Today’s ESG Updates
- US Eyes Venezuela’s Minerals to Deepen Resource Control: The Trump administration is exploring U.S. access to Venezuelan gold and other minerals, alongside oil, to attract Western investment and curb China’s influence.
- Rio Tinto and Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation Sign Co-management Framework: Rio Tinto has signed an interim agreement with the Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation to co-manage its mines.
- TÜV SÜD Invests $24 Million in Singapore Carbon Market Hub: TÜV SÜD launched a hub in Singapore to strengthen digital carbon verification and assurance and regional market infrastructure.
- CGF Secures $110.5m to Scale UK Climate-Tech Startups: Clean Growth Fund’s second Fund II close, backed by UK pension investors, takes the £150m climate-tech vehicle beyond halfway and supports 25 UK seed-to-Series-A companies.
US eyes Venezuela’s minerals to deepen resource control
The Trump administration is seeking to extend U.S. influence in Venezuela from oil into gold and other strategic minerals, using expanded Treasury authorisations and potential new policy measures to facilitate Western investment and curb China’s regional foothold. The move follows Washington’s reported oil deal and rests on Venezuela’s large but poorly verified mineral potential; significant investment remains constrained by outdated geological data, weak infrastructure, state control over deposits and illegal armed-group activity in the Orinoco Mining Arc.
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Rio Tinto and Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation sign co-management framework
Rio Tinto and the Ngarlawangga Aboriginal Corporation have signed an interim agreement governing cooperation around Rio’s West Angelas iron-ore operations in Western Australia. The deal introduces a jointly designed co-management model, with earlier and continuing Traditional Owner involvement in mine-life-cycle decisions affecting cultural heritage and the country, alongside additional long-term financial support for Ngarlawangga social, cultural and economic priorities. It builds on their 2011 participation agreement and is intended as a bridge to a fully modernised agreement.
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TÜV SÜD invests $24 million in Singapore carbon market hub
TÜV SÜD is investing more than $24 million in a Singapore-based Global Decarbonisation Centre of Excellence to strengthen carbon-market credibility across Southeast Asia. Building on its SustainCERT acquisition, the hub will develop digital monitoring, reporting and verification tools, independent assurance services and carbon-market infrastructure, while supporting Article 6 implementation, energy transition, industrial decarbonisation and nature-based projects. Its strategic value lies in positioning Singapore as a regional carbon-services hub and in connecting developers, verifiers, and registries through a single digital ecosystem by 2030.
CGF secures $110.5m to scale UK climate-tech startups
Clean Growth Fund has raised £81.5 million ($110.5 million) at the second close of its Second UK climate-tech Fund (Fund II), bringing it more than halfway to its £150 million target. Backed by a £22.5 million commitment from Border to Coast and an additional £10 million from Strathclyde Pension Fund, the vehicle will invest in around 25 seed- and Series A-stage companies across batteries, food, heavy industry and buildings, signalling continued institutional appetite for UK technologies that combine decarbonisation potential with long-term growth.
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