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ESG news regarding investors holding companies accountable for ESG targets, severe climate disasters in Pakistan, new solar plant in Zambia, and EU countries missing deadlines for climate plans

Business

Investors Looking to Legal Measures to Combat Weakening ESG Regulations

July 2, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Investors take charge amid ESG rollback: As ESG rules weaken in the U.S. and Europe, asset owners ...

Climate Change

Why Europe’s Green Deal Needs a Social Upgrade

byPier Paolo Raimondi - Senior Researcher at the Energy, Climate and Resources (ECR) Program of the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)

June 30, 2025

The European Union’s pursuit of climate neutrality by 2050 needs a comprehensive approach that integrates social considerations into industrial decarbonisation strategies. As ...

ESG news regarding New York planning to build a nuclear power plant, the UK’s new industrial plan, Ford proceeding with battery plant construction, and a defense pact between the EU and Canada

Business

New York Plans Nuclear Power Plant

bySarah Perras

June 24, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates New York greenlights first major U.S. nuclear plant in over a decade: The state plans to build ...

ESG news regarding global hotspots facing starvation, EIB’s Bay of Biscay interconnectivity project with Spain, Morocco expanding water infrastructure, US-China relations hindering battery manufacturing

Business

Thirteen Countries Face Starvation, UN Warns

bySarah Perras

June 17, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Starvation risk escalates in 13 global hotspots: A UN report warns of urgent humanitarian crises, urging immediate ...

ESG news regarding second-hottest May on record, Vietnam’s new emissions trading scheme, EBRD's 300 million euro for green investments, EU countries asking for softening of methane gas law

Business

May 2025: Second-Hottest May on Record Worldwide

bySarah Perras

June 11, 2025

Today's ESG Updates EU scientists warn of rising heat: May 2025 was the second-warmest on record, with temperatures 1.4°C above ...

ESG news regarding oil drilling in Alaska, saltwater dissolving plastic, colombia wind energy setbacks, and britain faces carbon border tax

Business

Trump Administration Ready to ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ in Alaska

bySarah Perras

June 4, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates Trump Targets Alaskan Wilderness: U.S. plans to repeal protections in Alaska, opening ecologically sensitive land to drilling ...

Climate Change

Why Linking EU and UK Emissions Trading Systems Is a Win-Win for the Economy and the Environment

byInternational Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

June 4, 2025

The launch of negotiations between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom to link their emissions trading systems (ETSs) ...

ESG news regarding UK increasing military defense against Russia, first on-site SAF plant in Pittsburgh USA, China electric scooters running on sodium batteries, and online delivery service facing antitrust fines

ESG FINANCE

Cold War 2.0? U.K. Fears Nuclear and Cyber Attacks from Russia

bySarah Perras

June 3, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates U.K. to Invest Billions in Defense Upgrades: U.K. announces significant defense spending, including 12 nuclear subs, amid ...

ESG news regarding European Union on track to reach climate target, Brazil suing BYD over labour conditions, Schneider Electric opening nest in Dubai, and the EU’s 150 billion euro investment in increased defence

Business

EU Within Reach of Achieving 2030 Climate Target

bySarah Perras

May 28, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EU Nears 2030 Climate Target: The EU is on track to reduce emissions by 54% by 2030, ...

ESG news regarding EU watchdog criticizing easing of green regulations, Italian fashion brands signing agreement to stop workplace exploitation, bottlenecks in European ports, and the EC accusing Shein of deception

Business

European Watchdog Challenges Diminishing Sustainability Rules

bySarah Perras

May 27, 2025

Today’s ESG Updates EU Commission Faces Scrutiny Over Green Rollbacks: European Ombudswoman launches inquiry into Commission’s lack of transparency concerning ...