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Aviva Investors and Climate Impact Partners have launched the Llanos Vivos project, a large-scale afforestation and restoration initiative covering up to 13,600 hectares in Colombia's Vichada region. …
29 Apr 2026
ActionAid-supported mangrove restoration in the Sundarbans is generating income for women while strengthening coastal protection against cyclones, tidal surges and erosion, offering a contrast with vo…
28 Apr 2026
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has launched an invitation for ESG ratings providers to participate in a pilot of its proposed reporting regime, aimed at testing whether planned metrics are clear, …
28 Apr 2026
European asset manager Amundi will manage the Global Green Bond Initiative Fund, a new EU-launched vehicle targeting up to €3 billion to mobilise private capital through green bonds for climate and en…
27 Apr 2026
Amazon has entered a long-term carbon credit offtake agreement with The Good Rice Alliance, covering more than 685,000 metric tons of CO2-equivalent credits generated by methane emission reductions fr…
23 Apr 2026
India and South Korea agreed on April 21, 2026 to deepen cooperation on climate action, marine ecosystems and Article 6.2 carbon trading under the Paris Agreement. The bilateral track for high-integri…
22 Apr 2026
The International Civil Aviation Organization approved Verra's revised methodology VM0042 for reduced methane emissions from rice cultivation for use under CORSIA. The decision lets airlines buy rice-…
20 Apr 2026
With RBI encouragement, Indian banks and NBFCs are integrating ESG parameters into risk assessment across the MSME segment valued at over ₹20 lakh crore. The shift means MSMEs will increasingly need t…
15 Apr 2026
A new report from the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market's Continuous Improvement Work Program examines integrity requirements for transition credits — carbon credits generated from the…
7 Apr 2026
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has outlined a 2026 roadmap to systematically review and evolve the Core Carbon Principles Assessment Framework based on lessons from program asse…
1 Apr 2026
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans to revise the EU Emissions Trading System within days and launch a EUR 30 billion decarbonization and cleantech fund financed by ETS …
20 Mar 2026
Africa receives less than $14 billion per year in climate adaptation finance against an estimated need exceeding $100 billion, with more than half of what does flow arriving as interest-bearing loans,…
18 Mar 2026
The Asian Development Bank released an analysis on the role of forest ecosystems in meeting climate and biodiversity targets across Asia and the Pacific, advocating Forest Landscape Restoration, high-…
17 Mar 2026
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has published findings from its Continuous Improvement Work Program on Market Transparency, Scalability and Standardisation, identifying fragmente…
17 Mar 2026
Indian companies collectively allocated ₹34,909 crore to CSR initiatives in financial year 2023-24, about 13 percent higher than the prior year, per the National CSR Portal tracking Section 135 compli…
13 Mar 2026
KOKO Networks, a bioethanol fuel provider serving over 1.3 million Kenyan low-income households for 11 years, collapsed after Kenya's government denied it a Letter of Authorization to sell carbon cred…
9 Mar 2026
On February 4, 2026, the UK Financial Reporting Council released updated Companies Act 2006 Scoping Tables and revised Guidance on the Strategic Report, integrating new payment-reporting rules effecti…
7 Mar 2026
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has confirmed Rainbow, formerly known as Riverse, as the ninth carbon crediting program to achieve CCP-Eligible status under version 7 or later of…
5 Mar 2026
The India Sustainable Companies 2026 rankings, released under the Hurun India Impact 50 report, named TCS, Infosys, HDFC Bank, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, and others as leading ESG p…
4 Mar 2026
On February 27, 2026, the World Bank approved a nearly US$158 million project in Tocantins, Brazil, integrating transport, agriculture, and tourism for a climate-resilient regional economy. The integr…
4 Mar 2026
India imports more than 85 per cent of its crude oil, a significant share passing through the Strait of Hormuz which handles roughly a fifth of global petroleum liquids trade, making geopolitical esca…
2 Mar 2026
CDP's second annual Corporate Health Check, released January 14, 2026, found that 15% of global companies reaching environmental leadership unlocked an estimated US$218 billion in new financial opport…
28 Feb 2026
A 2022–2023 Norwegian field study at the Svanhovd research station found that raising groundwater levels to 25–50 cm below the surface sharply cut CO2 emissions, turning drained peat farmland into a n…
23 Feb 2026
India's Securities and Exchange Board has announced the formation of a new working group to conduct a comprehensive review of the regulatory framework governing ESG Rating Providers, following feedbac…
23 Feb 2026
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