Engie North America announced a new agreement with sustainable hyperscale data center developer Prometheus Hyperscale to co-locate data centers at renewable and battery storage energy facilities along in Texas. Prometheus Hyperscale was launched last year, with a commitment to deliver infrastructure that is both scalable and environmentally responsible, by integrating cutting-edge technologies and sustainable practices into its data center designs….

Temasek-owned decarbonization solutions-focused investment platform GenZero announced the launch of a new sustainable investment target, aiming to achieve at least 7 million tons of CO2e (MtCO2e) of cumulative direct realized climate impact by March 31, 2028, based on its ownership share across its investment portfolio. GenZero was launched by Temasek in 2022, as an investment platform focused on accelerating decarbonization globally,…

UK-based international banking group Standard Chartered announced today the appointment of Roger Charles to its Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) team as Head of Sustainability Initiatives, Coverage. Based in Singapore, Charles will be responsible for supporting CIB’s coverage and product partners and working with Standard Chartered’s Group Sustainability team in helping clients achieve their sustainability goals, as the bank pursues…

Sustainability software solutions provider One Click LCA announced today the acquisition of life-cycle assessment (LCA) platform SimaPro and its developer, PRé Sustainability, with the transaction aimed at providing solutions for companies to assess and reduce product carbon footprints and comply with regulations. According to One Click LCA, the transaction comes as demand is increasing for high-quality sustainability data, with the…

Deutsche Bank announced the publication of its updated Transition Plan, outlining the bank’s progress towards its climate-related goals, and updating its approaches towards reaching its net zero ambitions. Deutsche Bank published its initial Transition Plan in 2023. The update comes as several major banks globally are reassessing their climate and sustainable finance approaches, with many dropping out of industry groups…

Sony Group Corporation announced a series of new medium-term environmental goals, including new targets to reduce Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 60%, and group-wide Scope 3 value chain emissions by 25% by 2030. The new goals form Sony’s ‘Green Management 2030’ (GM2030) medium-term environmental plan, covering the 2026 through to 2030 fiscal years. “Green Management” constitutes…

World Bank Group member the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Brazil-based investment bank BTG Pactual announced the launch of a new strategic partnership aimed at advancing sustainability and development initiatives in Brazil and across Latin America, by mobilizing resources and expertise to address critical global challenges and fostering impactful investments. IFC and BTG Pactual said that they aim to reach up…

Singapore’s business reporting, accounting and corporate services and markets regulators the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) and Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) announced significant changes in the timelines for the implementation of most mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for companies, including delaying some disclosures for small and mid-sized companies by up to five years. While all listed companies will still…

Carbon removal buyer coalition Frontier announced that it has facilitated carbon removal offtake agreements of more than $31 million with Ocean Alkalinity Enhancement (OAE) technology company Planetary, from buyers including  Stripe, Google, Shopify, and McKinsey Sustainability, Autodesk, H&M Group, and Workday. Under the new agreements, Planetary will deliver 115,000 tons of carbon removals between 2026 and 2030, generated through a…

Amazon, nuclear technology company X-Energy, power provider Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Corporation (“KHNP”), and energy solutions and equipment provider Doosan Enerbility announced the launch of a new strategic partnership, aimed at scaling the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors to help meet growing the power demands from data centers and AI infrastructure in the U.S. The new partnership follows a collaboration…