UK FRC Pushes for ISSB Reporting Standards The UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC), acting as secretariat to the UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), has urged the UK Government...
Tackling Growing Energy Demand in 2024 As global electricity demand continues to surge, driven by AI, electrification, and digitalization, building smarter energy systems presents both challenges and opportunities. In 2024,...
Qcells’ Solar Manufacturing Expansion The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) has announced a $1.45 billion loan guarantee to Hanwha Qcells Georgia for constructing a state-of-the-art solar manufacturing facility...
VictoriaMetrics Drives Efficiency in Gemini Solar + Storage Project VictoriaMetrics has partnered with IHI Terrasun Solutions to deliver advanced data management for the $1.2 billion Gemini Solar + Storage project,...
Iberdrola’s Milestone Investment in Sicily Iberdrola has secured a €100 million green loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by SACE’s Archimede guarantee, to construct a state-of-the-art photovoltaic (PV)...
Crusoe, the industry’s first vertically integrated AI infrastructure provider, has raised $600 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at $2.8 billion. Founders Fund led the round, joined by...
President Joe Biden has announced an ambitious 2035 climate target to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 61-66% below 2005 levels. This builds on the U.S. commitment to achieve net-zero...
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has approved a $15 billion conditional loan guarantee to Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for hydropower, battery storage, and grid...
Vanguard Renewables has appointed Michael O’Laughlin as its Chief Executive Officer, tasking him with accelerating the national growth of its Farm Powered® anaerobic digestion platform. O’Laughlin, an experienced leader in...
PwC has partnered with Oracle to launch new services that simplify data consolidation and reporting for multinational organizations facing complex compliance standards, including OECD Pillar Two, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting...
Canada has entered a new era of sustainability reporting with the release of CSDS 1 and CSDS 2, now included in the CPA Canada Handbook – Sustainability. These standards, crafted...
Deutsche Bank has facilitated a AUD 2.3 billion financing package for Global Power Generation Australia (GPG) to expand its renewable energy portfolio in the Asia Pacific region. Acting as the...
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, has issued a 2 billion SEK green bond dedicated to financing biodiversity initiatives in emerging markets. SEB served as...
Accenture has agreed to acquire IQT Group, an Italian provider of engineering managed services for large infrastructure projects, to advance its capabilities in planning and executing net-zero infrastructure initiatives. Expanding...
IOSCO has announced the launch of a dedicated network to support Growth and Emerging Markets Committee (GEMC) members in adopting or integrating ISSB Sustainability Disclosure Standards. The network initially includes...
Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Catalyst has awarded a $40 million grant to Deep Sky, a Canadian startup building a cutting-edge test ground for Direct Air Capture (DAC) technologies in Alberta....
DP World UK has unveiled a Carbon Inset Programme Trial aimed at helping importers lower hard-to-abate Scope 3 emissions from containerized supply chains. Running from January 1 to June 30,...
EFRAG has delivered its technical advice on the Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard (VSME) for non-listed small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a move set to streamline sustainability reporting and support SMEs...
Google has signed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to secure 250MW of wind power from the Zeevonk project, a groundbreaking renewable energy initiative in...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has solidified its renewable energy commitment through a landmark CPPA with Fengmiao I Offshore Wind Farm, a project led by Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP). The agreement...