Standard Chartered has announced a landmark agreement with the Brazilian State of Acre to bring high-integrity forest protection carbon credits to market over the next five years. The partnership is...
In 2021, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) finalized climate disclosure rules for asset managers, life insurers, and FCA-regulated pension providers, requiring firms to report in line with the Taskforce on...
Chooose has signed an agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to integrate IATA CO2 Connect data into its platform, expanding global access to flight-specific carbon emissions information. The...
JERA and bp have officially launched their 50:50 joint venture, JERA Nex bp, marking a significant step in scaling global offshore wind development. The newly formed company enters the market...
J.P. Morgan Mansart, the specialist asset management arm of J.P. Morgan, has introduced the J.P. Morgan Mansart iCubed Global Equity Select Fund, a global equity fund that delivers improved sustainability...
Carbon Compared has launched a free, online carbon credit comparison website aimed at helping companies identify and purchase high‑integrity carbon credits with confidence. Launched last month, the platform enables users...
Prometheus Fuels has announced a major cost breakthrough in carbon capture, reducing the price of Direct Air Capture (DAC) to under $50 per ton—more than 80% below the industry average...
Germany’s cabinet has approved a reform bill aimed at rapidly advancing carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure, a critical step in the country’s plan to reach carbon neutrality by 2045...
Blackstone has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Enverus, the largest SaaS‑based energy data and analytics platform, from Hellman & Friedman and Genstar Capital. The deal will involve Blackstone’s Energy...
Amazon and Brimstone have announced promising results from initial tests of Brimstone’s lower-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), designed for use in concrete construction. The tests, created in collaboration with Amazon’s...
Lenovo has launched TruScale Device as a Service (DaaS) for Sustainability, a modular IT solution designed to help enterprises meet environmental targets while modernizing technology management. Built on Lenovo’s existing...
Italy agreed Thursday to a Vatican plan to convert a 430-hectare (1,000-acre) field at Santa Maria Galeria—about 35 kilometers (20 miles) north of Rome—into a large solar farm intended to...
IBM Research and Nestlé R&D have partnered to leverage artificial intelligence and deep tech to accelerate the discovery of sustainable packaging solutions. The collaboration has produced a generative AI tool...
Frontier Infrastructure Holdings, a low-carbon infrastructure developer operating across Texas and the Mountain West, has signed a major offtake agreement with Wild Assets, a global asset manager focused on carbon...
China has updated its green taxonomy in a bid to accelerate its net-zero transition, reduce market fragmentation, and lower compliance costs for financial institutions. The new Catalogue of Green Finance...
ISS Sustainability Solutions, the sustainable investment business of ISS STOXX, announced the acquisition of Sust Global, a provider of geospatial risk modeling and analytics used by institutional investors, insurance companies,...
Pandion Asset Management, a U.S. SEC-registered investment adviser committed to building responsible investment solutions tailored for institutional allocators, announced that Horatio H. Sparkes has joined the firm as Senior Director...
Mars, Incorporated—one of the world’s top five peanut buyers, purchasing over 300 million pounds each year for brands including its billion-dollar portfolio—announced the Mars Protect the Peanut Plan, its first...
Toronto’s first Climate Week is bringing together investors, business leaders, policymakers, and innovators to explore how climate action is reshaping markets and creating new opportunities. With dozens of sessions happening...
Regulatory Uncertainty Meets Investor Demands 2025 is proving to be a pivotal year for corporate sustainability disclosures. Thousands of companies have filed reports under the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
IBM is moving to address one of the persistent bottlenecks in corporate climate reporting: the accuracy and usability of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data. The company has introduced the Envizi...
Sarawak bets on hybrid clean power Malaysia’s Sarawak state has secured one of its largest private renewable energy investments with Founder Group Limited and Planet QEOS Sdn. Bhd. committing MYR1.16...
Record Commitments from Berlin Berlin has confirmed it provided €11.8 billion ($13.81 billion) in international climate finance during 2024, a record outlay designed to strengthen developing countries’ ability to respond...
L&T expands sustainable financing portfolio Indian multinational Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a $700 million Sustainability-Linked Trade Facility (SLTF) with Standard Chartered, advancing its access to capital tied to...
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review: China announced its first absolute emissions cut target for 2035, while the EU delayed supply chain deforestation rules by a year. California...
Oxford spin-out attracts global capital OXCCU, a University of Oxford spin-out developing sustainable aviation fuel from waste carbon, has raised $28 million in an oversubscribed Series B round. The financing...
Amsterdam bets on flexible carbon capture Dutch climate tech company Brineworks has raised €6.8 million (US $7.3 million) in fresh funding to advance a new form of Direct Air Capture...
Toronto is set to host its first-ever Toronto Climate Week (TOCW) from October 1–3, 2025, a grassroots initiative designed to unite climate action with culture, innovation, and community. The event...
Shipping and logistics giants DHL Global Forwarding and Hapag-Lloyd have deepened their collaboration on decarbonization, signing a three-year framework agreement that expands the use of sustainable marine fuels across Hapag-Lloyd’s...
Brussels Pushes Back Deadline The European Commission will delay implementation of the EU’s landmark deforestation law by another year, citing fears that its digital infrastructure cannot handle the compliance load....
Sacramento sets scope for sweeping disclosure regime California regulators have published a list of more than 4,000 companies that must begin disclosing greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks under...
Levi Strauss pushes renewable energy deeper into its supply chain Levi Strauss & Co. has unveiled a new initiative with Schneider Electric to accelerate renewable energy adoption among its supply...
Brussels Pushes Forward on SME Reporting Infrastructure The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has published two reports cataloguing more than 320 digital tools and platforms designed to help small...
Technology Enters Procurement’s Carbon Blind Spot Watershed has introduced a new AI-powered tool aimed at one of the most persistent challenges in corporate climate strategies: measuring and reducing Scope 3...
The PRI Awards 2025 celebrated innovation and impact across six main categories — nature, climate, human rights, responsible investment strategy, system stewardship, and communication — alongside three special awards. More...
Dallas Announcement Sets New Direction Frontier Infrastructure Holdings LLC has launched what it calls the first full-scale carbon management platform tailored for North America’s ethanol sector. In partnership with bioenergy...
London greenlights flagship CCS contracts Britain has signed contracts for two commercial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, a step aimed at curbing emissions from some of the country’s most...