EU Parliament votes to weaken corporate sustainability laws
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....
Starbucks Workers United launches 65-store strike
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....
Global Corporates Restart Net Zero Commitments as Decarbonization Tools Expand, Accenture Finds
• Forty-one percent of the world’s largest 2,000 companies now have value-chain net zero targets, reversing last year’s slowdown.• Companies are deploying a broader...
UK, EU Move Toward Linked Carbon Markets and Unified Agri-Food Rules
• EU Council authorises negotiations with the UK on a shared agri-food SPS area and linked carbon trading systems.• A joint ETS could unlock...
European Luxury Houses Launch Drive to Standardize Supplier ESG Data
• Europe’s fashion sector needs an estimated €4.4 billion (US$5.09 billion) by 2030 to stay aligned with decarbonisation trajectories, exposing a growing financing gap...
COP 30: Day 3 Recap
Global Initiative on Jobs and Skills outlines potential for more than 650 million climate-related jobs over the next decade Six countries join the new...
OPEC Fund Commits $1B to Accelerate Azerbaijan’s Sustainable Infrastructure Push
• Up to US$1 billion in development finance over three years directed to water, sanitation, transport, and urban resilience• Funding aligned with Azerbaijan 2030...
PepsiCo Launches Direct Farmer Incentive Program in Brazil to Accelerate Regenerative Agriculture
• Pilot introduces a hybrid payment model to fund regenerative agriculture across 7,000 acres in the Cerrado, with plans to reach 30,000 acres.• Co-funded...
EU Backs Brazil’s Grid Overhaul with $327M Financing for Neoenergia
• €300 million green loan will expand and automate Bahia’s power network, serving more than six million people.• The investment aligns with Brazil’s decarbonisation...
FedEx Backs Harbinger with $160 Million to Scale US Electric Truck Fleet
• FedEx co-leads a 160 million dollar Series C and places an initial order for 53 electric trucks.• Funding accelerates US-based manufacturing of purpose-built...