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- Climate & Nature
Kimberly-Clark Commits Over £125 Million to Green Hydrogen for UK Tissue Manufacturing
Kimberly-Clark UK and Ireland has signed long-term green hydrogen offtake agreements with Carlton Power and the HYRO joint venture, committing over £125 million to build green hydrogen facilities at i…
- Climate & Nature
CPI Tracking of Private Adaptation Finance Rises Fivefold to USD 5.7 Billion
Climate Policy Initiative's latest Global Landscape of Climate Finance tracks USD 5.7 billion in private sector adaptation finance for 2023, nearly five times the amount captured in prior years follow…
- Regulations
Sustainserv and Palau Partner to Deploy AI for ESG Reporting Automation
Sustainability consulting firm Sustainserv has announced a technology partnership with Palau, an AI-powered ESG reporting platform, to automate and improve the quality of sustainability disclosures fo…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Publishes Net-Zero Standard for Banks and Institutional Investors
The Science Based Targets initiative has released its Financial Institutions Net-Zero Standard, setting science-aligned requirements for banks, asset managers, insurers, and capital markets participan…
- Climate & Nature
UK Government Integrates Carbon Removals into National Emissions Trading System
The UK's Emissions Trading Scheme Authority has decided to integrate greenhouse gas removals into the UK ETS, allowing companies to use verified carbon removals to offset hard-to-abate emissions and m…
- Climate & Nature
500 Global Names Dr Alaa Murabit Managing Partner for Sustainable Growth
Venture capital firm 500 Global has appointed Dr Alaa Murabit as Managing Partner of Sustainable Growth, tasked with leading the firm's practice focused on blended finance and public-private investmen…
- Climate & Nature
INEOS Converts Hull Chemical Plant to Hydrogen Cutting Emissions by 75 Percent
Chemical company INEOS has completed a £30 million ($40.4 million) investment at its Hull manufacturing site in the UK, converting the facility from natural gas to hydrogen, resulting in a 75 per cent…
- Sustainable Finance
West Africa Launches XOF52 Billion MSME and Climate Securitization Bond
IFC, BOAD, and BII anchored a XOF52 billion (USD 90.4 million) securitization by NSIA Banque Benin to expand MSME lending across Benin, Senegal, and Togo, with 25% earmarked for women-led enterprises …
- Sustainable Finance
World Bank Prices Record EUR 3 Billion 10-Year Sustainable Bond
The World Bank (IBRD) priced its largest-ever EUR-denominated sustainable development bond at EUR 3 billion, drawing over EUR 11 billion in demand from 165 investors. The record reflects deepening ins…
- Sustainable Finance
IFC Takes 10% Stake in Kompanion Bank to Expand MSME Lending
The International Finance Corporation acquired a 10% equity stake in Kyrgyzstan's Kompanion Bank to strengthen its capital base and expand lending to MSMEs, which account for about 40% of national GDP…
- Sustainable Finance
Paraguay Joins World Bank RAMP to Strengthen Reserves Management Governance
Paraguay's Central Bank partnered with the World Bank's Reserve Advisory & Management Program (RAMP), joining over 70 global members to modernize reserves management and integrate ESG considerations. …
- Climate & Nature
EU and Indonesia Reach Political Agreement on CEPA Trade Pact
The EU and Indonesia announced a political agreement on the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in Brussels, targeting formal conclusion by September 2025 to secure critical raw materi…
- Sustainable Finance
ERM and Ka-kin Group Form Indigenous-Led Environmental Joint Venture in Canada
ERM Consultants Canada and Ka-kin Group launched Ka-kin Environmental Consultants (KEC), a majority Indigenous-owned environmental services venture announced on 14 July 2025 in British Columbia. The m…
- Climate & Nature
Survey Finds 93% of Experts Call Current Sustainability Approach Inadequate
A "Sustainability at a Crossroads" survey by the ERM Sustainability Institute, GlobeScan, and Volans found 93% of sustainability experts consider the prevailing approach inadequate, with 56% calling f…
- Climate & Nature
Datamaran Launches Suite Platform for ESG Strategy and Benchmarking
ESG analytics provider Datamaran has launched Datamaran Suite, a new platform enabling companies to manage ESG strategies, benchmark disclosures against industry peers, and set evidence-based targets.…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Grants Conditional CCP Approval to ACR Afforestation and Reforestation Methodology
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved the ACR Afforestation and Reforestation of Degraded Lands methodology as the second ARR methodology to receive CCP approval, subject …
- Sustainable Finance
CPI Proposes Three Level Framework for Assessing Climate Finance Quality
Climate Policy Initiative has published a scoping study introducing a three-level framework — project, market, and system — for evaluating whether climate finance delivers sustained transformational c…
- ESG Movers
US Firms Sustain ESG Spending But Reduce Public Sustainability Communication
A survey of 400 executives at large US companies finds that 87 per cent are maintaining or increasing sustainability investments in 2025, even as many reduce public communication about ESG efforts in …
- Climate & Nature
Schneider Electric Launches Zeigo Hub Supply Chain Decarbonisation Platform
Schneider Electric has launched Zeigo Hub, a digital platform enabling companies to manage supplier-level decarbonisation programmes, set science-based targets, and track emissions reductions in real …
- Regulations
EU Ombudsman Challenges Commission Over Omnibus Sustainability Rollback Procedures
EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho has formally asked the European Commission to explain why it bypassed standard procedural safeguards when launching the Omnibus initiative to scale back corporate sustainab…
- Climate & Nature
Amogy Expands Funding to $80 Million to Scale Ammonia Power for Shipping
Brooklyn-based clean fuel startup Amogy has closed an additional $23 million in venture financing, bringing its total round to $80 million, to commercialise ammonia-to-power technology for maritime an…
- Standards & Frameworks
GRI Releases Draft Sector Standard for Textile and Apparel Sustainability Reporting
The Global Reporting Initiative has released an exposure draft of its Textiles and Apparel Sector Standard, covering sustainability impacts across the textile, apparel, footwear and jewellery industri…
- Sustainable Finance
World Bank Backs India Power Distribution Upgrades Across Three States
The World Bank financed three India distribution projects totaling $856 million across the Northeast, Jharkhand, and West Bengal to digitalise grids and improve electricity access. The reforms address…
- Regulations
Cote d'Ivoire Launches ESG Partnership to Formalize Artisanal Gold Mining
Cote d'Ivoire, the World Bank, and the World Gold Council launched the Multistakeholder Partnership for Sustainable and Responsible Small-Scale Mining (MSPI) to formalize a sector supporting 500,000 l…