How Sustainable Is Second-Hand Clothing?
The fashion industry is one of the world’s largest polluters, accounting for about 2%-8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. This...
China’s Carbon Emissions Flat or Falling for 18 Months: What’s Driving the Shift?
A recent analysis has revealed that China’s carbon emissions have declined or remained flat since March 2024. Given that China...
Hawaii’s Green Tax for Tourists: A New Strategy to Mitigate Climate Impacts?
Home to hundreds of beautiful islands and endangered wildlife species, Hawaii is lovingly known as the Aloha State. It is...
EU to Support Countries Hit by Carbon Border Levy
Today’s ESG Updates EU Offers Aid for Carbon Border Tariff Impact: €200B "Global Europe" fund to help developing nations cut...
Meta to Use Chats With AI to Tailor Ads and Content: Should You Be Concerned?
The evolution of technology has brought with it an unprecedented capacity to collect, analyse, and monetise personal data. Today, big...
2024 CO2 Levels Break Records, Sparking More Concerns
Today’s ESG Updates CO2 Soars to Record 424ppm in 2024: Surge of 3.5ppm marks largest annual rise; experts cite fossil...
Orsted to Slash Workforce and Target EU Market
Today’s ESG Updates Orsted Cuts 2,000 Jobs, Shifts to EU Focus: Offshore wind giant restructures after U.S. setbacks, citing rising...
Nestle Exits Global Alliance Targeting Methane Emissions
Today’s ESG Updates Nestlé Exits Dairy Methane Alliance: Food giant withdraws from emissions pact but reaffirms 2050 net-zero target Argentina...
Meta to Start Creating Personalised Content using AI Chats
Today’s ESG Updates Meta to Personalize Ads Using AI Chat Data from December: Meta will use data from users’ AI...
European Commission Begins Antitrust Probe Into SAP
Today’s ESG Updates EU Probes SAP Over Software Support Practices: The European Commission launches an antitrust investigation into SAP’s services...
Activated UN Sanctions Will Not Disrupt Iran-China Oil Sales
Today’s ESG Updates Iran Oil Sales to China Unfazed by Sanctions: Iran says oil exports to China will continue even...
OpenAI Can Restructure Itself Following Non-Binding Deal with Microsoft
Today’s ESG Updates Microsoft, OpenAI Agree on For-Profit Restructure: A new non-binding deal lets OpenAI restructure as a for-profit company....
