• Major global brands representing 20% of plastic packaging market reaffirm commitment to circularity.• Agenda calls for shared advocacy, collaboration, and policy alignment to scale reuse and reduce waste.• Foundation...
Canada’s Industrial Hub Enters the Carbon Removal Era In a move that brings engineered carbon removal closer to large-scale deployment, Carbon Direct and Varme Energy have announced a partnership to...
• LEED v5 is now open for certification, introducing new decarbonization and resilience benchmarks for global building projects.• Updated tools and guides aim to simplify project planning, certification, and integration...
1. Cheney’s Energy & Regulatory Agenda: A Fossil-Fuel First Approach From his position as Chair of the National Energy Policy Development Group (NEPDG) in 2001 and through his vice presidency...
Riyadh launch and strategic scale At FII 9 in Riyadh, ACWA Power unveiled a series of interconnected agreements spanning financing, renewable-energy development, storage and water infrastructure. The timing and scale...
• OPES Solar Mobility opens a 12,000 m² production facility near Leipzig for flexible solar panels designed for commercial and recreational vehicles.• The technology is expected to cut vehicle CO₂...
• $6.5 billion investment for a 50% stake in the world’s largest offshore wind project• Project to deliver 2.9 GW of renewable power, enough for over 3 million UK homes•...
• 66% of companies use ICROA-endorsed standards; 55% apply ICVCM Core Carbon Principles• 55% plan to scale carbon credit engagement by 2030, while only 12% lack a strategy• 46% cite...
Abu Dhabi leads new AI-energy integration push Abu Dhabi has launched a major cross-sector initiative linking energy and technology at unprecedented scale. ADNOC announced a new alliance with Microsoft, Masdar,...
• Five nonprofit and public-sector partners selected to deploy AI, cloud, and quantum technologies across critical supply chains.• Projects span Canada, India, Kenya, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, and Saudi Arabia, addressing...
An investor-led commission representing $18 trillion in assets has released a 10-year plan to lift environmental and social performance across global mining, aiming to channel capital toward operators that meet...
• The world’s first in-motion wireless charging highway has launched on France’s A10, allowing trucks, buses, and cars to recharge while driving.• Tests show Electreon’s system delivers over 200 kW...
Brussels Pushes Deep Decarbonization Across Europe The European Commission has allocated €2.9 billion ($3.1 billion) from the EU’s Innovation Fund to 61 large-scale net-zero technology projects across 18 countries, in...
• 100 MWh Rondo Heat Battery to decarbonize HEINEKEN’s Vialonga Brewery near Lisbon• Partnership model delivers low-carbon steam through Heat-as-a-Service by EDP Comercial• System to be powered by 7 MW...
• Five-year partnership digitizes Tata Motors’ sustainability operations using TCS’s AI-powered Intelligent Urban Exchange platform.• The new system enables real-time emissions tracking, ESG compliance reporting, and supply-chain transparency aligned with...
Long-Term Climate Credit for High-Risk Economies Climate Fund Managers (CFM), MUFG Bank, FinDev Canada, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) have achieved a $600 million first close for the GAIA...
• Five-year cooperation agreement worth up to US$450 million signed at FII9 in Riyadh• Partnership expands financing for renewable energy, water desalination, and green hydrogen in developing nations• Builds on...
Key Takeaways As the global community prepares for COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is putting institutional investors at the heart of the sustainability dialogue at PRI in...
As sustainability reporting becomes a defining standard for corporate transparency, many organizations are realizing that manual, spreadsheet-driven processes are no longer enough. The challenge: managing ESG data efficiently, meeting evolving...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, global climate momentum converged around finance, disclosure, and resilience. Tokyo issued the world’s first certified climate resilience bond, while New Zealand lifted...