, offering earlier review starts without altering technical review standards.• The fee based system aims to expand reviewer capacity and...
• Equinix signs Letter of Intent for up to 250 MWe of next-generation nuclear power from ULC-Energy’s Rolls-Royce SMR deployment.• Agreement forms part of a global strategy to secure reliable...
• Germany asks the European Commission to allow exemptions to the 2035 phaseout of new combustion-engine vehicles, citing competitiveness and employment concerns.• Berlin seeks flexibility for plug-in hybrids and highly...
• Neoenergia and Honda will develop Brazil’s first green-hydrogen mobility hub, backed by more than €5 million ( $5.4 Million) in ANEEL-regulated R&D funding.• Honda will test fuel-cell vehicles and...
• Parliament backs a one-year delay to the EU’s deforestation-free supply chain law, pushing obligations for large companies to 2026.• Lawmakers ask the Commission to conduct an early 2026 review...
• UAE commits $1 billion to restore and modernise Yemen’s power sector through solar, wind and grid projects.• Portfolio to be delivered by Abu Dhabi’s Global South Utilities, expanding generation...
• ADB and the IAEA sign a formal cooperation framework to guide safe, sustainable nuclear deployment, including small modular reactors, across developing Asia-Pacific economies.• The agreement follows ADB’s updated energy...
• Serentica plans to raise $6–8 billion over five years to expand its clean energy portfolio to 17 GW by 2029/30.• India’s pipeline includes 3–5 GW of operating and under-construction...
• Sweden allocates $41 million in new state financing to Stegra, adding to a multi-year public support package for near-zero emissions steel.• The funding is expected to strengthen Stegra’s push...
A global shift in how LEGO boxes are packed The LEGO Group has crossed a major point in its multiyear effort to remove single-use plastics from inside its boxes. More...
Founded in 1985, DANKEN Enterprise Co., Ltd. (DANKEN) is a global professional supplier of socks and a pioneer in applying functional materials to hosiery in Taiwan. For 40 years, the...
Creative Tech Textile has collaborated innovatively with Taiwan’s oyster farming industry to create Seawool®, a multifunctional composite material that blends oyster shells with recycled polyester, giving new life to discarded...
• JPMorgan elevates veteran energy banker Robert Keepers to oversee Climate Tech within its Green Economy Banking division.• The role expands the bank’s capacity to finance emerging decarbonization technologies across...
• Just Climate raises $375 million from global institutional investors to scale natural climate solutions across land, water and waste sectors.• The strategy makes a new investment in India’s AgroStar...
• 84% of institutional investors expect the share of sustainable AUM to rise in the next two years, according to Morgan Stanley’s 2025 Sustainable Signals survey.• Climate adaptation climbs to...
• China added 12.6 GW of new solar in October, a 30% jump from September as installations rebounded after policy driven uncertainty.• Year-to-date build reached 252.87 GW, up 39% from...
A New Benchmark for Corporate Climate Action In the wake of COP30, Mirova Research Center and Sweep have launched the Climate Contribution Framework (CCF), a pioneering methodology designed to fairly...
• Sortera secures $45 million to expand its AI-enabled aluminum sorting platform and build a second U.S. facility in Tennessee.• The company’s technology converts mixed end-of-life scrap into high-value alloys...
• Frontier buyers will pay $41 million for 96,000 tons of carbon removals from 2027–2030.• Reverion’s system removes CO2 from both methane and biogenic CO2, doubling removal compared to conventional...
BriskFlow.ai has recently unveiled and launched a new XBRL-ESG integration feature to streamline ESG Reporting. The BriskFlow is a first-of-its-kind dedicated OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) layer for XBRL-ESG reporting. The...
• Taiwan’s sustainable bond regime now fully incorporates blue and biodiversity bonds under its green bond framework, in line with 2025 ICMA principles.• Marine conservation, biodiversity protection and circular economy...
• New white paper sets the foundation for a forthcoming Adaptation for Resilience (mARs) Guide supporting Environmental Objective 2 of the ASEAN Taxonomy.• Adaptation finance in developing countries faces a...
Shell and Ferrari Strike Long-Term Renewable Power Agreement Shell and Ferrari have signed a decade-long power purchase agreement that will supply the luxury automaker with 650 gigawatt hours of renewable...
• British International Investment launches its first dedicated energy transition finance facility, providing $150 million to FirstRand.• Funding targets hard-to-abate sectors across Africa through RMB and FNB, offering transition loans...
• X-energy closes an oversubscribed $700 million Series D round to scale its Xe-100 SMR and TRISO-X fuel supply chain, backed by major institutional investors.• Funding supports a commercial pipeline...
• Air Liquide starts up a 30-ton-per-day ammonia-to-hydrogen cracking unit in Antwerp-Bruges, the first of its kind at industrial scale.• The technology strengthens the feasibility of long-distance hydrogen supply chains...
Aragón agreement ties renewable procurement to local impact A new renewable energy agreement in Spain is linking corporate power demand with community-level environmental and social funding, as Zelestra, Microsoft and...
During a packed Climate Week NYC 2025, ESG News host Michelle Li caught up with Shaun Seow, CEO of the Philanthropy Asia Alliance (PAA), for a candid conversation on the...
Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries and eco-tech partner Ecoplatform are celebrating the third anniversary of their “Not Just a Thing” textile donation program with a massive milestone: customers have donated more...
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) is set to overhaul the real estate sector, pivoting toward sustainability, green innovation, and ESG-driven growth, according to a new Cushman & Wakefield report. The...
• COP30 ended without a roadmap to phase out coal, oil and gas, despite support from more than 80 countries.• Governments backed climate finance ambitions of $1.3 trillion annually for...
• Three new agreements position Tanmiah to build a Science Based Targets initiative pathway and accelerate supply-chain decarbonization in Saudi Arabia.• Strataphy will install the region’s first geothermal-cooled poultry operation...
• Sixty-six percent of organisations say climate technology is now essential or soon will be.• Data barriers block adoption, with 72% reporting fragmented or inconsistent information.• Government policy and incentives...
• €15.5bn secured for Africa’s renewable energy expansion, led by the EU and South Africa• Commitments include 26.8 GW of new renewable capacity and electricity access for 17.5 million households•...
• Countries agreed to mobilise at least $1.3 trillion annually by 2035 for global climate action, with adaptation finance set to triple.• The loss and damage fund moves into a...
In a LinkedIn post published yesterday, Microsoft co-founder and climate investor Bill Gates shared an optimistic update on global energy-related CO₂ emissions that challenges much of the prevailing doom-and-gloom narrative....
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, policy reform, carbon market expansion and industrial decarbonization all accelerated as governments and companies adapt to a more complex transition landscape. The...
Joseph Pallant, CEO of Great Bear Carbon Credit Corporation sat down with ESG News CEO & Editor-in-Chief Matt Bird, to explore one of the world’s most significant Indigenous- led conservation finance...
Coverage of the “On the Ground at COP30: Insights from Gayle Schueller, Chief Sustainability Officer at 3M” was produced by UN Global Compact Network USA. Belém, Brazil — COP30 –...
When I logged into Zoom on Tuesday, I was expecting more clarity. Instead, a few minutes later, the Ninth Circuit Court issued an injunction in two short sentences, temporarily blocking...
• Germany will contribute €1 billion ($1.15 billion) over ten years to Brazil’s Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a new global mechanism aimed at reducing deforestation.• The fund rewards countries for...
The European Commission’s proposal to reform the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) marks a decisive moment in Europe’s sustainable finance journey. By proposing to replace the existing Article 8 and...
• The two countries signed an MoU to develop an Article 6.2-aligned carbon credit implementation agreement that will allow Singapore’s carbon-taxed emitters to offset up to 5 percent of their...
• Seventeen governments joined the Blue NDC Challenge, expanding the integration of ocean action directly into national climate plans.• A global network of regenerative seascapes launched with a target to...
• ABN AMRO elevates sustainability to a core strategic function with a newly strengthened CSO mandate.• Sandra Phlippen to lead Group Sustainability from January 2026, integrating climate priorities into core...
A New Push to Expand Industrial Efficiency Google has launched a free Energy Assessment tool aimed at manufacturing facilities, positioning the platform as a way to unlock cost savings and...
• Siemens Energy will invest $2.3 billion in transformer and switchgear factories by 2028, expanding global grid capacity as electricity demand accelerates.• The company delivered €2.355 billion in profit before...
• European Commission proposes major overhaul of the SFDR to reduce complexity and cut reporting costs across the financial sector.• New three-tier ESG product categorisation aims to improve clarity for...
• EUR 250 million ($288 million)in InvestEU-backed guarantees will unlock working capital for early-stage European cleantech manufacturers.• Partnership targets companies advancing decarbonisation, circular economy solutions, bioeconomy development and pollution control.•...
• Five-year HKD 1.5 billion ($193 million) multi-currency sustainability-linked loan ties terms to social value creation across Nan Fung Group’s Hong Kong portfolio.• First financing structure from the Group to...
• Countries operationalized the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, the largest forest-finance mechanism ever established, and advanced land-tenure commitments covering 160 million hectares.• New coalitions on bioeconomy development, jurisdictional REDD+ and...
• Morningstar Sustainalytics appoints a new head of climate and nature solutions to accelerate research, data and investor-facing tools.• The role carries responsibility for next-generation climate and biodiversity analytics, including...
• M&S launches RE:Spark to expand renewable electricity adoption across fashion suppliers in Asia and Turkey.• Partnership with Schneider Electric provides digital tools, advisory services, and aggregated PPA access for...
• New project aims to convert 500,000 tons of waste per year into sustainable aviation fuel for one of the world’s largest aviation hubs.• Hybrid pathway integrates green hydrogen from...
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