The EU Council has adopted a sweeping negotiating position that significantly scales back corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence rules, exceeding the deregulatory ambitions of the European Commission’s original Omnibus...
L’Oréal Groupe, the global beauty leader, has launched a €100 million Sustainable Innovation Accelerator aimed at scouting and scaling breakthrough sustainability solutions across the beauty industry. The initiative, run in...
The LEGO Group has achieved a major environmental milestone, maintaining zero waste to landfill across its global manufacturing sites for the third year in a row. The company reported that...
Governor Kathy Hochul has directed the New York Power Authority (NYPA) to develop and construct the state’s first new nuclear power facility in a generation, a zero-emission advanced reactor in...
Key Impact Points: EFRAG Responds to EU Push for ESRS Simplification EFRAG has released a progress report detailing its strategy to significantly simplify the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), aiming...
The UK government has unveiled a sweeping 10-year industrial strategy aimed at slashing corporate electricity bills and cementing the country’s leadership in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and frontier technologies. The...
Virgin Holdings Limited has received official validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its net-zero targets, confirming its emissions pathway aligns with the 1.5°C climate goal. This marks...
Italian energy giant Eni has sold a 20% stake in its retail and renewables arm, Plenitude, to U.S. alternative investment firm Ares Management Corp. for approximately €2 billion ($2.3 billion)....
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has unveiled its Sustainability Taxonomy, a digital framework that converts its sustainability reporting standards into machine-readable formats using XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language)—the global standard...
After years of contraction, global occupiers are now reversing course—shifting from reactive downsizing to proactive, strategic portfolio growth. Cushman & Wakefield’s latest What Occupiers Want 2025 report, in partnership with...
Singapore has released a draft guidance framework to support businesses in using voluntary carbon credits as part of credible decarbonisation strategies, aiming to bring clarity and consistency to a fragmented...
Tesla sealed a $557 million deal on Friday to construct its first grid-scale battery storage station in Shanghai, Yicai reported, bolstering its energy division’s footprint in China. The agreement, signed...
On Friday, June 20, 2025, the European Commission announced its decision to withdraw the Green Claims Directive, a critical component of the EU’s Green Deal policy designed to protect consumers...
Deep Sky, a Canadian-based Direct Air Capture (DAC) project developer, has entered a multi-year offtake agreement with Rubicon Carbon, marking the first time Rubicon will feature DAC credits in its...
Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) will invest ₹20 billion ($231 million) over the next two to three years to construct 24 compressed biogas (CBG) plants through its subsidiary, HPCL Renewable...
Carbon Upcycling Technologies has closed an $18 million funding round, led by impact-focused investor Builders Vision, to accelerate the commercialization of its carbon capture and utilization (CCU) technology for the...
British band Coldplay is reissuing nine of their albums on EcoRecords—LPs manufactured from recycled plastic bottles—dramatically reducing the environmental impact of physical music production. The clear 140g records are created...
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) has unveiled a bold 2025–2030 climate strategy targeting $400 billion in climate action investments by the end of the decade. The announcement...
Octopus Energy Generation has launched a $60 million fund—its first dedicated to Africa—to drive transformative investment in clean energy infrastructure across Sub-Saharan Africa. Unveiled at the Africa Energy Forum in...
Mango has partnered with Swedish material innovator Circulose®, becoming the first brand to integrate its regenerated cotton-based fibres into production since Circulose’s restart. The move positions Mango as a sustainability...