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Guest Post: by Kelly KIRSCH Directeur Général ESG Europe at ESG.AI Europe In the rapidly evolving world of ESG, reactive reporting is no longer enough. As regulatory frameworks like CSRD and SFDR tighten and investor demands for transparency grow, organizations must shift from static compliance to dynamic, forward-look
The world is likely to breach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming threshold within the next few years, according to the UN Environment Programme, raising the likelihood of severe climate impacts and irreversible tipping points. UNEP’s new Limiting Overshoot report says the best remaining option is an “overshoot, peak a
Solar has overtaken coal to become China’s largest source of installed power capacity, reshaping the physical structure of the world’s biggest electricity system. China had 1,288 gigawatts of installed solar capacity at the end of July. Coal stood at 1,285 GW, according to energy administration figures reported by stat
Wildfires have spread into areas surrounding Indonesia’s planned capital Nusantara, forcing authorities to step up emergency measures as the country battles one of its toughest dry seasons in years. Around 400 hectares had burned near Nusantara by September 2, according to Indonesia’s disaster mitigation agency. The la
Türkiye Wealth Fund has established its inaugural Sustainable Finance Framework, creating a formal structure for financing environmental and social projects across the sovereign fund and its portfolio. BBVA advised the fund as Co-Sustainability Structuring Advisor. The framework will support future bonds, loans and oth
Dow has appointed Raoul Meys Oliveira as Director of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Carbon Accounting & Monetization. He joins the company after almost seven years as Managing Director of Carbon Minds. Oliveira will focus on creating value from low-carbon products and strengthening the carbon data available to customers.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has renamed Campbell Global as J.P. Morgan Natural Capital, expanding the identity of its forestry investment business around a wider institutional market for nature-based assets. The change comes five years after J.P. Morgan Asset Management acquired Campbell Global. The deal added an esta
EFRAG has released its 2026 Draft List of ESRS Datapoints, giving companies a consolidated reference for reporting under Europe’s revised sustainability disclosure standards. The list reflects the European Sustainability Reporting Standards adopted by the European Commission in July 2026 through a Delegated Regulation.
A Swiss biomethane facility is being positioned at the start of a cross-border carbon removal chain extending to the Danish North Sea. The planned system would capture biogenic carbon dioxide in Niederwil, in Switzerland’s Aargau canton. Operators would then liquefy the CO2, transport it across Europe and permanently s
The European Union’s deforestation rules could influence far more coffee than the volume ultimately sold within the bloc, according to new research from non-profit Trase. The EU Deforestation Regulation, requires companies placing covered commodities on the European market to demonstrate that their products are defores
Royal Bank of Canada has launched a national community solar program designed to provide long-term revenue for local organizations developing renewable energy projects. The RBC Community Solar Program will use 10-year agreements to purchase renewable energy certificates, or RECs, from participating organizations. The a
JetZero has secured up to $100 million in debt financing to accelerate development and manufacturing of its Z4 all-wing aircraft. The deal adds institutional credit backing to one of aviation’s more ambitious fuel-efficiency programs. The senior secured term loan facility is led by Pinegrove Credit Partners and Silicon
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