BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced an investment in FarmCarbon, a newly established vehicle by biogas technology company Sistema.bio, aimed at deploying climate finance solutions to scale methane reduction across smallholder farming systems. Founded in 2010, Mexico-based Sistema.bio develops modular biodigesters that convert animal waste into biogas and biofertilizer, enabling farms to generate on-site renewable energy while reducing reliance…
The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission to advise it on the development of sustainable finance policies, announced the publication of its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). While broadly supporting the revisions, which it said “contribute to a more proportionate, user-friendly, and globally interoperable…
Google announced that it has signed a new multi-year agreement with AI-powered recycling technology provider AMP Robotics to purchase 200,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits generated through a project that will avoid emissions from organic landfill waste by converting it into biochar. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, landfilled municipal solid waste is the third-largest source of human-generated methane…
Guest post by: John Powers, Vice President, Global Cleantech and Renewables, Schneider Electric The climate crisis is reshaping the business landscape, and supply chains are at the center of this transformation. For most companies, supply chain emissions, which fall under the GHG Protocol Scope 3 category, make up the largest share of their carbon footprint, often accounting for 70% or…
Sustainability advisory firm ERM, supply chain intelligence platform Secaro, and pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced the launch of the Clean Heat Program, a new initiative aimed at reducing emissions from industrial heat across global supply chains. Industrial process heat remains a major obstacle to corporate decarbonization efforts, accounting for approximately 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Despite increasing regulatory pressure, energy…
Berlin-based nanotechnology startup Level Nine announced that it has raised €4 million (USD$4.6 million) in a seed funding round to support the scale-up of its catalyst technology enabling the production of industrial chemicals from bio-based materials, instead of fossil fuels. Founded by Seadna Quigley and Dr. Emily Sheridan in 2023, Level Nine develops nanozyme-based catalysts designed to convert biomass and…
Home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool announced a series of new climate-related goals, including a new commitment to reach net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across the value chain by 2050. The company added that its new near- and long-term net zero targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The new near-term targets include goals to reduce operational…
Guest post by: Laura Zizzo, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Manifest Climate Framing the Omnibus I package as driving ‘competitiveness’ misses a key point about competitive advantage in the 21st century. Last month, the EU officially passed the Omnibus I simplification package, significantly scaling back its proposed climate disclosure regulations. This is a big deal: more than 90% of the…