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- Regulations
EBA Tells Regulators to Pause ESG Disclosure Enforcement Pending Omnibus Outcome
The European Banking Authority has issued a no-action letter recommending that national regulators not prioritise enforcement of new ESG Pillar 3 disclosure requirements for banks while the EU's Omnib…
- Climate & Nature
Fortescue Secures $2 Billion Chinese Loan to Fund Green Decarbonisation Plans
Australian iron ore miner Fortescue has secured a RMB 14.2 billion ($2 billion) renminbi-denominated syndicated loan from Chinese lenders to fund its decarbonisation agenda and general corporate purpo…
- Climate & Nature
Heat Pump Startup Aira Raises $174 Million to Scale Residential Clean Heating
Stockholm-based heat pump company Aira has raised €150 million ($174 million) in equity financing to expand its operations and product portfolio across Europe, targeting the decarbonisation of residen…
- Climate & Nature
AWS Signs Wind Power Purchase Agreement in Tamil Nadu with Malaysia's Gentari
Amazon Web Services and Malaysian clean energy company Gentari have signed a Power Purchase Agreement supporting an 80 MW wind project in Tamil Nadu, India, expected to begin operations in mid-2027. T…
- Sustainable Finance
Accenture launches AI Refinery distiller agentic framework with NVIDIA
Accenture launched its AI Refinery distiller agentic framework, an enterprise platform for developing, deploying, and scaling AI agents with integrated governance, built in collaboration with NVIDIA a…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC and HKMA to host Climate Business Forum Asia Pacific 2025
The International Finance Corporation and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority announced the Climate Business Forum Asia Pacific 2025, to be held in Hong Kong from October 14-15, 2025, to mobilise investm…
- Sustainable Finance
Côte d'Ivoire awards 50 MW solar project at record tariff
Côte d'Ivoire concluded a competitive tender awarding a 50 MW solar PV plant in Boundiali at a record low tariff of USD 0.029 per kilowatt-hour under a public-private partnership. The auction, structu…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC and HDFC Capital launch $1 billion H-DREAM green housing fund
The International Finance Corporation and HDFC Capital Advisors launched the H-DREAM Fund, a blended-finance platform with a $1 billion target corpus to finance energy-efficient, climate-resilient aff…
- Sustainable Finance
Portugal startup NS2 secures EUR 100,000 for real-time nitrogen sensors
Portugal-based startup Nitrogen Sensing Solutions (NS2) introduced a real-time nitrogen sensing system and secured EUR 100,000 in venture capital through the EU's BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Progr…
- Climate & Nature
UBS Withdraws from Net Zero Banking Alliance as European Exits Accelerate
Swiss banking group UBS has exited the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance, becoming the first major European bank outside the UK to leave the coalition after HSBC and Barclays. The departure follows …
- Climate & Nature
Rolls-Royce and INERATEC Partner to Run Data Centres on Synthetic E-Fuels
Rolls-Royce Power Systems and clean fuels startup INERATEC have agreed a strategic partnership to replace fossil diesel in data centre backup generators with climate-neutral synthetic e-fuels. The col…
- Regulations
FCA Plans to Simplify Climate Disclosure Rules for UK Asset Managers
The UK Financial Conduct Authority is reviewing its sustainability reporting framework for asset managers, life insurers, and pension providers, with plans to streamline TCFD-aligned disclosure requir…
- Sustainable Finance
Standard Chartered Acts as Exclusive Seller of Amazon Rainforest Carbon Credits
Standard Chartered has signed a five-year agreement with the government of Brazil's State of Acre to act as exclusive seller of jurisdictional forest protection carbon credits on its behalf. The deal …
- Sustainable Finance
EU proposes additional EUR 500 million macro-financial assistance to Jordan
The European Commission proposed an additional EUR 500 million in Macro-Financial Assistance to Jordan on 5 August 2025, lifting the EU's total macro-financial commitment to EUR 1 billion when combine…
- Climate & Nature
EU pushes legally binding global plastics treaty at Geneva INC-5.2 talks
The European Commission reaffirmed its push for a legally binding global plastics treaty as INC-5.2 negotiations resumed in Geneva, running until August 14 2025. A finalised full-life-cycle treaty wou…
- Climate & Nature
Jamaica hosts CIF regional forum on climate resilience and nature-based solutions
Jamaica launched the CIF Latin America and Caribbean Knowledge Exchange in Kingston, convening over 150 representatives from 13 countries to share climate-resilience and nature-based solution lessons.…
- Disclosure Analytics
European Commission adopts Recommendation backing EFRAG voluntary VSME reporting standard
The European Commission formally adopted a Recommendation endorsing EFRAG's Voluntary Sustainability Reporting Standard for non-listed SMEs, released December 2024. The proportionate, voluntary framew…
- Climate & Nature
ICJ advisory opinion affirms state legal accountability for climate inaction
The International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion confirming states bear legal responsibility under customary international law for failing to prevent climate harm. The ruling strengthens …
- Standards & Frameworks
323 entities urge EU to preserve double materiality in CSRD
A Eurosif-led public declaration urging the EU to retain the CSRD's double materiality principle gained support from 323 entities ahead of Omnibus deliberations. Any dilution would fragment global ESG…
- Standards & Frameworks
Florida AG Investigates CDP and SBTi Over Antitrust Allegations
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has issued subpoenas to climate disclosure body CDP and the Science Based Targets initiative, alleging potential antitrust violations and deceptive trade practi…
- Climate & Nature
EU-Canada AEO mutual recognition agreement entered into force August 2025
The EU-Canada Mutual Recognition Agreement for Authorised Economic Operator programmes entered into force on 1 August 2025, aligning the EU's AEO with Canada's Partners in Protection initiative. The m…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC lends up to $15 million to CleanMax for Thailand C&I solar
The IFC announced a partnership with CleanMax, providing up to $15 million to scale commercial and industrial rooftop solar in Thailand, its first such transaction in the country's C&I segment. The lo…
- Sustainable Finance
IMF FSAP review affirms Canada's financial resilience, flags housing risks
The IMF concluded its 2025 Financial Sector Assessment Program review for Canada, affirming a resilient, well-capitalized banking sector while flagging household debt and housing imbalances. The revie…
- Climate & Nature
IEA forecasts global electricity demand rising 3.3% in 2025, 3.7% in 2026
The IEA's Electricity Mid-Year Update projects global electricity demand rising 3.3% in 2025 and 3.7% in 2026, with renewables set to overtake coal by 2025 or 2026. China and India are forecast to dri…