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- Climate & Nature
Holcim Takes Strategic Stake in Capsol Technologies to Advance Carbon Capture
Cement and building materials producer Holcim has made a strategic investment in Capsol Technologies, a publicly listed Norwegian company specialising in post-combustion carbon capture using hot potas…
- Climate & Nature
KPMG Urges Companies to Shift Sustainability Data from Compliance to Strategy
KPMG's US Sustainability Leader Maura Hodge and ESG Data and Technology Senior Manager Anthony Hui argue that leading companies are transforming sustainability data management from a compliance functi…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Releases First Global Standard for Land Sector Carbon Accounting
The GHG Protocol has released its Land Sector and Removals Standard, establishing the first global framework for companies to quantify, report, and track greenhouse gas emissions and CO2 removals from…
- Standards & Frameworks
UK FCA Proposes IFRS-Aligned Sustainability Reporting Rules for Listed Companies from 2027
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed rules that would require listed companies to implement UK Sustainability Reporting Standards aligned with IFRS S1 and S2 in t…
- Climate & Nature
Zevero Acquires Inhabit to Expand Sustainability Advisory and Carbon Accounting Platform
Carbon accounting startup Zevero has acquired UK-based sustainability solutions provider Inhabit, with the deal aimed at expanding Zevero's advisory capabilities and deepening its ability to deliver p…
- Climate & Nature
IEA report highlights India's bioenergy growth under policy frameworks
An International Energy Agency analysis confirms India's bioenergy sector is poised for major growth, backed by the E20 ethanol-blending mandate and a phased compressed biogas blending mandate from 20…
- Climate & Nature
WEF analysis sees India poised for electric cooking transition
A World Economic Forum analysis published January 29, 2026 argues India can replicate its electric vehicle success, following 2 million EV registrations in 2025, to drive a national shift to electric …
- Standards & Frameworks
Jhansi Railway, UP Forest Department sign Miyawaki afforestation MoU
The Jhansi Railway Division and Uttar Pradesh Forest Department signed an MoU on January 28, 2026 to create a high-density Miyawaki forest on 3.39 hectares of railway land. The cross-agency model demo…
- ESG Movers
BMW Group and UNICEF target 100,000 children for STEM in India
BMW Group and UNICEF deepened their BRIDGE education partnership, launched December 2024, to expand STEM learning to 100,000 children across Assam, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, prioritising…
- Disclosure Analytics
Economic Survey commends Jharkhand's GIS-based climate-smart agriculture scheme
India's Economic Survey 2025-26 commended Jharkhand's GIS-based climate-smart agriculture and Agri Stack scheme, launched in 2024, for advancing data-driven agricultural decision-making and climate re…
- Sustainable Finance
responsAbility Wins EUR 200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Mandate from Stella Foundation
Stella, the investment entity of the Heinz Hermann Thiele Family Foundation, has appointed M&G's impact investing unit responsAbility to manage a EUR 200 million private equity impact fund targeting U…
- ESG Movers
Lupin earns top CDP 'A' scores for climate and water
Lupin Limited secured CDP's highest 'A' rating for both Climate Change and Water Security, placing it among a small group of global pharmaceutical companies with advanced environmental disclosure matu…
- Disclosure Analytics
GRI mandates biodiversity and mining standards from January 2026
The Global Reporting Initiative made GRI 101: Biodiversity and GRI 14: Mining Sector mandatory from January 2026 for organisations where these topics are material, alongside its 2026 streamlined-repor…
- Climate & Nature
Ethiopia declares end of first Marburg virus disease outbreak
Ethiopia's Ministry of Health declared the end of its first-ever Marburg virus disease outbreak on 26 January 2026 after 42 days without new cases, recording 19 cases and nine deaths. The episode unde…
- Climate & Nature
EcoVadis ratings integrated as supplier search filter on Amazon Business
EcoVadis partnered with Amazon Business to embed its sustainability ratings as a supplier search filter across global B2B stores, letting buyers filter by Bronze, Silver, Gold, or Platinum medals. The…
- Sustainable Finance
Moody's Forecasts Transition Bond Issuance to Reach USD 40 Billion in 2026
Transition-labelled bonds are set to be the fastest-growing segment of the sustainable bond market in 2026, with Moody's Ratings forecasting issuance to reach USD 40 billion, nearly double the record …
- Standards & Frameworks
IPSASB Releases First Climate Disclosure Standard for Governments and Public Sector
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board has released IPSASB SRS 1, the first-ever sustainability reporting standard designed specifically for governments and public sector entities,…
- Sustainable Finance
Puro.earth Launches Faster Carbon Credit Issuance Service for Scaled Suppliers
Carbon-crediting platform Puro.earth has announced Puro Issuance Plus, a new service enabling large-scale carbon removal suppliers to bring verified CO2 Removal Certificates to market more frequently …
- Climate & Nature
Wells Fargo Launches Proprietary Proxy Voting System Reducing Adviser Dependence
Wells Fargo Wealth and Investment Management, which manages USD 2.5 trillion in client assets, has launched a new proprietary in-house proxy voting system, reducing reliance on external proxy advisory…
- Climate & Nature
Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Ends Operations as Standalone Initiative
The Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance, a coalition of stock exchanges, data providers, index providers, and auditors committed to net zero goals, has announced it will no longer function a…
- Climate & Nature
Industrial Decarbonisation Faces Capital Gap Despite Available Technologies
GETEC's Chief Business Officer Rukmini Glanard argues that while technologies for decarbonising European industry are widely available, the financing frameworks required to mobilise capital at scale h…
- Climate & Nature
GlassPoint Raises USD 20 Million to Scale Solar Industrial Heat Technology
GlassPoint has raised USD 20 million in a funding round led by N.I.S. New Investment Solutions to advance large-scale solar industrial heat projects in the US and internationally. The company's enclos…
- Standards & Frameworks
United States Formally Withdraws from Paris Agreement for Second Time
The United States has officially exited the Paris Agreement for the second time, with the notification of withdrawal submitted by the Trump administration formally taking effect, making the US the onl…
- Climate & Nature
IPSASB issues IPSAS 51 for natural resource accounting, effective 2028
The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board issued IPSAS 51 on January 22, 2026, the first global framework for accounting tangible natural resources held for conservation, effective Ja…