Salesforce has unveiled Agentforce for Net Zero Cloud, a next-generation AI-powered assistant designed to accelerate sustainability reporting, slash operational costs, and increase business efficiency by automating complex compliance tasks and...
Terra CO2, a U.S.-based low-carbon building materials company, announced it has secured $124.5 million in Series B funding to scale its commercial production of sustainable cement alternatives. The round was...
Allianz Commercial has launched its Climate Adaptation & Resilience Services (CAReS) platform to help businesses identify, evaluate, and reduce exposure to climate risks amid rising losses from natural catastrophes. The...
The European Commission has released a new Recommendation on Tax Incentives to support the Clean Industrial Deal (CID), a key pillar of the EU’s climate-neutral strategy. This initiative outlines a...
J.P. Morgan’s blockchain unit, Kinexys, has launched the next phase of its carbon market initiative, developing a blockchain-based application to tokenize global carbon credits. The solution—built on Kinexys Digital Assets,...
Mars Incorporated has announced a 1.9% absolute reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in 2024, reinforcing its continued ability to decouple environmental impact from economic growth. Since 2015, the company has...
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched a global public comment period on proposed revisions to two of its core labor standards—Diversity and Inclusion and Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity—as part...
A coalition of eight countries — France, Spain, Kenya, Barbados, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda — has launched a global initiative to tax premium air travel and...
Dexter Energy, an Amsterdam-based climate tech firm, has raised €23 million in a Series C funding round to scale its AI-powered forecasting and trade optimization services for renewable energy and...
Corporate commitment to sustainability is intensifying, with 88% of companies globally identifying it as either a primary (53%) or partial (35%) driver of long-term value creation—up three percentage points from...
Climeworks, a global leader in Direct Air Capture (DAC) and carbon removal solutions, has raised $162 million in additional equity financing, marking the largest carbon removal investment round of 2025...
Zelestra, a global multi-technology renewable energy company, has secured an additional €235 million to expand its sustainability-linked loan facility, bringing the total to €770 million. The facility, initially signed in...
The European Commission has proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law, setting a 2040 target to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels, in...
Hafslund Celsio has signed a landmark agreement to supply Microsoft with 1.1 million tonnes of permanent carbon removals over a 10-year period. The contract is a major boost for Hafslund...
Google has taken a bold step toward a fusion-powered future through a new partnership with Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), signing the largest-ever direct corporate offtake agreement for fusion energy. Under...
Amazon has unveiled a groundbreaking fulfillment center in Nagoya, Japan, designed to integrate advanced geothermal and solar technology to minimize its environmental footprint. The facility is Amazon’s first globally to...
Azimut Group and Eni Next have announced a strategic collaboration to launch a €100 million European Long Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), targeting high-potential startups and scale-ups driving clean energy innovation....
CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean – has approved a record $5.2 billion in funding for 16 sustainable development operations across 10 countries, marking its largest...
The European Commission is preparing to propose the use of carbon credits purchased from other countries to help meet the European Union’s upcoming 2040 climate target. The official target—set for...
SP Energy Networks, the distribution arm of Iberdrola in the UK, has committed £1.4 billion to deliver critical onshore transmission infrastructure across central and southern Scotland—supporting the UK Government’s Clean...
Expanding the Carbon Removal Rulebook The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has approved a new suite of methodologies for engineered carbon dioxide removal (CDR), strengthening governance of...
A Life Devoted to Nature Dr Jane Goodall, the world’s most renowned primatologist and conservationist, died Wednesday at 91 while on a speaking tour in California, the Jane Goodall Institute...
A growing sovereign green bond market The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has released its Green Bond Report 2025, providing a detailed account of how HK$240 billion (US$31 billion) in...
European businesses call sustainability a competitiveness issue A new survey of more than 2,500 senior executives across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland reveals broad support for binding corporate sustainability...
Asia-Pacific Leaders Advance ESG Integration On the sidelines of UN General Assembly week, the United Nations Global Compact convened senior business leaders from Asia and Oceania for a closed-door Leadership...
Quality over Quantity Defines Luxury’s Next Phase The global luxury sector is navigating slowing demand, shifting consumer expectations, and a changing definition of value. According to the first EY Luxury...
New Capital for Expanding Energy Transition Services Nuveen has acquired a majority interest in Ally Energy Solutions, a U.S. provider of turnkey power and efficiency upgrades for commercial and industrial...
A Strategic Carve-Out in Solar TotalEnergies has sold a 50% stake in a 1.4 gigawatt (GW) solar portfolio across the United States to insurance vehicles and funds managed by KKR,...
Baton Rouge bets on carbon removal ExxonMobil has been selected to transport and permanently store carbon dioxide captured at AtmosClear’s planned biomass energy facility at the Port of Greater Baton...
New Pathways for Automotive Waste Porsche AG, BASF SE and Austrian technology firm BEST Bioenergy and Sustainable Technologies GmbH have completed a pilot project demonstrating the chemical recycling of complex...
A New Benchmark for Corporate Climate Expertise The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has established the world’s first official register of certified experts qualified to guide companies through the complexities...
Oslo steps into global transition capital markets Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), manager of Norway’s $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund, has committed $1.5 billion to Brookfield Asset Management’s Global Transition...
Jakarta’s Waste Crisis Spurs New Energy Push Indonesia’s sovereign wealth fund, Danantara Indonesia, will roll out at least eight waste-to-energy plants by the end of October as part of a...
Brussels signs off on CBAM reform The Council of the European Union has adopted a regulation simplifying the bloc’s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), an instrument designed to prevent carbon...
Cyprus Decision Marks Next Phase Meeting in Europe’s most water-scarce country, the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group’s Board has adopted the second phase of its Climate Bank Roadmap, committing to...
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...