China Releases New Green Finance Taxonomy
China’s financial regulators announced the publication of the Green Finance Endorsed Project Catalogue, creating a new categorization system to determine which economic activities are...
Amazon Signs Deal for Low Carbon Cement with Brimstone
Sustainability-focused industrial solutions provider Brimstone announced a new commercial agreement with Amazon, reserving annual volumes of Brimstone’s low-carbon cement from its forthcoming plant. The...
Florida AG Launches Investigation into CDP, SBTi
Attorney General James Uthmeier announced the issuance of subpoenas to climate reporting and assessment organizations CDP and the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), launching...
Lenovo Launches Solution to Reduce Lifecycle Carbon Footprint of IT Devices
Global technology hardware company Lenovo announced the launch of TruScale Device as a Service (DaaS) for Sustainability, a new solution aimed at enabling organizations...
ISS STOXX Acquires Geospatial AI-Powered Climate Risk Data Provider Sust Global
ISS Sustainability Solutions, the sustainable investment business of ISS STOXX, announced today the acquisition of geospatial AI-powered climate risk intelligence company Sust Global, in...
BBVA Sustainable Finance Activity Surges by 48%
Spanish Bank BBVA announced that it achieved a quarterly sustainable finance record, channeling more than €30 billion (USD$34.6 billion) into environmentalEnvironmental criteria consider how a...
Shein Fined €1 Million for Greenwashing in Italy
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced that it has fined global fashion online retailer Shein’s website operator Infinite Styles Services Co €1 million (USD$1.15 million)...
Meta Builds New Data Center with Wood to Cut Carbon Footprint
Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp owner Meta announced a new initiative aimed at cutting the embodied carbon footprint of its data centers, piloting the use...
Texas Judge Greenlights Multi-State Lawsuit Accusing BlackRock, Vanguard, State Street of Using Climate Initiatives to Manipulate Energy Markets
A U.S. federal judge has denied motions to dismiss most of the claims in a multistate lawsuit accusing asset managers BlackRock, Vanguard and State...
Mars Launches $5 Million Program to Develop Climate-Resilient Peanut
Snacking, food, and pet care products provider Mars announced the launch of the Mars Protect the Peanut Plan, a new multi-million dollar agri-science initiative...