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- ESG Movers
Microsoft signs deal for 27,600 tonnes carbon removal in recycled concrete
Microsoft signed a multi-year offtake agreement with carbon removal provider Neustark, which will deliver 27,600 tonnes of carbon removal credits over six years by storing biogenic CO2 in recycled con…
- Climate & Nature
Barclays ends direct financing of new oil and gas projects
Barclays announced it will cease direct financing of new oil and gas projects and require energy sector clients to present transition plans or decarbonisation strategies by early next year, alongside …
- Climate & Nature
USPS sets 2030 goals to cut Scope 1, 2 emissions 40 percent
The U.S. Postal Service announced 2030 sustainability goals including a 40% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 20% reduction in Scope 3 value chain emissions, alongside circular economy target…
- Regulations
EU reaches provisional agreement on Net-Zero Industry Act for clean tech
The EU Council and European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on the Net-Zero Industry Act, establishing a framework to scale clean technology manufacturing with a 40% domestic production ben…
- Climate & Nature
Mirova Gigaton Fund raises $282 million for emerging markets clean energy
Sustainable investment manager Mirova raised $282 million in commitments for its Mirova Gigaton Fund, which finances clean energy in emerging markets including Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, …
- Climate & Nature
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide launch TEAL Mobility for hydrogen truck stations
TotalEnergies and Air Liquide established TEAL Mobility, an equally owned joint venture to build a network of over 100 hydrogen stations along major European transport routes for heavy-duty trucks. Th…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Clarifies Multi-Track Carbon Credit Assessment Process and Terminology
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has published a detailed explanation of its assessment process for carbon-crediting programs and credit categories, simultaneously retiring the te…
- Sustainable Finance
ICVCM Begins Assessing Over 100 Carbon Credit Methodologies in 36 Categories
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has announced it will assess more than 100 active carbon credit methodologies grouped into 36 categories, targeting the first assessment decisions…
- Standards & Frameworks
SBTi Marks 1,000 Japanese Targets, 100 Financial Institutions and 800 Net-Zero Targets
The Science Based Targets initiative celebrated three simultaneous milestones in April 2024: more than 1,000 Japanese companies setting validated science-based targets, more than 100 financial institu…
- Climate & Nature
IEA forecasts 2.5% rise in global gas demand in 2024
The IEA's Gas Market Report forecasts global gas demand will grow 2.5% in 2024, equivalent to 100 billion cubic meters, driven by colder weather, easing prices, and emerging economies. With supply exp…
- Standards & Frameworks
EFRAG releases exposure drafts for EU sustainability reporting standards for SMEs
EFRAG released exposure drafts of EU sustainability reporting standards for SMEs under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, covering mandatory standards for public-interest SMEs and volun…
- Disclosure Analytics
GRI releases updated Biodiversity Standard effective January 2026
The Global Reporting Initiative published GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024, a revised standard requiring organizations to disclose biodiversity impacts across operations and value chains, effective January …
- Climate & Nature
H&M and Alight sign PPAs for three Swedish solar parks
Solar developer Alight signed long-term power purchase agreements with H&M Group to build three ground-mounted solar parks totaling 23 MW in Sweden, expected to generate at least 24 GWh annually. The …
- Climate & Nature
H2 Green Steel secures €4.2 billion debt for green steel plant
H2 Green Steel signed definitive agreements for €4.2 billion in project financing and raised total funding to nearly €6.5 billion for the world's first large-scale green steel plant in Boden, Sweden. …
- Climate & Nature
Element Zero raises $10 million for zero-carbon iron processing
Green materials startup Element Zero raised $10 million in seed funding led by Playground Global to scale an electrochemical process converting iron ore to pure metal with zero carbon emissions. The t…
- Sustainable Finance
Iberdrola secures €300 million IFC green loan for emerging markets
Iberdrola secured a €300 million ESG-linked loan from the World Bank's International Finance Corporation to fund renewable projects in fossil-fuel-dependent countries including Morocco, Poland and Vie…
- Climate & Nature
Denmark launches Green Fuels Alliance India for hydrogen cooperation
Denmark announced the Green Fuels Alliance India (GFAI), backed by nine Danish companies, to advance green fuels and green hydrogen collaboration between the two nations. The initiative directly suppo…
- Climate & Nature
Statkraft to invest up to €6 billion in hydro, wind expansion
Norway's state-owned Statkraft unveiled an investment program of up to €6 billion to upgrade hydropower and wind facilities and build new wind farms, more than doubling wind output and raising hydropo…
- Climate & Nature
Volvo Cars secures €420 million EIB loan for EV platform
Volvo Car Corporation signed a €420 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to develop a fully electric car platform and advance EV manufacturing research. The financing reflects how …
- Climate & Nature
Amazon activates Plug Power electrolyzer for warehouse forklift hydrogen
Plug Power activated a one-megawatt PEM electrolyzer at an Amazon fulfilment center in Aurora, Colorado, producing on-site low-carbon hydrogen for over 225 fuel-cell forklift trucks. The deployment de…
- ESG Movers
Brussels Airport offers SAF incentive up to €200,000 per airline
Brussels Airport, backed by the Belgian federal government, introduced a financial incentive offering airlines up to €200,000 to offset 80% of the additional cost of sustainable aviation fuel in 2024.…
- Climate & Nature
Starbucks allows personal cups for all US, Canada orders
From January 3, 2024, Starbucks began allowing customers across the US and Canada to use personal cups for all orders, including drive-thru and mobile, advancing its goal to halve cup waste sent to la…
- Climate & Nature
Pattern Energy closes $11 billion SunZia wind, transmission financing
Pattern Energy closed $11 billion in financing for SunZia Wind and Transmission, the largest clean energy infrastructure project in US history, pairing a 3,515 MW wind project with a 550-mile HVDC lin…
- Climate & Nature
JinkoSolar wins first SBTi-approved net-zero targets in solar industry
JinkoSolar received SBTi approval for its subsidiary's near and long-term emissions targets, becoming the world's first photovoltaic company with validated net-zero targets. The milestone signals tigh…