ESG NEWS Archives

ESG News regarding Trump backing sanctions on Russian oil buyers, Norway’s oil and gas output declining, dog food linked to UK emissions, Trump climate treaty exit facing legal scrutiny

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Backs Sanctions on Russian Oil Buyers: A bipartisan U.S. bill would impose tariffs of up to ...

Orsted challenges U.S. suspension of offshore wind projects; global mandatory ESG reporting accelerates; ESG ratings for Saudi firm Maharah; EU legal certainty on sustainability reporting.

Orsted’s US Wind Project Challenge Highlights Regulatory Risk in Clean Energy Investment

byMuhammad Umer Aslam

January 5, 2026

Today’s ESG Updates Orsted Challenges U.S. Suspension of Wind Project: Denmark-based renewable developer files court action to overturn the U.S. ...

First Year of CSRD Reporting Exposes Data Gaps

byMuhammad Umer Aslam

December 22, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates CSRD Reporting Proves Difficult: Deloitte finds that many European companies failed to quantify ESG-related capital and operating ...

As power generation methods like natural gas, nuclear, and renewables continue to become more viable, the demand for coal is expected to decline.

Global Coal Demand Has Plateaued and Might Decline by 2030

byAriq Haidar

December 18, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates: The IEA Forecasts That Coal Demand Might Decline by 2030: Other power generation methods like natural gas, ...

ExxonMobil steps up 2030 transformation plan

ExxonMobil Steps Up Its 2030 Transformation Plan

byAriq Haidar

December 11, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates: ExxonMobil Steps Up its 2030 Transformation Plan: Aims to sharply boost profits and cash flow by 2030 ...

ESG news covering EFRAG's new ESRS Knowledge Hub, Bank of England's private equity climate stress test, Singapore's green-power data centre rules, and Amazon's climate dispute with rivals.

Europe Boosts ESG Transparency With New ESRS Knowledge Hub

byMuhammad Umer Aslam

December 8, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EFRAG Unveils ESRS Knowledge Hub: Centralized EU platform to support CSRD-aligned sustainability reporting. Bank of England Tests ...

COP30 softens climate language; Private climate data firms see surge; South Korea partners on sustainable aviation fuel; Freedom Holding publishes 2025 sustainability report.

COP30 Draft Drops Fossil-Fuel Language, Alarming Climate Advocates

byMuhammad Umer Aslam

November 24, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates COP30 Draft Drops Fossil-Fuel Language: Weakening climate signals sparks concern for corporate transition plans. Private Climate Data ...

ESG News regarding: Delegates at COP30 discussing the EU’s carbon border levy; U.S. court pausing California’s climate disclosure laws; EU lawmakers debating Russian energy exemptions during phase out; Spanish bank Abanca issued ECB first climate risk fine.

EU Confronts Pushback on Carbon Border Levy During COP30 Negotiations

byLuis Guillermo Valdivia Chavez

November 19, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates COP30 Carbon Border Levy: Developing countries question the EU’s carbon border levy, raising trade concerns. U.S. Disclosure: ...

EU Parliament cuts corporate sustainability reporting; BlackRock relaxes ETF ESG exclusions; Aegon sets 2025 US growth targets; Google proposes adjusting EU AdTech policy.

EU Parliament Slashes Corporate Sustainability Reporting, Shaking ESG Landscape

byMuhammad Umer Aslam

November 17, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EU Parliament Cuts Sustainability Reporting: Lawmakers reduce corporate ESG reporting and due diligence obligations. BlackRock Eases ESG ...

Rubio Raises €80 Million for Climate and Social Impact Fund

byEge Can Alparslan

November 7, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Rubio Secures Over $80 Million for Climate & Social Impact Fund: Amsterdam’s Rubio Impact Ventures raised €80 ...

ESG News regarding Google’s AI Summaries Spark EU Antitrust Fight

Google’s AI Faces EU Heat Over Content Scraping

byJames Leys

July 4, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Google’s AI Summaries Spark EU Antitrust Fight: Independent publishers allege Google’s AI overviews steal content and revenue. ...