EU to Begin Negotiations with UK to Link Carbon Markets
The European Council announced today that EU member states have adopted a decision to open negotiations with the UK towards an agreement to link...
EU Moves to Scale Back Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence Rules for Large Corporations
• Parliament backs thresholds that limit sustainability reporting to companies above €450 million turnover and 1,750 employees.• Due diligence duties narrowed to firms with...
Microsoft, Land O’Lakes Launch AI Partnership to Cut Farm Costs and Strengthen U.S. Agricultural Resilience
• New AI assistant built on Azure AI Foundry will give agronomists instant access to 20 years of detailed crop data.• Partnership aims to...
Meta Invests $1 Billion in New AI Data Center in Wisconsin
• Meta commits more than $1 billion to a new AI-optimized data center in Wisconsin, alongside nearly $200 million in regional energy infrastructure upgrades.•...
EU Backs 90 Percent Emissions Cut by 2040 with Limited Use of Carbon Credits
• Parliament endorses 90 percent emissions reduction by 2040, with up to 5 percent met through foreign carbon credits.• Target falls short of scientific...
COP30 Day 2 Recap
As the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) unfolded on its second day in the heart of the Amazon, global leaders, negotiators, and activists...
Mirova Invests $30 Million in India-based Sustainable Farming Carbon Project
Sustainability-focused investment manager Mirova announced that it has invested $30 million in a soil-based carbon project in India by project developer Varaha, focused on...
ESG Compliance Platform GreenFi Raises $2 Million
AI-powered ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential...
The Sustainability Counter-Revolution: How Systems Learn to Resist Change
A few short years ago, sustainability appeared unstoppable. Investors pledged trillions toward net-zero portfolios; governments competed to launch green-industrial revolutions; corporate leaders declared that...
HSBC waters down interim targets in updated net-zero transition plan
ESGEnvironmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria are a set of standards for a company’s operations that socially conscious investors use to screen potential investments....