Amazon has introduced a carbon credit service through its Sustainability Exchange platform, offering companies access to high-integrity, science-based carbon credits. The new initiative is designed to help suppliers, business customers, and Climate Pledge signatories complement...
GreenLight Biosciences has closed its Series C funding round, securing new capital to accelerate the commercialization of its sustainable RNA-based agricultural technologies. The round includes a $25 million investment from climate-focused investment firm Just Climate....
The British Standards Institution (BSI) has introduced the Overarching Principles Standard (BSI Flex 701), a groundbreaking set of government-backed guidelines designed to boost transparency and integrity in nature-related investments. Marking a global first, the new...
CDP, the global platform for environmental disclosure, and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have released a new mapping that illustrates strong alignment between CDP’s climate-related question bank and the European Sustainability Reporting Standard...
The United States has officially stepped down from the board of the United Nations’ “loss and damage” fund, a mechanism designed to aid nations impacted by climate-induced disasters. The decision, confirmed in a letter from...
The European Commission has announced an extension for automakers to comply with CO2 emissions targets, shifting the compliance window from one year to three. The move, aimed at providing manufacturers with more flexibility, allows companies...
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) has presented significant challenges for Microsoft in achieving its ambitious sustainability targets, including its goal to become carbon negative by 2030. Chief Sustainability Officer Melanie Nakagawa acknowledged that...
Acting U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Mark Uyeda announced today that he would request a postponement of legal proceedings against the SEC’s new climate disclosure rule, citing concerns that the rule is “deeply...
Amazon has been recognized as the world’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy in 2024, according to Bloomberg NEF data. This marks the fifth consecutive year that the company has held this position. Amazon reported...
McDonald’s has announced significant changes to its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, including the retirement of its representation goal-setting and the discontinuation of its supply chain Mutual Commitment to DEI (MCDEI) pledge. The MCDEI...
