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- Standards & Frameworks
UK Releases Draft Sustainability Reporting Standards Based on ISSB with Local Amendments
The UK government has published exposure drafts of UK Sustainability Reporting Standards, based closely on the IFRS Foundation's ISSB S1 and S2 standards, alongside consultations on climate transition…
- Sustainable Finance
Swiss sustainable investments grow 13% to CHF 1.88 trillion in 2024
The Swiss Sustainable Investment Market Study 2025 reported 13% year-on-year growth in sustainability-related investments, reaching CHF 1,881 billion by end-2024. The rising share of private investors…
- Climate & Nature
World Bank approves $150 million clean-energy program for Sri Lanka
The World Bank Group approved a $150 million initiative to add 1 gigawatt of solar and wind capacity to Sri Lanka's grid and support its 70%-renewables-by-2030 target. The guarantee-backed structure m…
- Standards & Frameworks
EU Council Backs Deeper CSRD and CSDDD Cuts Than Commission Originally Proposed
EU member states have agreed on a Council negotiating position on the Omnibus sustainability simplification proposal that goes substantially further than the European Commission's original package, pa…
- Standards & Frameworks
Virgin Group Earns SBTi Approval for Net Zero and Interim Climate Targets
UK conglomerate Virgin announced that the Science Based Targets initiative has approved its climate goals, including a net zero greenhouse gas emissions commitment across the value chain by 2050. The …
- Climate & Nature
Aedifion Raises €17 Million Series B to Expand AI-Powered Building Decarbonisation Platform
Germany-based property technology company aedifion has closed a €17 million Series B financing round to accelerate expansion of its AI-powered platform for reducing energy consumption and CO2 emission…
- Climate & Nature
Singapore Issues Voluntary Carbon Market Guidance Covering Credit Quality and Use
Singapore's Ministry of Trade and Industry, the National Climate Change Secretariat and Enterprise Singapore have released Draft Guidance on Voluntary Carbon Markets, providing companies with a framew…
- Standards & Frameworks
GRI Launches XBRL-Based Digital Taxonomy for Machine-Readable Sustainability Reporting
The Global Reporting Initiative has released its new Sustainability Taxonomy, a machine-readable version of GRI standards based on XBRL that enables companies to submit structured digital sustainabili…
- Sustainable Finance
ADB approves $400 million loan for Bangladesh climate-resilience program
The Asian Development Bank approved a $400 million policy-based loan on June 19 2025 for the second phase of Bangladesh's Climate-Resilient Inclusive Development Program, with $513 million in co-finan…
- Sustainable Finance
Zambia finalises $26.5 million financing for 32MWp Ilute solar project
Zambia finalised a $26.5 million financing package for the 32MWp Ilute Solar Project, structured without sovereign guarantees and trading power across the Southern African Power Pool. The guarantee-fr…
- Climate & Nature
IEA finds LNG supply-chain emissions cuttable over 60% with existing technology
The IEA's June 20 2025 report estimates the LNG supply chain emits about 350 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent annually and could cut over 60% using existing technologies. As India's LNG demand grows, …
- Sustainable Finance
World Bank adds $7.7 million grant for ASEAN Power Grid preparation
The World Bank approved an additional $7.7 million grant on June 19 2025 to the ASEAN Centre for Energy to advance ASEAN Power Grid project preparation toward 2045 operationalisation. The cross-border…
- Disclosure Analytics
GRI launches XBRL-based Sustainability Taxonomy for machine-readable disclosures
The Global Reporting Initiative launched its Sustainability Taxonomy on June 19 2025, structuring GRI Standards in XBRL for machine-readable disclosures interoperable with ISSB and ESRS. As India adva…
- Climate & Nature
Scientists warn carbon budget for 1.5C exhausts within three years
A peer-reviewed Earth System Science Data study by over 60 scientists found only 130 gigatonnes of CO2 remain in the carbon budget for a 50% chance of staying within 1.5C, exhaustible in three years. …
- Sustainable Finance
CARICOM launches regional climate-finance platform with seven countries
CARICOM launched the Regional Platform for Catalyzing Resilience and Climate Action in the Caribbean, led by the Caribbean Development Bank and backed by the Green Climate Fund with seven participatin…
- Sustainable Finance
Rwanda launches plan to mobilise $335 million for climate-smart agriculture
Rwanda's agriculture ministry, the Rwanda Green Fund, and the IFC launched a Climate Smart Agriculture Investment Plan targeting RWF 449.7 billion (about USD 335.4 million) in private investment. The …
- Disclosure Analytics
SBTi opens consultation on draft net-zero standard for automotive sector
The Science Based Targets initiative released a draft Automotive Sector Net-Zero Standard requiring carmakers to set vehicle emission-intensity targets and increase low-emission-vehicle sales. As Indi…
- Climate & Nature
Investors managing $9.5 trillion urge deforestation elimination by 2030
A coalition of 86 institutional investors managing $9.5 trillion, convened as the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, released guidelines urging the elimination of deforestation from portfolios by 2030. As…
- Sustainable Finance
Australia launches first national sustainable finance taxonomy
The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute released Australia's first national sustainable finance taxonomy on June 17 2025, defining Paris-aligned criteria for green and transition finance. The inc…
- Climate & Nature
Egypt launches first utility-scale 300MWh battery storage with IFC backing
Egypt launched its first utility-scale 300MWh Battery Energy Storage System on June 15 2025, backed by a $72 million IFC debt package and integrated with a 500MW solar plant. The solar-plus-storage mo…
- Sustainable Finance
World Bank links air pollution to 5.7 million annual deaths
A new World Bank report, Accelerating Access to Clean Air on a Livable Planet, finds ambient air pollution causes 5.7 million deaths a year and costs nearly 5% of global GDP. For rapidly urbanising ec…
- Climate & Nature
World Bank approves $2.128 billion Indonesia clean energy and reform package
The World Bank approved a dual-investment package totalling US$2.128 billion to support Indonesia's clean energy transition and financial-sector reforms. The blended-finance structure, including a new…
- Climate & Nature
World Bank approves $37.85 million Laos waste and pollution project
The World Bank approved a $37.85 million Pollution and Waste Management Project to strengthen Laos' handling of solid waste, plastics, and pollution from 2025 to 2031. Its mandated compliance-monitori…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Names Paige Nguyen Director to Lead Asia Strategy
Paige Nguyen has taken on the role of Director of IEEFA's Asia team, responsible for shaping the organisation's research strategy and stakeholder engagement across one of the world's most energy-inten…