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- Regulations
EU reaches provisional deal requiring all packaging recyclable by 2030
The European Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on packaging rules requiring all packaging to be recyclable by 2030, with waste reduction targets and single-use plastic bans. For I…
- Sustainable Finance
German electrolyser maker Sunfire raises 315 million euros for green hydrogen
German electrolyser producer Sunfire raised 315 million euros, including a 215 million euro Series E round and a 100 million euro EIB loan, to scale green hydrogen technology. For Indian green hydroge…
- Climate & Nature
ExxonMobil and Shell named lead developers for Singapore cross-border CCS project
The S-Hub consortium of ExxonMobil and Shell was selected to develop a cross-border carbon capture and storage project capturing at least 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 annually for Singapore by 2030. For …
- Climate & Nature
L&T Technology Services joins AT&T initiative to cut emissions by 2035
L&T Technology Services formed a strategic alliance with AT&T to contribute to its Connected Climate Initiative, which aims to reduce greenhouse emissions by one gigaton by 2035 using connectivity sol…
- Sustainable Finance
Canada to issue green bond including nuclear energy expenditures
Canada announced plans to issue its second Canadian-dollar green bond, becoming the first sovereign issuer to include certain nuclear energy expenditures in a green bond framework. For Indian sustaina…
- Climate & Nature
Munich Re's MEAG raises 207 million dollars for sustainable forestry fund
Munich Re's asset manager MEAG raised 207 million dollars at the first closing of its Article 9 Sustainable Forestry Equity fund, targeting forested land in New Zealand, the USA, and Australia. For In…
- Standards & Frameworks
Singapore mandates ISSB-aligned climate reporting for listed firms from 2025
Singapore will require listed companies to begin mandatory ISSB-aligned climate reporting in 2025, extending to large non-listed companies with at least 1 billion dollars revenue in 2027. For Indian c…
- Climate & Nature
EU awards 370 million euros to Puglia Green Hydrogen Valley project
The European Commission selected the Puglia Green Hydrogen Valley project for 370 million euros in IPCEI funding to build two electrolysis plants totalling 160 megawatts in Italy. For Indian green hyd…
- Climate & Nature
Nokia commits to net zero value chain emissions by 2040
Nokia announced a commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions across operations and its value chain by 2040, accelerating its previous 2050 goal by a decade. For Indian telecom and technolog…
- Sustainable Finance
Brazil and GFANZ launch initiatives to scale climate transition finance
Brazil partnered with GFANZ and its development bank BNDES on two initiatives to scale climate transition investment and advance the climate priorities of its G20 Presidency. For Indian sustainable fi…
- Climate & Nature
Business Council of Australia seeks one-year delay on mandatory climate reporting
The Business Council of Australia requested a one-year extension and expanded liability protections for proposed mandatory climate-related reporting starting from July 1, 2024. For Indian companies tr…
- Climate & Nature
GeoPura raises 70 million dollars to scale green hydrogen power units
Clean energy provider GeoPura raised 70 million dollars, including a 30 million pound commitment from the UK Infrastructure Bank, to scale deployment of its hydrogen power units. For Indian off-grid a…
- Climate & Nature
DHL and ICC to present GoTrade sustainable-trade takeaways at WTO Abu Dhabi
DHL Group and the International Chamber of Commerce will host a side event at the 13th WTO Ministerial Meeting in Abu Dhabi to release four GoTrade Summit takeaways on sustainable, inclusive trade. Th…
- Climate & Nature
Walmart suppliers exceed Project Gigaton billion-tonne emissions goal six years early
Walmart announced that its suppliers have reported plans expected to exceed Project Gigaton's target of reducing, avoiding, or sequestering 1 billion metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions across p…
- Climate & Nature
AtmosZero raises $21 million to commercialise zero-carbon industrial steam boiler
Cleantech startup AtmosZero raised $21 million to commercialise Boiler 2.0, an electrified modular boiler that produces high-temperature steam with zero carbon emissions. With industrial steam account…
- Sustainable Finance
Clairity raises $6.75 million to scale low-cost direct air capture technology
Climate tech startup Clairity Technology raised $6.75 million in a seed round to scale its Direct Air Capture carbon removal solution, which captures dilute carbon dioxide using less infrastructure an…
- Regulations
LOIM wins £5 billion sustainability equities mandate from UK pension fund Nest
Lombard Odier Investment Managers was appointed by UK workplace pension fund Nest to manage a global thematic equities mandate, with Nest planning to invest £5 billion in the LOIM-managed strategy by …
- Sustainable Finance
Sage Geosystems raises $17 million for Texas geothermal energy storage facility
Sage Geosystems raised $17 million in a Series A round to fully fund Earth Store, a 3MW commercial geothermal energy storage facility in Texas based on its Geopressured Geothermal System technology. T…
- Climate & Nature
EDF and Google use MethaneSAT satellite and AI to trace methane emissions
The Environmental Defense Fund and Google partnered to combine EDF's MethaneSAT satellite, launched in March, with Google's AI and infrastructure-mapping expertise to map and trace methane emissions f…
- Climate & Nature
California Energy Commission approves $1.9 billion EV and hydrogen fuelling plan
The California Energy Commission approved a plan to invest $1.9 billion through 2027 in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, including EV charging and hydrogen refuelling networks. With transportatio…
- Sustainable Finance
Verizon allocates $1 billion green bond proceeds to renewable energy projects
Verizon Communications fully allocated the $1 billion in proceeds from its May 2023 green bond to renewable energy purchase agreements supporting projects under development in five US states. The fift…
- ESG Movers
IBM adds Supply Chain Intelligence module to Envizi ESG Suite
IBM expanded its Envizi ESG Suite with a new Supply Chain Intelligence module enabling companies to gather and analyse emissions data across supply chains to calculate and report Scope 3 emissions. Th…
- ESG Movers
Google and Embraer join United's Sustainable Flight Fund, exceeding $200 million
United Airlines added new partners including Google, Embraer, and Air New Zealand to its Sustainable Flight Fund, bringing capital dedicated to the sustainable aviation fuel investment vehicle to over…
- Climate & Nature
Microsoft adds AI and value chain data solutions to sustainability platform
Microsoft introduced new data and AI solutions to its Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability platform, including a Copilot in Sustainability Manager and a generally available ESG value chain solution for …