Singapore Anchors Regional Climate Finance Push The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has secured $510 million in committed capital for a new fund targeting green infrastructure across Southeast and South...
India’s Expanding Role in Soil Carbon Markets Boomitra has secured Verra registration for its Carbon Farming South of the Vindhyas (SOVIN) initiative, marking the company’s fifth registered project worldwide and...
Poland Steps Into Carbon Removal Kielce, a city in southeastern Poland, is preparing to host the country’s first direct air capture (DAC) installation, a pilot facility designed to remove carbon...
A New Front in Carbon Management C-Questra and RepAir Carbon are deepening their collaboration in Europe, setting their sights on industrial emissions that have long resisted cost-effective abatement. The companies...
Paris-based Strategist Joins ClimeFi ClimeFi, a specialist in carbon removal portfolio design, has named Antoine Poulallion as its new Head of Strategy. The move comes as demand for credible, scalable...
Latin America’s Data Infrastructure Gets a Green Boost ODATA, a subsidiary of Aligned Data Centers, has secured a $1.02 billion green financing package to build and expand sustainable data center...
By Jeff Hallstead, Sustainability, ESG & Social Impact Brand Manager The acronym “ESG” has become a lightning rod in the U.S. debate over responsible investing. In recent years, several states...
Paris and Luxembourg: Europe’s Energy Transition Gains Grid Backbone EDF and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have formalized a €500 million ($540 million) loan agreement to strengthen and modernize France’s...
A New Energy Alliance Microsoft has formally joined the World Nuclear Association (WNA), becoming the most prominent technology company to align itself with the global nuclear industry. The move highlights...
National Geographic Society and PepsiCo unveiled a new global initiative, Food for Tomorrow, designed to accelerate the transition to regenerative agriculture and reframe how food systems are understood by policymakers,...
Sydney leads with new financing model for renewables Akaysha Energy has secured a A$300 million ($196 million) corporate debt facility to accelerate the rollout of large-scale battery energy storage systems...
Expanding Nature-Based Finance in the US Silvania, the global nature capital investment platform, has entered a strategic partnership with Alder Point Capital Management to accelerate sustainable investment in US timberland...
New Zealand Steps Into Utility-Scale Solar with Global Technology Partner Global solar tracker manufacturer GameChange Solar has entered the New Zealand market through a partnership with Bright Fern Energy on...
A Cross-Border First for Asia’s Energy Transition From ridgelines in southern Lao PDR, 133 turbines now send clean electricity across the border into Vietnam. The Monsoon Wind Power Project, which...
Rising Influence of Family Offices in ESG The latest survey from the Sustainable Finance Initiative (SFI) indicates a profound shift in global capital allocation, with 90% of family offices now...
Rome advances utility-scale renewables Enfinity Global has closed €316 million ($341 million) in financing to build eight utility-scale solar plants across Emilia Romagna, Basilicata, and Lazio. With a combined capacity...
A Strategic Bet on Hydrogen’s Next Phase Thyssenkrupp nucera has finalized the acquisition of core technology assets from the insolvent Danish company Green Hydrogen Systems (GHS), in a move designed...
Highlights Sphera, the Chicago-based sustainability and operational risk management software firm, has secured a new round of growth capital from Neuberger Berman Capital Solutions, adding a second major institutional backer...
Ghana and Singapore are strengthening their cooperation on sustainable development and agribusiness following bilateral talks in Singapore. The two countries confirmed they will deepen collaboration across carbon markets, modern agriculture,...
Diginex Limited and SGS have reaffirmed their strategic alliance to deliver technology-enabled sustainable finance solutions, extending a partnership first formed in 2022. The renewed collaboration aims to tackle rising demand...
Iberdrola España has begun commissioning its Ciudad Rodrigo photovoltaic plant, its second solar facility in Salamanca and one of the largest in Castilla y León. The 316 MW project, developed...
A new World Bank report warns that environmental decline is not only a climate crisis but also a major drag on economic growth. The study, Reboot Development: The Economics of...
TRIIBE is a nonprofit founded in 2024, is focused on helping established college-student-run nonprofit founders scale impact. TRIIBE has already formed a community rooted in resilience, compassion, and action. Most...
The Trump administration has canceled $679 million in federal funding for 12 offshore wind projects, a move that effectively derails several cornerstone initiatives launched under the Biden administration’s clean energy...
PepsiCo has released its 2024 ESG Summary, highlighting progress against its PepsiCo Positive (pep+) sustainability and nutrition strategy. Introduced in 2021, pep+ embeds sustainability across the company’s operations, guiding growth...
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has been advised to strengthen its climate risk framework by balancing global best practices with domestic realities, according to a new report by the...
Utrecht Leads with a Sharper Line on ESG UTRECHT – The Dutch pension fund PFZW has severed mandates worth roughly $34 billion with global managers BlackRock and Legal & General...
Copenhagen readies first EU-compliant sovereign green bonds Denmark is preparing to enter capital markets with what would be the world’s first sovereign bonds issued under the EU Green Bond Standard...