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 than four million clothing and ...
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 analysis spotlights how this blueprint ...
• 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 developing countries by 2035, alongside ...
• 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 under a Cooling-as-a-Service model.• Conversion ...
• 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 remain decisive, cited by 77% ...
• €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• Pledging drive strengthens global momentum ...
• 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 regular replenishment cycle, backed by ...
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. The key graphic Gates posted ...
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 EU proposed a major overhaul ...
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 initiatives — a carbon project ...
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 – Speaking from the heart of ...
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 one-half of California’s Climate Rule ...
• 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 maintaining intact forest cover and ...
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 Article 9 designations with a ...
• 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 emissions.• The partnership aims to ...
• 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 mobilize at least USD 20 ...
• 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 business operations.• Appointment comes as ...
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 emissions cuts that often remain ...
• 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 Special items and €4.663 billion ...