Carbon market standards organization Verra announced the launch of its Scope 3 Standard (S3S) Program, a new framework designed to enable companies to quantify, verify and certify the climate impact of projects implemented within their corporate value chains. Scope 3 emissions are indirect emissions generated across a company’s value chain, including suppliers and customers’ use of products, rather than from…
Guest post by: Rajiv Jalim, Global Director of Sustainability Solutions, Novisto This summer, insurers across southern Europe were doing arithmetic they hadn’t planned for. Repeated heatwaves pushed claims higher, widened the gap between what businesses lost and what their policies covered, and left companies absorbing costs that used to be someone else’s problem. None of those conversations were labeled ESG….
Private markets investment management firm Hamilton Lane has appointed Angelica Nikolausson, formerly Co-Head of ESG Advisory at Credit Suisse, as Managing Director Sustainability and Impact. In her new role at Hamilton Lane, Nikolausson will be for the impact and sustainability product platform, including investing, product innovation and transition growth strategies, client engagement and capital formation, according to her LinkedIn profile….
Google and enhanced rock weathering (ERW) company Terradot announced Wednesday a new agreement pairing methane and carbon removal technologies, targeting both near- and long-term climate mitigation impact, to be generated from a new project implementing climate solutions at rice farms across Brazil. The agreement by Google to purchase 1 million tons CO2e of methane elimination by 2030, and a further…
Global delivery giant FedEx announced a series of new agreements anticipated to secure more than 20 million gallons of neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) for use at five U.S. airports through 2027. The new agreements mark an expansion of FedEx’s deployment of SAF across its U.S. air network, following deals in 2025 which secured approximately 5 million gallons of neat…
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has reached a settlement with Accenture, with the global professional services firm agreeing to pay $25 million to the U.S. to settle allegations that it discriminated against employees and job applicants in hiring, promotion, and professional development opportunities through its DEI programs and goals. The announcement follows a similar recent $21.5…
Autonomous power deployment solutions provider Planted Solar announced that it has raised $31.8 million in a new funding round, with the proceeds aimed at scaling its platform utilizing robotics enabling developers to accelerate deployment and use less land for solar energy projects. According to Planted, the funding comes as power demand is rising faster than new capacity can be built,…
Sustainable investment funds outperformed their traditional fund peers in the first half of 2026, with stronger performance in every major region, according to a new report* from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing, which also found that sustainable investment AUM grew during the period to reach a record $4.2 trillion at the end of Q2. The report also indicated…
German steel manufacturer Salzgitter announced an agreement by its subsidiary Salzgitter Flachstahl, with Spanish renewable energy company Zelestra to supply green electricity from new solar and battery storage projects in Germany to support the production of low-carbon steel. The new deal, spanning 2 projects for 147 MW of solar capacity, combined with 237 MWh of battery storage, marks Germany’s largest…