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- ESG Movers
Ricoh earns EcoVadis Platinum rating, ranking among top 1% globally
Ricoh Company secured the EcoVadis Platinum Rating for sustainability for the second consecutive year, placing it among the top 1% of more than 100,000 companies assessed globally. The result undersco…
- Climate & Nature
India issues over 56% of global Nagoya Protocol compliance certificates
India accounts for over 56% of all Internationally Recognized Certificates of Compliance issued globally under the Nagoya Protocol, with 3,561 of 6,311 certificates. This leadership in access and bene…
- Climate & Nature
European Commission Proposes First ETS Reform Targeting Market Stability Reserve Rules
The European Commission published a proposed measure to reform the EU Emissions Trading System's Market Stability Reserve, stopping the automatic invalidation of allowances above the 400 million unit …
- Climate & Nature
Global South Nations Contest Open Access Rules Over Digital Genetic Resources
Control over digital genetic sequence data from plant and crop genetic resources is emerging as a central battleground in global food governance, with India, Brazil and African nations pushing back ag…
- Climate & Nature
Coal Supplies 79 Percent of India's Domestic Energy Despite Renewable Expansion
Coal continues to account for nearly 79 per cent of India's domestic energy supply even as renewable energy capacity and generation grow rapidly, with heavy reliance on imported oil and gas exposing t…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Commits to Systematic CCP Assessment Framework Review Starting 2026
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has outlined a 2026 roadmap to systematically review and evolve the Core Carbon Principles Assessment Framework based on lessons from program asse…
- Climate & Nature
Strait of Hormuz Disruption Exposes Fragility of Global Energy Supply Routes
A new report by think tank Third Generation Environmentalism finds that over two-thirds of seaborne energy trade depends on a small number of critical chokepoints, with recent disruptions at the Strai…
- Climate & Nature
Rural India Energy Crisis Reveals Gap Between Access and Actual Energy Security
Field reporting across 15 villages in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh in February 2026 finds that rural households continue to face unreliable electricity, unaffordable clean cooking fu…
- Climate & Nature
Kuala Lumpur Declaration Calls for Rapid Equitable Fossil Fuel Phase-Out
Civil society organisations and climate experts from South and Southeast Asia adopted the Kuala Lumpur Declaration, urging an accelerated and equitable shift away from fossil fuels and demanding trill…
- Climate & Nature
TotalEnergies Abandons EU-Aligned Net Zero Targets Citing 1.5 Degrees Infeasibility
TotalEnergies said in its 2026 Sustainability and Climate Report that it cannot formulate net zero targets compliant with European sustainability reporting standards because it cannot adopt a transiti…
- Climate & Nature
Novisto Acquires Carbon Management Platform Minimum to Build End-to-End Sustainability Software
Sustainability reporting software provider Novisto announced the acquisition of London-based carbon management company Minimum, combining Minimum's granular carbon inventory capabilities with Novisto'…
- Climate & Nature
India's Mandatory E20 Ethanol Blending Faces Questions Over Emissions and Transition
From 1 April 2026, oil marketing companies across India are required to sell petrol blended with up to 20 per cent ethanol under the E20 mandate, aimed at cutting crude imports and reducing emissions.…
- ESG Movers
Maharashtra invites corporate CSR funds to strengthen public health infrastructure
The Maharashtra government formally invited corporates to direct CSR funds toward upgrading healthcare infrastructure in underserved and rural regions. The move signals a shift toward outcome-driven C…
- Climate & Nature
India's emissions growth slows to 20-year low amid renewable expansion
Recent data shows India's emissions growth has slowed to a 20-year low as solar and wind deployment, energy efficiency, and policy-driven transitions curb coal dependence. The inflection point strengt…
- Climate & Nature
Vedanta Aluminium ranks in global top 10 in S&P Sustainability Yearbook 2026
Vedanta Aluminium secured a position among the top 10 global companies in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2026, based on its Corporate Sustainability Assessment score. The recognition strengthe…
- Standards & Frameworks
GRI Publishes Proposed Standards for Corporate Soil, Air, and Spill Pollution Disclosure
The Global Reporting Initiative released new exposure drafts to expand corporate sustainability reporting on pollution, covering soil pollution for the first time, updating air pollution disclosures, …
- Standards & Frameworks
Supply Chain Decarbonization Slows but Financial Risk Drivers Create New Momentum
Completed supply chain decarbonization actions on Secaro's platform fell 53% in 2025 compared to 2024 as regulatory drivers weakened and business decision-making shifted to CFOs focused on cost reduct…
- Climate & Nature
EU and Japan reinforce climate alliance to align decarbonisation and energy security
The European Union and Japan have reinforced their climate alliance to accelerate net-zero progress while strengthening energy security through coordinated policy, technology cooperation, and aligned …
- ESG Movers
Rain Industries allocates ₹18.70 crore for CSR in FY 2025
India's Rain Industries announced a Corporate Social Responsibility allocation of ₹18.70 crore for FY 2025, directed at education, healthcare, rural development, and environmental sustainability. The …
- Climate & Nature
Delhi government allocates 21% of budget to environmental initiatives
The Delhi government introduced a Green Budget allocating approximately 21% of total spending to environmental initiatives across clean energy, pollution control, sustainable transport, and urban ecol…
- Climate & Nature
India signals plan to cut emissions intensity 47% by 2035
The Indian government signalled a plan to cut emissions intensity by 47% by 2035 against 2005 levels, building on its Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contributions. The intermediate milestone to…
- Climate & Nature
IPCC opens 64th session in Bangkok to define Seventh Assessment Cycle
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change opened its 64th Session in Bangkok on March 23, 2026, to set the timeline and focus areas for the Seventh Assessment Cycle (AR7). Because these assessment…
- Regulations
DGTR finds dumping of PET film imports from China, Bangladesh, Thailand
India's DGTR released preliminary findings in its anti-dumping probe into PET Film imports from China, Bangladesh, and Thailand, finding sufficient evidence of dumping and recommending provisional dut…
- Climate & Nature
India introduces Corporate Laws Amendment Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha
India introduced the Corporate Laws Amendment Bill 2026 in the Lok Sabha, decriminalising certain minor offences and shifting them to an in-house adjudication framework while strengthening board accou…