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- Climate & Nature
Proxy Adviser ISS Drops Diversity Factors from U.S. Board Recommendations
Institutional Shareholder Services announced it will indefinitely halt consideration of gender, racial and ethnic diversity factors in American director vote recommendations under its Benchmark and Sp…
- Sustainable Finance
Columbia Launches First U.S. Climate Finance Master's Program
Columbia University's Climate School, with Columbia Business School, launched the first American master's degree in climate finance, welcoming its first cohort this fall. The one-year program addresse…
- Climate & Nature
Australia Targets Renewable Superpower Status Amid Coal Export Pressures
Australia is advancing its renewable energy transition while navigating its role as one of the world's largest fossil fuel exporters, with nearly 40 percent of electricity now sourced from renewables …
- Climate & Nature
Australia Approaches Half of 82 Percent Renewable Energy Target
Australia is nearly halfway to its legally binding target of sourcing 82 percent of electricity from renewables by 2030, driven by the world's highest per-capita uptake of rooftop solar. The country's…
- Climate & Nature
Europe Targets Climate Neutrality by 2050 Amid Grid and Investment Gaps
Europe has set a legally binding target to become the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050, having navigated an unprecedented energy crisis following Russia's invasion of Ukraine by diversi…
- Climate & Nature
223 Financial Institutions Press 1,300 Companies to Disclose Environmental Risks
CDP has mobilised 223 global financial institutions representing nearly US$23 trillion in assets to request environmental disclosures from more than 1,300 high-impact companies as part of its 2025 Non…
- Climate & Nature
Companies Disclosing 1.5C-Aligned Transition Plans Jump 44% to Nearly 6,000
More than 5,906 companies — one in four of those disclosing through CDP — reported having 1.5C-aligned climate transition plans in 2023, a 44% increase from the prior year, according to new CDP data. …
- Climate & Nature
Flooding and Extreme Heat Top Climate Hazards for 83% of Reporting Cities
More than four-fifths of the 1,131 cities disclosing environmental data through CDP-ICLEI Track in 2023 reported significant climate hazards, up from 80% in 2022, according to new CDP analysis. Floodi…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Marks 2024 Milestone as CCP-Labelled Credits Enter Market
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market described 2024 as a pivotal year, with all the largest independent carbon-crediting programmes now eligible to use the CCP label and the first CCP…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Defends REDD+ Decision After Expert Panel Dissent
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market responded to public dissent from former Expert Panel members over its decision to approve three REDD+ methodologies, stating that disagreement amo…
- Climate & Nature
Coffee Value Chain Carries Heavy Carbon Footprint, New Research Finds
Research from Terrascope and Olam Food Ingredients reveals that 75 to 91 percent of coffee's carbon footprint is generated before beans leave the farm. Climate change threatens to shrink suitable coff…
- Standards & Frameworks
EU Adopts CSDDD Covering 5,500 Companies With Compliance From 2027
The European Parliament has adopted the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), requiring approximately 5,500 companies to implement due diligence processes for human rights and e…
- Climate & Nature
611 Cities Report US$86 Billion Climate Project Investment Need in 2024
Six hundred and eleven cities reported 2,508 climate projects seeking US$86 billion in investment through CDP-ICLEI Track in 2024, representing a 23% increase in total reported investment needs from U…
- Climate & Nature
Penang Island Launches Malaysia's First Urban Climate Adaptation Programme
The Penang Island City Council, in partnership with Think City and the Department of Drainage and Irrigation, has developed Malaysia's first climate adaptation programme for urban areas, known as PNBC…
- Climate & Nature
CDP Releases Scores for 22,700 Companies as Disclosure Numbers Rise
CDP has released environmental performance scores for more than 22,700 companies following its 2024 disclosure cycle, with a significant increase in the number of responses eligible for scoring reflec…
- Climate & Nature
Only 5% of Companies Disclose Physical Intensity Targets Assessable Against Net-Zero Pathways
A CDP data brief on sectoral physical intensities finds that only 276 companies — approximately 5% of disclosing companies — report intensity-based targets that can be effectively benchmarked against …
- Climate & Nature
Mirova Deploys EUR 100 Million Biodiversity Fund Using CDP Corporate Dataset
French asset manager Mirova has launched the EUR 100 million Fonds Objectif Biodiversite, a listed biodiversity fund targeting small and medium-sized European companies, using CDP corporate environmen…
- Standards & Frameworks
CDP Reports 83% of Companies Aligned With Majority of ISSB Climate Questions
In 2024, 83% of companies disclosing through CDP — representing more than half of global market capitalisation — reported on the vast majority of IFRS S2-aligned questions, positioning them strongly f…
- Climate & Nature
US Cities Report US$40.8 Billion Climate Funding Gap Across 484 Projects
One hundred and twenty-four US cities collectively reported seeking US$40.8 billion in climate project investment in 2024, against a total project cost of US$62.7 billion and only US$22 billion curren…
- Sustainable Finance
Isometric Becomes Sixth CCP-Eligible Program; First ARR Methodology Approved
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has approved Isometric as its sixth CCP-Eligible carbon crediting program and simultaneously approved VCS VM0047, the first afforestation, refores…
- Regulations
Over 23,100 Organisations Disclose Environmental Data Through CDP in 2025
More than 23,100 organisations across the world voluntarily disclosed environmental data through CDP in 2025, providing investors, companies, and policymakers with decision-ready information on climat…
- Standards & Frameworks
Lenovo Achieves 98% Supplier CDP Disclosure Rate in 2024
Global technology company Lenovo reported a 98% CDP supplier response rate in 2024, placing it among the top 5% of companies worldwide in supplier climate engagement. The company's tiered supplier emi…
- Climate & Nature
Bogota Sets Target to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 20% by 2030
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, has adopted a Climate Action Plan targeting a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. The city, a member of the C40 Cities net…
- Climate & Nature
CDP and WWF Define Complementary Roles of Nature-Based Solutions and Landscape Approaches
CDP and the World Wildlife Fund have published a joint analysis clarifying the relationship between nature-based solutions (NbS) and landscape and jurisdictional approaches (LA/JAs), two frameworks th…