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- Climate & Nature
Canada releases framework to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies
Canada released a framework on July 24, 2023 to identify and phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies, adopting the WTO definition and committing to end domestic public financing for fossil fuels b…
- Sustainable Finance
ASIC sues Vanguard Australia over alleged ESG fund greenwashing
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission launched Federal Court proceedings against Vanguard Investments Australia over alleged misleading ESG screening claims for its Ethically Conscious …
- Climate & Nature
Paris 2024 pledges to halve catering carbon footprint across 13 million meals
The Paris 2024 Organising Committee committed to halving the carbon footprint of 13 million meals through six sustainability commitments including local sourcing and reduced plastic. The framework dem…
- Climate & Nature
Dubai launches Sustainable Tourism Stamp with 19 hotel sustainability requirements
Dubai's Department of Economy and Tourism launched the Dubai Sustainable Tourism Stamp, requiring hotels to meet 19 sustainability requirements across a Gold, Silver, and Bronze tier system. The accre…
- Standards & Frameworks
IOSCO endorses ISSB sustainability standards, urges 130 jurisdictions to adopt
The International Organization of Securities Commissions endorsed the ISSB's IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 standards, calling on its 130 member jurisdictions to consider incorporating them into regulatory frame…
- Standards & Frameworks
IFRS Foundation publishes comparison of IFRS S2 and TCFD recommendations
The IFRS Foundation published a comparison showing IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures aligns with the TCFD's four core recommendations and eleven recommended disclosures. Companies applying ISSB stan…
- Climate & Nature
IEEFA Urges FERC to Scrutinise Stale Environmental Data on MVP Southgate Pipeline
The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis has submitted comments to the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opposing a request by Mountain Valley Pipeline to extend the constructio…
- Climate & Nature
SAP launches multi-phased supplier program to cut scope 3 emissions
SAP announced a multi-phased supply-chain engagement program by 2024 targeting key suppliers to reduce scope 3 emissions, requiring top suppliers to report product-level emissions by 2027. The supplie…
- Climate & Nature
Koloma develops geologic hydrogen with backing from Bill Gates
Geologic hydrogen company Koloma, backed by Bill Gates, is using technology and proprietary data to identify and commercialise naturally occurring geologic hydrogen resources. The emerging low-carbon …
- Climate & Nature
Penn State LionGlass cuts carbon footprint and boosts crack resistance tenfold
Penn State researchers unveiled LionGlass, a glass alternative cutting manufacturing carbon footprint by roughly half and energy use by 30% while resisting cracks at least ten times better. The materi…
- Climate & Nature
India's G20 Presidency Presents Opportunity to Harmonise Green Taxonomies
Divergent green taxonomy frameworks across 29 jurisdictions are creating barriers to cross-border sustainable capital flows, and India's G20 Presidency provides a strategic opportunity to advance inte…
- Sustainable Finance
Weekly ESG roundup spans IEA renewables call and SEBI ESG funds
A weekly ESG roundup compiled developments including the IEA's call to triple renewable capacity by 2030, SEBI's new ESG mutual fund category, and the launch of India's ICED 3.0 dashboard. The collect…
- Climate & Nature
IEA says tripling renewable capacity by 2030 essential for 1.5C goal
The International Energy Agency warned that tripling global renewable power capacity by 2030 is the most impactful lever to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, ahead of COP28. The call frames the sc…
- Regulations
European Commission unveils common tourism data space for sustainable tourism
The European Commission published a Communication outlining building blocks for a common European tourism data space to enable data-sharing among tourism businesses and public authorities. The initiat…
- Climate & Nature
NITI Aayog launches ICED 3.0 with over 500 climate-energy parameters
NITI Aayog launched the India Climate Energy Dashboard (ICED) 3.0, offering near real-time data and analytics on over 500 energy, climate, and economic parameters drawn from government sources. The pl…
- Regulations
SEBI permits multiple ESG mutual fund schemes with mandatory BRSR threshold
SEBI amended Mutual Funds Regulations to permit multiple ESG schemes with diverse strategies and mandated that ESG schemes invest at least 65% of assets in companies with BRSR disclosures. The framewo…
- Standards & Frameworks
CDP appoints Sherry Madera as CEO effective October 2023
Environmental disclosure non-profit CDP named Sherry Madera, currently Mastercard's SVP of Public Policy, as its new CEO effective October 1, 2023. The leadership change at a body collecting disclosur…
- Standards & Frameworks
GHG Protocol Aligns Land Sector Work with SBTi FLAG After ISSB Launch
The Greenhouse Gas Protocol updated stakeholders in July 2023 on progress of its Land Sector and Removals Guidance, confirming coordination with the SBTi's Forest, Land and Agriculture Guidance and di…
- Standards & Frameworks
Ireland presents second SDG review, achieving over 80% of targets
Ireland presented its second Voluntary National Review to the United Nations, reporting it has fully achieved over 80% of the 169 SDG targets while facing gaps in climate and energy goals. The review …
- Climate & Nature
UEFA publishes EURO 2024 ESG strategy with 48 targets
UEFA unveiled an ESG strategy for EURO 2024 built on three pillars, 11 action areas, 28 topics, 48 targets and 83 KPIs. The framework signals how major sporting events are formalising emissions, anti-…
- Climate & Nature
ACCC draft guidance sets eight principles against greenwashing claims
Australia's competition regulator ACCC published draft greenwashing guidance after finding 57 percent of reviewed businesses made potentially misleading environmental claims. Its eight substantiation …
- Climate & Nature
ExxonMobil to acquire Denbury for $4.9 billion carbon-capture expansion
ExxonMobil announced a $4.9 billion acquisition of carbon-capture and CO2 firm Denbury, operator of the world's largest privately owned 1,300-mile CO2 pipeline network. The deal underscores how oil ma…
- Climate & Nature
Apple and Acumen launch clean-energy livelihoods accelerator in India
Apple partnered with Acumen to launch the Energy for Livelihoods Accelerator, a 12-week programme in India supporting social enterprises in sustainable energy. The initiative channels corporate clean-…
- Standards & Frameworks
SEBI mandates BRSR Core assurance and value-chain ESG disclosures
SEBI's July 12, 2023 circular introduced the BRSR Core format with mandatory reasonable assurance and new value-chain ESG disclosures for India's top listed companies. The phased rollout sets binding,…