BBVA Expands to Houston for U.S. Energy Transition Leadership BBVA Group has opened a new office in Houston, positioning itself as a key player in financing the U.S. energy transition....
IFC issues a 2.6 billion Swedish krona green bond to promote blue finance in emerging markets. The $243 million bond will finance ocean-friendly projects and improve access to clean water...
ERM, the world’s leading sustainability consultancy, has teamed up with osapiens, an AI-driven ESG platform provider, to help businesses manage and act on ESG data. This partnership aims to simplify...
The 2024 State of the Energy Union report highlights the EU’s significant progress in ensuring secure, competitive, and affordable energy, while also laying the groundwork for future economic growth and...
Standard Chartered Leads Innovative Financing for Carbon Removals Standard Chartered is breaking new ground by providing debt financing to UNDO, a project developer specializing in enhanced rock weathering, a method...
China’s Envision Group Expands Green Hydrogen Efforts in Spain Spain has signed a $1 billion deal with China’s Envision Group to build a factory producing electrolysers, a critical component for...
Deloitte’s 2024 CxO Sustainability Report reveals a growing commitment to sustainability, with 85% of CxOs increasing their investments, up from 75% last year. This shift signals climate action’s lasting presence...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released proposed updates to its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing. These updates are aimed at helping federal government buyers...
HSBC Asset Management (HSBC AM) expands its private credit capabilities by launching the Global Transition Infrastructure Debt and European Senior Direct Lending strategies, further scaling its USD 6.5 billion global...
Thomson Reuters Announces Integration with SAP for ESG Reporting Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) has partnered with SAP to launch a product integration that simplifies Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting...
Oracle recently introduced Oracle Fusion Cloud Sustainability, a new application within its Fusion Cloud Applications Suite. The offering helps organizations manage and report on sustainability initiatives efficiently—at no additional cost....
Patagonia is taking bold steps to protect global forests by joining Canopy’s Pack4Good initiative. The outdoor apparel giant has committed to sourcing its packaging from non-forest fibers, aiming to eliminate...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have increased their support for private sector renewable energy projects, boosting their combined financing to €600 million...
Worldly, a leader in supply chain sustainability insights, launched its Product Impact Calculator, the first tool to seamlessly integrate primary supply chain data with pre-built product impact models. This innovation...
QNB Group has signed a landmark agreement with DHL Express to incorporate Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) into its shipping solutions, cutting CO2 emissions by 50% for all express air shipments....
A new report by the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), based at the London School of Economics, finds that 30% of the world’s largest corporate emitters now have climate targets aligned...
New analysis by the Travel Smart campaign, led by T&E, reveals that tech companies are significantly cutting business travel emissions, with an average reduction of 49% in 2023 compared to...
The 2024 UK Net Zero Business Census sheds light on the nation’s progress toward reducing carbon emissions. The study, which is the largest of its kind, surveyed over 2,000 businesses,...
Upright has just launched a groundbreaking open database, the first of its kind, covering the science-based impact of over 35,000 mutual funds and ETFs worldwide. This initiative offers an unprecedented...
Expanding the Carbon Removal Rulebook The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has approved a new suite of methodologies for engineered carbon dioxide removal (CDR), strengthening governance of...
A Life Devoted to Nature Dr Jane Goodall, the world’s most renowned primatologist and conservationist, died Wednesday at 91 while on a speaking tour in California, the Jane Goodall Institute...
A growing sovereign green bond market The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has released its Green Bond Report 2025, providing a detailed account of how HK$240 billion (US$31 billion) in...
European businesses call sustainability a competitiveness issue A new survey of more than 2,500 senior executives across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland reveals broad support for binding corporate sustainability...
Asia-Pacific Leaders Advance ESG Integration On the sidelines of UN General Assembly week, the United Nations Global Compact convened senior business leaders from Asia and Oceania for a closed-door Leadership...
Quality over Quantity Defines Luxury’s Next Phase The global luxury sector is navigating slowing demand, shifting consumer expectations, and a changing definition of value. According to the first EY Luxury...
New Capital for Expanding Energy Transition Services Nuveen has acquired a majority interest in Ally Energy Solutions, a U.S. provider of turnkey power and efficiency upgrades for commercial and industrial...
A Strategic Carve-Out in Solar TotalEnergies has sold a 50% stake in a 1.4 gigawatt (GW) solar portfolio across the United States to insurance vehicles and funds managed by KKR,...
Baton Rouge bets on carbon removal ExxonMobil has been selected to transport and permanently store carbon dioxide captured at AtmosClear’s planned biomass energy facility at the Port of Greater Baton...
New Pathways for Automotive Waste Porsche AG, BASF SE and Austrian technology firm BEST Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH have completed a pilot project demonstrating the chemical recycling of complex...
A New Benchmark for Corporate Climate Expertise The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has established the world’s first official register of certified experts qualified to guide companies through the complexities...
Oslo steps into global transition capital markets Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), manager of Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, has committed $1.5 billion to Brookfield Asset Management’s Global Transition...
Jakarta’s Waste Crisis Spurs New Energy Push Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara Indonesia, will roll out at least eight waste-to-energy plants by the end of October as part of a...
Brussels signs off on CBAM reform The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation simplifying the bloc’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), an instrument designed to prevent carbon...
Cyprus Decision Marks Next Phase Meeting in Europe’s most water-scarce country, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s Board has adopted the second phase of its Climate Bank Roadmap, committing to...
Toronto’s first Climate Week is bringing together investors, business leaders, policymakers, and innovators to explore how climate action is reshaping markets and creating new opportunities. With dozens of sessions happening...
Regulatory Uncertainty Meets Investor Demands 2025 is proving to be a pivotal year for corporate sustainability disclosures. Thousands of companies have filed reports under the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
IBM is moving to address one of the persistent bottlenecks in corporate climate reporting: the accuracy and usability of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. The company has introduced the Envizi...
Sarawak bets on hybrid clean power Malaysia’s Sarawak state has secured one of its largest private renewable energy investments with Founder Group Limited and Planet QEOS Sdn. Bhd. committing MYR1.16...
Record Commitments from Berlin Berlin has confirmed it provided €11.8 billion ($13.81 billion) in international climate finance during 2024, a record outlay designed to strengthen developing countries’ ability to respond...