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- Climate & Nature
Mercedes-Benz and Starbucks to install 400 kW chargers at 100 stores
Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging and Starbucks will install 400 kW chargers at over 100 US Starbucks locations, beginning along the 1,400-mile Interstate 5 corridor. The partnership illustrates how r…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Transforms into Formal Voluntary Standard-Setter with Independent Governance
The Science Based Targets initiative is transitioning from a multi-stakeholder initiative into a recognised formal voluntary standard-setter, with the appointment of an independent Technical Council, …
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Details Eight-Stage Process Behind Its Climate Standard Development
The Science Based Targets initiative published an explanation of its Standard Operating Procedure in July 2024, setting out the eight formal stages through which all SBTi standards must be developed o…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Commits to Review CarbonPlan Findings on Approved Methodologies
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market said it would analyse the claims made in a CarbonPlan policy report before determining next steps, welcoming the scrutiny of carbon market project…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Welcomes ABACUS Principles as Complement to Forest Credit Oversight
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market welcomed the ABACUS principles for quantifying the climate impact of forest restoration projects as a complementary initiative to its own global q…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Sets Copyright and Liability Terms for 2023 Monitoring Data
The Science Based Targets initiative released its standard disclaimer for the 2023 Monitoring Report, outlining data accuracy limitations and permitted uses of the document. The notice restricts comme…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Investigates C-Quest Capital Over-Crediting of Cookstove Projects
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announced it would investigate alleged fraud at C-Quest Capital, whose former CEO is accused of over-issuing millions of carbon credits from cooks…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Australia CEO Denis-Ryan Leads Industrial Decarbonisation Research
Amandine Denis-Ryan has served as CEO of IEEFA Australia since 2022, leading the organisation's research on gas and LNG markets, demand-side opportunities, and industrial decarbonisation across one of…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Appoints Amy Merrill as Its First Chief Executive Officer
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market named Amy Merrill as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 July 2024. Merrill, who has over 20 years of experience in carbon market p…
- Climate & Nature
Sustainalytics finds only 30% of companies have strong board independence
Morningstar Sustainalytics found that only 30% of over 4,200 analysed companies have at least two-thirds independent directors, with most scoring moderate on governance. The findings underscore tighte…
- Climate & Nature
Rainforest Alliance and Mirova partner to scale nature-based solutions
The Rainforest Alliance partnered with Natixis affiliate Mirova to channel a €350 million sustainable land-use strategy into nature-based solutions across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The tie-up l…
- Climate & Nature
Microsoft buys over 970,000 tonnes of forest carbon removal credits
Microsoft agreed to buy over 970,000 tonnes of nature-based carbon removal credits from Anew Climate, generated through improved forest management projects in the US. The deal extends a wave of large …
- Disclosure Analytics
GRI launches review of labour standards, updating 11 standards total
The Global Reporting Initiative launched a review of its labour-related standards, beginning with consultation on revised drafts of GRI 402, GRI 401, and GRI 202 and ultimately updating 11 standards. …
- Climate & Nature
USAID, Unilever, EY launch CIRCLE Alliance starting in India
USAID, Unilever, and EY launched the CIRCLE Alliance, a public-private partnership funding entrepreneurs in the plastics value chain, with an initial focus on India, Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philip…
- Climate & Nature
John Cockerill Hydrogen secures €230 million, plans India electrolyzer factory
John Cockerill secured €230 million ($250 million) for its hydrogen subsidiary, led by SLB and Belgian public investors, to scale electrolyzer production including gigafactories in the US, India, and …
- Climate & Nature
Octopus Energy raises funding from Galvanize and Lightrock at $9 billion
Octopus Energy Group secured new investment from Galvanize Climate Solutions and Lightrock at a $9 billion valuation, a 15% increase from its December 2023 raise, to fund US expansion of its Kraken pl…
- Disclosure Analytics
RepRisk launches thematic due diligence scores across ESG risk factors
RepRisk launched Due Diligence Scores rating specific ESG risk factors such as biodiversity and human rights from 0 to 100, drawing on over 200 customisable individual scores. The disaggregated data r…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM approves first Core Carbon Principles credits covering 27 million credits
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market approved its first Core Carbon Principles label for seven methodologies covering an estimated 27 million carbon credits. The benchmark sets qualit…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Announces First CCP-Labelled Carbon Credits Covering 27 Million Units
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market announced the first batch of carbon crediting methodologies meeting its high-integrity Core Carbon Principles, enabling the CCP label to be applie…
- Sustainable Finance
What the CCP Label Means for Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity
The Core Carbon Principles label, issued by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market, denotes that a carbon credit meets a rigorous global benchmark for environmental integrity, governanc…
- Regulations
ESMA fund-naming rules may force rebranding for 44% of eco-labeled funds
Clarity AI research found that 44% of EU funds using environmental and impact terms may need to rebrand or divest assets to meet ESMA's Paris-aligned benchmark exclusions, with funds given six months …
- Climate & Nature
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Nucor pilot clean-energy tariffs with Duke Energy
Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Nucor, and Duke Energy agreed to explore new rate structures, including Accelerating Clean Energy and Clean Transition Tariffs, to share risk on emerging clean technologies …
- Regulations
China drafts unified sustainability disclosure framework, mandatory by 2027
China's Ministry of Finance issued a draft Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Standards guideline targeting a nationwide framework by 2030, with rules becoming mandatory for listed companies by 2027.…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Welcomes Biden Administration High-Integrity Carbon Credit Principles
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market welcomed the Biden-Harris Administration's announcement of principles to advance high-integrity voluntary carbon markets, noting that the US gover…