Carbon market standards organization Verra announced the launch of its new registry, powered by S&P Global Energy, aimed at advancing carbon market registration and enabling users to track and manage carbon, water and biodiversity credits throughout their lifecycles. Founded in 2007 and based in Washington, D.C., Verra is a nonprofit organization that develops standards and operates registries for carbon credits…
Climate research provider and environmental disclosure platform CDP announced the launch of a new AI-powered “Suggested Response” feature designed to help simplify disclosure preparation for organizations, while enabling faster and higher quality reporting. According to CDP, market testing of the new service demonstrated reduced disclosure preparation time by an average of 40%, increased response and completion rates by 25% and…
Singapore’s business reporting and accounting regulator the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) announced the release of the draft Singapore Sustainability Disclosure Standards, based on the sustainability and climate-related reporting standards developed by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The new proposed standards are designed to form the basis of new mandatory climate and voluntary broader sustainability reporting requirements…
Singapore-based clean energy platform PCG Global announced today the close of a Pre-Series A financing round led by Temasek-owned decarbonization-focused investment platform GenZero, with funding aimed at accelerating the company’s expansion across Southeast Asia, Oceania, and the Middle East. Launched in 2025 by the team behind China-focused C&I distributed solar investor-operator PCG Power and backed by Temasek, PCG Global focuses…
Northern Europe-based asset manager Nordea Asset Management announced the launch of three new sustainable equity funds as part of its active BetaPlus index range of investment products, including funds focused on Eurozone companies, and European and U.S. small caps. The new funds were introduced alongside an announcement by Nordea that the BetaPlus range has reached €100 billion in AuM. The…
Logistics giant DHL Group announced that it has signed a new agreement with solar technology company LONGi to advance the deployment of renewable energy solutions and expand collaboration on sustainable logistics. Founded in 2000, China-based-LONGi develops high-efficiency solar wafers, cells, modules and integrated photovoltaic solutions, with a focus on advancing solar energy technologies. Under the new MoU, the companies plan…
French engineering software company Dassault Systèmes announced that it has set a new target to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2050, which has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The new target follows the company’s achievement of its initial SBTi targets ahead of schedule. According to Dassault, it reduced its operational…