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ESG News regarding climate-driven agricultural disruption, extreme weather impacts on commodities, and supply chain risks. Visuals include flooded rubber plantations, farmers navigating waterlogged fields, and maps highlighting affected southern Thailand regions.

Today’s ESG Updates Serentica Plans $8B Clean Energy Expansion in India: KKR-backed Serentica aims to more than double its renewable ...

Australia’s Clean Energy Push Faces Setback for COP31

byJana Deghidy

November 13, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Australia-Turkey Standoff Puts COP31 Hosting at Risk: Australia’s plan to host next year’s climate summit is delayed ...

ESG News regarding global carbon emissions, Amazon claims AI will accelerate the clean-energy transition, Australia’s opposition party states it will drop the country’s net-zero target if elected, Portugal’s utility EDP focuses its clean-energy expansion in Southeast Asia

Global Carbon Emissions Reach Record High as Planet’s Natural Sinks Falter

byLena McDonough

November 13, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Global Carbon Emissions Hit Record High as Natural Sinks Weaken: The Global Carbon Project report intensifies the ...

ESG news regarding WBCSD and One Planet Network launch the Global Circularity Protocol for business at COP30 in Belém, Apple adds Lancaster, Victoria solar and funds 8,600 ha NZ forest restoration to match device charging with clean power by 2030, China’s emissions flat or falling for 18 months as solar and wind surge and power demand rises, Nike signs multi-year deals with Syre and Loop to source textile-to-textile recycled polyester, anchoring Loop’s India facility targeting 81% lower emissions

WBCSD and One Planet Network Launch Global Circularity Protocol at COP30

byAda Omar

November 12, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates COP30 Launch: First global circularity protocol for business aims to save 120bn tonnes of materials and avoid ...

ESG news regarding the US-China Trade Agreement, Australia’s new environmental protection bill, Lukoil selling international assets to a Swiss firm, and truckmakers asking the European Commission to ease carbon emissions rules

The United States and China Reach Trade Agreement

bySarah Perras

October 30, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates New Trade Deal Between Trump and Xi Jinping Pauses Trade War: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese ...

European Parliament Rejects Simplified Sustainability Rules

byLena McDonough

October 27, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EU Lawmakers Reject Plan to Weaken Corporate Sustainability Rules: Lawmakers rejected changes aimed at easing reporting obligations ...

Paris Agreement Cuts Global Extreme Heat Risk in Half

byLena McDonough

October 16, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Paris Climate Pledges Could Halve Extreme Heat Days: Commitments under the agreement have reduced projected global extreme ...

Investor Activism Hits Record High With 61 Campaigns This Quarter

byLena McDonough

October 2, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Shareholder Activism Hits Record High: Shareholder activists launched 61 campaigns in Q3, the busiest quarter on record. ...

UN General Assembly and Climate Week Kick Off in New York

byLena McDonough

September 22, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates NYC Climate Week Hits Record Scale: Over 1,000 events and big investments expected despite policy headwinds from ...

ESG news regarding icebreaker ships in the Arctic, cattle fat as fuel alternative, Aston Martin’s ESG excellence, and Australia’s $6 billion climate investment

The Race for the Arctic

bySarah Perras

September 16, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Geopolitical Tensions Rise as Icebreaker Race Accelerates: Melting Arctic ice has triggered global competition for resources and ...