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• 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...
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