Sustainability data and analytics company Clarity AI announced the announced the availability of its asset-level physical risk solution, aimed at enabling asset owners, investors, and banks to assess climate-related physical risks at the asset-level, across a broad range of hazards, scenarios and timelines. According to Clarity AI, physical climate risk is increasingly becoming an immediate financial concern, with more than…

This week in ESG news: New Chief Sustainability Officers at Nestlé, Cisco, Gap; UK plans new mandatory deforestation supply chain due diligence law; California pushes back start date for corporate climate reporting; New water sustainability milestones at Microsoft, Amazon; Mike Bloomberg pledges $285 million for clean energy sector; EBA simplifies and expands sustainability reporting for banks; Danone, Mars back new…

Mirova, the sustainable investment-focused arm of Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM), announced today the appointment of Léa Dunand-Chatellet as its new CEO, succeeding the firm’s outgoing CEO Philippe Zaouati. Mirova was launched as a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Management in 2014, with a focus on sustainable and impact investing. The firm is a conviction-based investment manager designed to offer clients…

Carbon credit ratings agency BeZero Carbon announced the acquisition of AI-powered climate data startup Cedar, with the transaction aimed at advancing the due diligence capabilities of BeZero’s carbon markets platform. Founded in 2025 by Farouq Ghandour, Piotr Kosiński and Raphaël Haupt, New York-based Cedar provides solutions to automate complex sustainability tasks such as carbon accounting, climate due diligence, emissions reporting,…

Canadian hydrogen fuel cell developer Ballard announced the acquisition of green hydrogen solutions provider GeoPura, with the transaction aimed at establishing Ballard as an integrated hydrogen ecosystem provider, according to the company. The deal values GeoPura at an enterprise value of £301 million (USD$397 million), with the potential for additional £27.5 million in contingent consideration if GeoPura achieves specified financial…

French energy giant TotalEnergies must identify and disclose measures to address climate risks resulting from Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the use of its oil and gas products, according to a new ruling by the Paris Judicial Court. The order gives the company six months to update its legally mandated vigilance plan to integrate the Scope 3 considerations…

Microsoft revealed a series of water-related sustainability milestones, including announcing that it became “water positive” in 2025, replenishing more water than it withdrew across its global operations for the year. The achievement comes several years ahead of its 2030 goal, set by the company in 2020. The announcement comes as tech companies are coming under increasing pressure to ease concerns…

Tesla, residential clean energy provider Sunrun and Google-backed home energy management company Renew Home announced a new partnership to aggregate millions of home energy devices to form the largest distributed power plant in the U.S., capable of delivering more than 16 GW of flexible energy capacity to hyperscalers and utilities. The framework is aimed at helping hyperscalers secure electricity for…

DHL Global Forwarding announced a new agreement with wind-powered maritime transport company VELA to offer a transatlantic cargo shipping service using wind-powered ships, enabling emissions reductions of up to 99% compared to air freight and up to 90% compared to conventional sea freight. Founded in 2023, France-based VELA develops and operates wind-powered cargo vessels for transatlantic freight transport, using high-performance…