The LEGO Group revealed significant progress in its efforts to increase the use of sustainable materials in its products, announcing that it reached 52% renewable and recycled content in the materials used to produce its LEGO bricks in 2025, up from 33% the prior year. The new data was released with LEGO Group’s 2025 Sustainability Statement, outlining the company’s progress towards its…
The Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance announced the release of its updated Target-Setting Protocol, its key framework outlining requirements for signatories to set and report on portfolio alignment with net zero by 2050. The new publication, the fifth version of the Target-Setting Protocol, places a greater emphasis on transition elements and alignment with net zero pathways, rather than just on…
Netherlands-based cooperative bank Rabobank announced the launch of the Rabo Impact Foundation, a new platform aimed at investing in projects and businesses tackling societal challenges, ranging from energy transition to affordable housing. The foundation is being launched with an initial endowment of €102 million (USD$118 million) from Rabobank ,and aims to scale to €1 billion (USD$1.2 billion) over time. According…
Nuclear technology company TerraPower announced that it has received a construction permit from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a commercial-scale advanced nuclear reactor utilizing the company’s Natrium technology. This announcement marks the first-ever construction permit issued by the NRC for a commercial-scale advanced nuclear power plant, according to the company. TerraPower President and CEO Chris Levesque said: “Today…
Biotech startup Shellworks announced that it has raised $15 million in a Series A investment round, with proceeds aimed at scaling its technology designed to produce an affordable biomass-based alternative to plastic packaging. Founded in 2019 by Insiya Jafferjee and Amir Afshar, UK-based Shellworks develops compostable packaging solutions made from naturally-derived materials. The company’s first materials, Vivomer, a polymer made…
Sustainable and impact investment fund manager Bridges announced that it has added HSBC Asset Management’s climate technology team led by Christophe Defert and Mike D’Aurizio to launch of Bridges Climate Transition Partners, aimed at backing founders with proven technology solutions that can help mitigate and adapt to climate change. The new platform will continue to manage the team’s existing Climate…
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced today the launch of LSEG Sustainability Ratings and Data, a new suite of ESG scores and sustainability analytics, aimed at enabling investors and financial institutions to measure how effectively companies manage material ESG risks and opportunities to support capital allocation decisions, benchmarking and engagement. According to LSEG, the new solutions are being launched…
Carbon removal solutions provider Carbonfuture announced that it has signed a new multi-year deal with Boeing, with the aerospace giant agreeing to offtake a minimum of 40,000 tons of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits. According to Carbonfuture, the credits will initially be sourced from a diversified portfolio of four biochar carbon removal projects located across the Global South. Biochar,…
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), the central bank and financial regulator of Singapore, announced the release of its finalized “Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management – Transition Planning,” setting out its supervisory expectations for banks, asset managers and insurance companies to manage the transition and physical risks they and their portfolios face from climate change. According to MAS, the new guidelines…