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 ESG risk management solutions provider GreenFi announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding, with proceeds aimed at helping the company...
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
ESG Dive – Latest News The bank scaled back a range of goals it was pursuing for its sector-specific 2030 targets, citing a...
Is the rise of female CFOs pausing — or stalling out?
ESG Dive – Latest News Women accounted for 17.5% of CFOs at Fortune 500 and S&P 500 companies at the end of June,...
Google, TotalEnergies Sign 15-Year Renewable Energy Deal to Power Ohio Data Centers
Google and TotalEnergies announced a new long-term renewable energy Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), supplying Google with 1.5 TWh of certified renewable electricity from TotalEnergies’ Montpelier solar...
Hong Kong Issues Largest-Ever Digital Green Bond
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (HKSAR) announced the pricing of HK$10 billion (USD$1.3 billion)...
TNFD to Pause New Work After ISSB Takes Over Nature Reporting Standard Setting
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced plans to end its technical work program, including its work to develop technical guidance for nature-based...