This week in ESG news: Trump officially takes U.S. out of the Paris Agreement… again; First-ever climate reporting standard for public sector released; Transition bonds to step into the spotlight in 2026; UK warns companies they may be responsible for greenwashing by suppliers; European countries shore up offshore wind sector with 100 GW pledge; Wells Fargo cuts reliance on proxy voting advisors; Hong Kong adds transition, climate adaptation categories to sustainable investment taxonomy; capital raises for climate tech funds, industrial decarbonization, carbon removal, and more.
See below for the highlights of the past week, and get all your ESG news at ESG Today:
Sustainability Goals, Initiatives and Achievements
Enfinity Starts Up New Solar Project to Provide Clean Energy to Microsoft in Italy
Aneo Acquires RWE’s Wind Power Portfolio in Sweden
Syngenta Inks Virtual Clean Energy Deal with StatKraft to Help Decarbonize Operations in Europe
Exowatt Launches Land and Clean Energy Solutions Business for Hyperscale Data Centers
Government & Regulators
U.S. Formally Exits the Paris Agreement (Again)
UK Regulator Warns Retailers They Could Be on the Hook for Greenwashing by Suppliers
European Countries Pledge to Jointly Develop 100 GW of Offshore Wind, Infrastructure in North Sea
Hong Kong Adds Climate Transition, Adaptation Categories to Sustainable Finance Taxonomy
Sustainability Reporting
IPSASB Launches Climate-Related Reporting Standard for Governments, Public Sector
When Sustainability Reporting Regulation Steps Back, Data Steps Forward
ESG Services and Tools
Puro.earth Launches New Service to Enable More Frequent Carbon Credit Issuance by Suppliers
BMI Launches Country-Level ESG and Climate Risk Data Solution
Bureau Veritas Acquires Fashion and Luxury-Focused Sustainability Consultancy SPIN360
Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance Disbands
Sustainable Finance
Transition Bond Issuance to Double in 2026: Moody’s
BlackRock-Backed Jupiter Power Secures $500 Million to Build Battery Storage Across U.S.
The Missing Middle of the Energy Transition: Financing Industrial Decarbonization
CVC-Backed Green Energy Platform Low Carbon Secures $685 Million Financing Package
2150 Raises $249 Million to Back Sustainable Cities Solutions Startups
Sustainable Investing
responsAbility Wins €200 Million Emerging Markets Impact Investing Mandate from Stella
Wells Fargo Launches In-House Voting System to Cut Reliance on Proxy Advisors
Ambienta Raises Over €500 Million to Finance Sustainability Solutions “Champions”
Private Equity & Venture Capital
Voyager Ventures Launches $275 Million Fund to Invest in Energy, Industrial, Climate Tech Startups
The Footprint Firm Raises €76 Million to Back Climate Tech Startups
GlassPoint Raises $20 Million to Decarbonize Industrial Heat with Solar Tech
Carbonaide Raises $4.4 Million to Scale Carbon Negative Concrete Business
Google Joins $425 Million Capital Raise for Battery Storage Provider Redwood Materials
Gigablue Raises $20 Million to Scale Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Solution
Exec Moves
Diginex Appoints Lubomila Jordanova as New CEO
ERM Appoints Bill Theofilou as New Executive Chair
Ford Taps Lisa Drake to Launch New Battery Energy Storage Business
