PepsiCo has reached two major water sustainability targets ahead of its 2025 deadline, completing full water replenishment across high-risk watersheds and adopting a global water stewardship framework across all company...
The ESG Newsletter delivers the latest developments in carbon markets, climate finance, energy transition, and sustainable investment. Today’s edition highlights India’s launch of a centralized carbon market trading platform, alongside...
• 15,000-ton annual capacity facility converts hard-to-recycle plastic waste into petrochemical feedstock• Anchors TotalEnergies’ transition of Grandpuits refinery into a zero-crude industrial platform• Secured long-term waste supply through partnerships with...
Zelestra has brought three solar plants online in Castilla-La Mancha, adding 162 MW of renewable capacity to Spain’s grid while directly supporting decarbonisation efforts across the pharmaceutical sector. The Belinchón...
• Climate Fund Managers brings $2.8B AUM and targets an additional $4B for climate investments across emerging markets• Partnership with Climate Bonds Initiative and European Commission aims to unlock institutional...
The COP30 Presidency has released its Executive Report, setting out a broad implementation agenda designed to move global climate action beyond negotiation cycles and into sustained execution across economies and...
• VPBank is pursuing a $1.2 billion sustainability-linked loan, among the largest ESG financings in Vietnam• Deal highlights continued investor appetite for ESG-linked lending in emerging markets despite global moderation•...
• India launches a national carbon market portal to operationalize its Carbon Credit Trading Scheme across sectors• Nearly 490 entities across seven energy intensive industries now face compliance targets under...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, regulators and standard-setters moved to refine the rules shaping corporate sustainability. The EU pushed forward an ESRS overhaul to reduce duplication with...
Brussels faces renewed pressure to recalibrate its flagship carbon market as the aviation sector warns that current rules risk undermining both competitiveness and decarbonization. The International Air Transport Association (IATA)...
H&M Group has adopted a new set of science-based targets for land use, aligning its operations with the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) in a move that pushes corporate sustainability...
Québec is emerging as a testing ground for circular agriculture at industrial scale, as Solugen Global Inc. moves to expand production of its organic certified fertilizer, Azogen. The company has...
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has released Version 1.2 of its Forest, Land and Agriculture (FLAG) Guidance, tightening requirements for companies operating in one of the most emissions-intensive and...
• Google integrates 1 GW of demand response into U.S. utility contracts, positioning data centers as flexible grid assets• Demand-side flexibility reduces peak load pressure, lowering system-wide costs and delaying...
At its Chesterfield County site in Virginia, the LEGO Group is accelerating plans to power one of its largest global manufacturing hubs with on-site renewable energy, combining industrial scale solar...
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