EU Council Approves Delay to CSRD and CSDDD Sustainability Reporting Regulations EU member states in the European Council announced that they have approved the European Commission’s ...

EU Launches Series of Actions and Investments to Decarbonize Steel, Metal Sectors The European Commission announced the launch of its Action Plan on Steel and Metals, ...

EcoVadis Launches Carbon Data Exchange to Enable Scope 3 Emissions Data Collection  Business sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis announced the launch of Carbon Data Network, ...

U.S. Rejects UN Sustainable Development Goals The U.S. under the Trump administration stated that it “rejects and denounces” the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), ...

EU to Exempt 80% of Companies from CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirements  The European Commission announced the release of its first “Omnibus” package, containing a series of ...

85% of Companies to Stick with Climate Reporting Plans Even if Regulations Change: Workiva Survey The vast majority of companies will move forward with their sustainability ...

Trump’s Paris exit 2.0: The economic and climate implications of America’s second withdrawal  The US Government’s second withdrawal from the Paris Agreement, marks a pivotal moment ...

EU Invests $439 Million in Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Projects to Decarbonize Transport The European Commission announced that it will allocate €422 million (USD$439 million) to 39 ...

EU Pledges “Far-Reaching Simplification” in Sustainability Reporting in New Competitiveness Roadmap The European Commission announced the release of its highly-anticipated “Competitiveness Compass”, outlining its new roadmap ...

Nearly Two-thirds of Employees Say Employers Not Doing Enough to Address Climate Change and Sustainability: Deloitte Survey A majority of people globally believe that their companies ...

Google Signs Largest-Ever Biochar Carbon Removal Purchase Deals Google announced that is has signed the largest-ever biochar-based carbon removal agreements, with two new 100,000 tonne deals ...

EU Platform on Sustainable Finance Unveils Proposals to Simplify, Expand EU Taxonomy The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission ...

Seven proven ways to help the planet in 2025  In 2024, the critical 1.5C threshold was breached for a full year for the first time, highlighting ...

Japan To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions 60% by 2035 Japan’s environment and industry ministries have finalized a plan to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60% ...

Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed  It’s been another tough year for the climate and nature. But this year ...

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. ...