ESG Europe
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 Wall Street Journal report citing ...
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 metrics and qualitative narratives that ...
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 financing, and ESG disclosure requirements ...
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 moves toward execution and market ...
The administration of President Donald Trump has repealed the scientific determination that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and eliminated federal tailpipe emissions standards for cars and trucks,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 most sweeping rollback of U.S. ...
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 Progress Rail, the locomotives will ...
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 time climate specialist to guide ...
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 a move that highlights mounting ...
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, with credits earmarked for use ...
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 land from production, a move ...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, Europe advanced both ambition and enforcement as lawmakers approved a binding 90% emissions cut by 2040 while limiting carbon credit use and banning the destruction of unsold ...
Commercial Fusion Moves From Lab Milestones to Market Strategy Fusion startup Inertia has secured $450 million in Series A funding to accelerate commercialization of inertial confinement fusion, positioning itself as one of the most closely ...
London Pushes Aviation Beyond Mandate London’s Heathrow Airport is expanding its Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive programme for a fifth consecutive year, setting a target that exceeds the UK government’s mandate and places commercial pressure on ...
Luxembourg Pushes SME Climate Financing Into Execution Phase European policymakers and financiers gathered at the EIB Group’s Green Gateway event to highlight the rapid expansion of the Energy Efficiency for SMEs initiative, a flagship EU-wide ...
SkyNRG has reached financial close on DSL-01, a greenfield Sustainable Aviation Fuel production facility at the Delfzijl chemical park, shifting the project from development into active construction after seven years of planning and permitting. Once ...
HAMR Energy has secured AUD 10 million ($7 million) in Series A funding from aviation and industrial heavyweights Airbus, Qantas and thyssenkrupp Uhde, positioning the company to expand a pipeline of low carbon liquid fuel ...
A coalition of chemical producers, material innovators, and trading houses has launched what participants describe as the world’s first global supply chain dedicated to renewable plastics for high performance consumer electronics, targeting Sony’s next generation ...
Eclipse has secured a strategic partnership with BNP Paribas aimed at expanding battery energy storage across Europe, combining equity investment, structured finance, and energy trading capabilities to address rising power demand and grid volatility. Strategic ...
UK-based sustainability data platform Dcycle has announced the acquisition of Munich-based AI company ESG-X, a move that materially strengthens Dcycle’s position in the European ESG software landscape and marks its formal expansion into Germany—one of ...
Capital Deployment Accelerates Energy Transition Strategy ContourGlobal has allocated roughly 60% of its $1.1 billion Green Bond proceeds toward renewable energy and storage assets, channeling $657 million into projects that anchor the company’s shift toward ...
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