Canada Sets Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 45% – 50% by 2035  The Government of Canada announced a new climate goal, setting a target ...

EU-Mercosur Deal: Sustainability and other Concerns  The deal between the European Union (EU) and Latin America, particularly the EU-Mercosur Agreement, which was first negotiated in 1999 ...

More than 40% of Largest Global Companies Integrating ESG Performance in Executive Pay: KPMG Study The world’s largest companies are increasingly integrating ESG performance in executive ...

Societe Generale Targets €500 Billion of Sustainable Finance by 2030 Paris-based financial services group Societe Generale announced that it has achieved a series of its sustainable ...

GRI, CDP to Strengthen Alignment of Sustainability Reporting Frameworks The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and CDP announced a new cooperation agreement which will see the organizations ...

What Trump can do to reverse US climate policy − and what he probably can’t change The new president-elect is expected to prioritise rolling back climate ...

EU Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions by More than 8% in 2023 Net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the EU fell by 8.3% in 2023, according to ...

Over 500 Companies Commit to Report on Nature, Biodiversity Risk Using TNFD Framework The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced that more than 500 companies ...

99% of Insurers Have Set Climate Transition Goals in their Investment Portfolios: BlackRock Survey Nearly all insurers have set climate transition-related objectives in their portfolios, including ...

Canada to Introduce Mandatory Climate Disclosure Requirements for Large Companies  The Government of Canada announced the first expansion of its requirements for climate-related financial disclosures to ...

EU deforestation backflip: Conservatives cheer, green groups rage  A much-debated deforestation law has been postponed by the European Commission, sparking outrage from environmentalists but relief from ...

EU Commission Proposes Carbon Footprint Labels for Flights  The European Commission has announced the launch of a consultation on a new proposed EU Flight Emissions Label ...

Microsoft Signs Multi-Year Carbon Removal Deal Based on Rocket Science Tech  Arbor, a California-based company that uses solutions based in part on rocket engine technology to ...

85% of Companies Increased Sustainability Investments Over Past Year, as Execs Expect Direct Business Benefits: Deloitte Survey The vast majority of large companies across the world ...

Could these ‘motionless’ turbines solve wind energy’s noise and wildlife problems? The UK’s first “motionless” wind energy system has been installed on a roof in Oxford. ...

Robeco’s new climate indices look beyond carbon footprints  Asset manager Robeco has launched a new climate index family, leveraging proprietary data to provide investors with forward-looking ...

Australia Senate Passes New Mandatory Climate Disclosure Law  A bill introducing mandatory climate reporting for large and medium-sized companies passed the Australian Senate, marking a major ...

68% of Large U.S. Companies Now Have Dedicated Sustainability Reporting Budgets: EcoOnline Survey  Over two thirds of large companies in the U.S. have put in place ...

UK Government Confirms 2% Sustainable Aviation Fuel Requirement Beginning 2025 Newly appointed UK Secretary of State for Transport Louise Haigh announced in a statement to Parliament ...

74% of Public Companies Plan to Invest in Sustainability Reporting Technology and Tools Over Next Year: Deloitte Survey Approximately three quarters of public companies report that ...

Amazon to Require Key Suppliers to Provide Decarbonization Plans Amazon announced that it has set climate-related expectations for key suppliers, including providing decarbonization plans, and that ...

ESMA Calls on Companies to Get Data Systems in Place to Meet New CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements EU markets regulator the European Securities and Markets Authority ...

ISO to Launch Global Net Zero Standard The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced that it has commenced work on the development of a new international ...

Less Than 30% of Companies are Ready for Upcoming ESG Assurance Requirements: KPMG Survey A significant majority of large companies are not yet at advanced stages ...

Over 70% of Companies Have Abandoned Acquisitions Over ESG Concerns: Deloitte Survey Sustainability considerations are becoming increasingly central in the mergers and acquisitions deal making process, ...

Nearly Half of Sustainability-Labelled Funds May Have to Change Names to Meet New EU Anti-Greenwashing Rules: Clarity AI More than 40% of investment funds in the ...

GRI and IFRS Foundation collaboration to deliver full interoperability that enables seamless sustainability reporting The IFRS Foundation and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) are deepening their ...

‘Unprecedented’: CO2 in the atmosphere is rising 10 times faster than at any point over 50,000 years A detailed analysis of ancient Antarctic ice has revealed ...

More than a Third of S&P 500 Companies Now Have Compensation Tied to Climate Goals: S&P Global More than a third of companies in the S&P ...

EU Parliament Approves New Law to Boost Manufacturing of Key Decarbonization Technologies Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted 361 – 121 to approve the Net-Zero industry ...