European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has revealed the team that will lead the EU’s most powerful institution for the next five years, with a clear focus on addressing...
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Harnessing AI for Environmental Impact Google’s 2024 Environmental Report highlights the company’s strategic use of AI to drive environmental change and operate sustainably. By leveraging technology, Google aims to address...
Financial firms are accelerating their journey towards net-zero by enhancing governance, increasing staffing, and innovating products. Deloitte’s survey reveals that over half of financial firms have added headcount or created...
Executive Summary: Google’s new Digital Sprinters sustainability report, commissioned by Deloitte, explores how digital technologies like AI and IoT can accelerate climate solutions, particularly in developing markets. The report emphasizes...
This week, Mexico elected its first female president and the world’s first national leader, who is also a climate scientist. Claudia Sheinbaum has a PhD in energy engineering and was part of...
The Boards of Governors of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and IDB Invest approved three transformative changes to increase the impact and scale of the IDB Group’s development work in...
Millions of savers’ money invested in polluting industries, despite public demand for change A new report by Make My Money Matter reveals that UK pension providers are failing to adequately...
Canada needs to double climate spending to reach Net Zero The RBC Climate Action Institute released its Climate Action 2024 report, offering an unprecedented look at Canada’s climate progress and readiness. The research indicates that Canada may...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) announced a set of new, ambitious sustainability targets for fiscal year 2030 to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and waste at every level of the organization’s operations....
BBVA set a record annual figure for sustainable business in 2023: €70 billion, up 39 percent on the figure reported in 2022, as sustainability now permeates all segments and because...
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to expand its work on climate change, identifying three focus areas that will guide its activities in 2024 and 2025: “A hotter climate...
Key Impact Points: In a special address at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2024, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged leaders to tackle the existential threats posed by climate...
Key Impact Points The First Movers Coalition (FMC), a global public-private partnership by the World Economic Forum and the United States government working to decarbonize the world’s heavy-emitting sectors, now...