Shell Discloses 2025 Government Payments, Climate Lobbying Activity Across Energy Transition Policy
Shell’s 2025 payments report covers extractive payments to governments in 26 countries, using the UK reporting threshold of £86,000 or…
HSBC Launches $4 Billion Credit Facility to Help China Clean Tech Firms Expand Globally
HSBC’s $4 billion facility will support mainland Chinese companies in sustainable and transition technologies, including clean power, data centres, EVs…
Crux Secures $500 Million Debt Facility to Scale Clean Energy Tax Equity Investments
Crux secured a $500 million debt financing facility from Nuveen Energy Infrastructure Credit to finance tax-driven clean energy investments. The…
ESG News Week In Review: 10 May – 17 May
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, climate policy and transition markets continued to shift toward industrial competitiveness, energy…
Lightrock Launches $500 Million Fund to Expand Energy Access Across Emerging Markets
Lightrock’s Accelerate7 fund will invest $10 million to $50 million per company across Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia and Southeast Asia.…
S2G Closes $1 Billion Fund To Scale Food, Energy And Oceans Growth Companies
S2G Investments closed a $1 billion growth-stage fund targeting companies across food and agriculture, energy, and oceans. The fund is…
German Cabinet Scraps Green Heating Rule in Bid to Revive Building Investment
Germany will replace its 2023 heating law, removing the requirement for new heating systems to use at least 65% renewable…
ECB Presses Banks To Strengthen Climate And Nature Risk Management As Transition Uncertainty Grows
The ECB’s updated compendium draws on practices already used by more than 60 institutions, covering over half of its directly…
New Zealand Moves To Shield Companies From Private Climate Lawsuits
New Zealand plans to amend the Climate Change Response Act 2002 to block private climate liability claims against companies over…
Amazon Adds 700 MW of Geothermal, Solar and Battery Storage to Power Future Nevada Data Centers
Amazon is investing in 700 MW of new carbon-free energy capacity in Nevada to support future data center operations near…
Google Signs 500MW Texas Solar Deal With Linea Energy to Power Data Center Growth
Google signed a 15-year power purchase agreement with Linea Energy for 500MW of solar power in Texas. The energy will…
EU, China And Brazil Launch Carbon Market Coalition To Raise Global Pricing Standards
The EU, China and Brazil have launched the Open Coalition on Compliance Carbon Markets to strengthen cooperation on domestic carbon…
ESG News Week In Review: 03 May – 10 May
In this week’s ESG News Week In Review, the transition economy continued shifting from ambition to industrial execution. Europe moved…
EcoVadis 2025 Purpose Report Targets 300,000 Companies By 2030 As Sustainable Procurement Spend Tops $2.1 Trillion
More than 1,400 procurement leaders now apply EcoVadis sustainable sourcing standards, influencing over €2 trillion, or about $2.16 trillion, in…
Stellantis Opens $1.8 Million Morocco Dismantling Center To Scale Circular Economy Across MEA
Stellantis has opened its third vehicle dismantling center worldwide in Casablanca, after Turin and São Paulo. The €1.6 million, 6,000…
BP To Sell Stakes In Major UK Carbon Capture Projects As Construction Begins
BP plans to sell part of its equity in two UK carbon capture projects after both reached financial close and…
Hong Kong, Dongguan To Build Greater Bay Area’s First SAF Supply Chain
EcoCeres plans a major Dongguan facility producing around 450,000 tonnes of SAF and Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil annually. The project supports…
Singapore, Philippines Sign First Article 6 Carbon Credits Deal To Scale Climate Finance
Singapore and the Philippines signed the Philippines’ first Article 6 Implementation Agreement during ASEAN Climate Week in Manila. The deal…
EU Removes Leather From Deforestation Law After Industry Pressure
The European Commission will exclude leather, hides and skins from the EU anti deforestation law before rules begin applying in…
Scotiabank Drops Net Zero Goal As RBC Retains 2050 Target In Climate Reset
Canada’s two largest lenders scrap 2030 financed emissions targets, citing policy shifts and market uncertainty Royal Bank of Canada maintains…