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Datamaran has launched Harbor, a global community platform exclusively for in-house corporate sustainability professionals. The platform offers peer engagement, expert insights, and regulatory updates tailored to ESG leaders navigating rising stakeholder expectations and evolving compliance ...
Actis has closed fundraising for its second Long Life Infrastructure Fund (ALLIF2), securing $1.7 billion in commitments. The fund focuses on brownfield infrastructure assets across fast-growing markets in Asia, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, ...
STACK Infrastructure has secured a $1.4 billion green financing facility backed by 10 fully stabilized, revenue-generating data centers across North America—a move that underscores capital providers’ growing confidence in the company’s long-term viability and market ...
Global banking regulators have agreed to intensify efforts to assess the financial risks posed by climate change—particularly from extreme weather events—despite mounting resistance from the United States. Meeting on May 12, 2025, the Group of ...
Aligned Climate Capital has closed its sixth distributed solar fund, Aligned Solar Partners 6 LP (ASP6), with commitments exceeding $240 million—surpassing its $200 million target. The oversubscribed fund marks the firm’s largest investment vehicle to ...
Envision, a global green tech leader, has partnered with the Brazilian government to accelerate the country’s green energy transition through the development of Latin America’s first Net-Zero Industrial Park. The announcement came during Brazilian President ...
The world’s first large-scale commercial e-methanol plant has officially opened in Kassø, Denmark, positioning itself as a cornerstone in the global transition to low-emission fuels. The €150 million Kassø e-methanol facility, a joint venture between ...
Google is scaling its commitment to clean energy transformation with the launch of its AI for Energy Accelerator in Europe and Israel, aimed at supporting startups using artificial intelligence to drive energy security, industrial competitiveness, ...
L’Oréal has launched a €100 million Sustainable Innovation Accelerator to fast-track the development and deployment of transformative sustainability technologies across its value chain and the broader beauty industry. The 5-year program will invest in startups, ...
Air New Zealand has released revised 2030 climate targets, aiming to cut net greenhouse gas emissions by 20% to 25% from 2019 levels—marking a shift from its earlier Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)-approved goal, which ...
Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a historic $1 billion Sustainable Future Program as part of New York’s FY 2026 Enacted Budget, advancing the state’s most ambitious environmental and agricultural agenda to date. “We have secured ...
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has publicly urged the European Union to cancel its Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), signaling a potential reversal in Europe’s approach to ESG regulation. “We will revoke the national law ...
Fastmarkets, a global leader in commodity price reporting and market intelligence, has launched a new carbon intelligence service aimed at helping businesses meet urgent decarbonization demands and manage regulatory risk across supply chains. With initiatives ...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has committed $100 million to Element Fleet Management Corporation to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) in Mexico. This marks the first phase ...
JP Morgan has named Kai-Christian Nerger as its new Head of Green Economy Banking for Europe, a move that strengthens the bank’s green finance leadership amid a shifting global climate finance landscape. In an internal ...
Intercontinental Exchange has expanded its geospatial analytics platform with the launch of the ICE Global Climate Risk Solution, offering institutional investors forward-looking, scenario-aligned risk insights across global asset portfolios. The platform now covers over 20,000 ...
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) have formalized a strategic partnership to scale up investment in sustainable infrastructure and green development. Signed by AIIB President Jin Liqun and NIB ...
Coal India Ltd. announced a bold pivot towards clean energy with plans to install approximately 4.5 gigawatts of renewable power—primarily solar and wind—at an estimated cost of ₹250 billion (around $3 billion). The initiative is ...
Iberdrola has achieved a global first, issuing a €750 million green bond that complies with both the newly introduced EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) and the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Green Bond Principles. ...
Google is doubling down on climate action with two new partnerships focused on eliminating potent superpollutants that disproportionately accelerate global warming. In collaboration with Recoolit and Cool Effect, Google will fund projects that destroy hydrofluorocarbons ...
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