Sustainability RegTech company Diginex announced a definitive agreement to acquire carbon measurement, reporting and reduction software provider PlanA.earth GmbH (Plan A), in a move aimed at expanding its capabilities to provide end-to-end ESG reporting and sustainability solutions. As part of the agreement, Diginex will pay total consideration of €55 million (USD$64 million), including €55 million in shares and €3 million…
Clean energy platform Aspen Power announced today the closing of a $200 million capital raise provided by Deutsche Bank, with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating its development of distributed solar and storage projects across the U.S. Founded in 2020, New York-based Aspen Power is a distributed energy generation platform focused on helping to decarbonize the grid and provide…
Environmental sustainability reporting platform CDP announced the release of its list of top performers from the 2025 reporting cycle, revealing a sharp increase in the number of companies receiving an “A” score in each of its main categories, including climate, water, and forests. Overall, CDP reported that the number of A list companies jumped in 2025 to 877, up by…
Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced that it has signed a series of large-scale nuclear power agreements, supporting up to 6.6 GW of energy by 2035 and enabling the social media and technology giant to help meet the energy demand of its rapidly growing data center footprint in the U.S., while maintaining progress on its clean energy and sustainability…
This week in ESG news: China releases corporate climate reporting standard; Trump pulls U.S. out of major UN climate treaty; JPMorgan stops using proxy advisors for voting, using new AI platform instead; Philippines launches mandatory sustainability reporting standards; Standard Chartered raises €1 billion in inaugural green bond offering; Ørsted, Equinor sue Trump administration for halting near-complete, multi-billion dollar offshore wind…
Nuclear technology company TerraPower and Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp owner Meta announced a new agreement to build up to 8 advanced nuclear reactors utilizing TerraPower’s “Natrium” technology, supporting Meta’s growing energy needs and sustainability goals with a new source of as much as 2.4 GW of carbon-free energy. Launched in 2008 by Bill Gates, Nathan Myhrvold and Gilleland, TerraPower is…
Carbon markets-focused standard platform Equitable Earth announced today that it has raised €12.6 million (USD$14.7 million) in a new funding round, with proceeds from the financing aimed at supporting the expansion of its certification programme for nature-based carbon projects. Founded in 2020, Paris-based Equitable Earth aims to provide a global standard for conservation and restoration projects on the carbon markets….
Sustainability RegTech company Diginex announced that it has completed the acquisition of The Remedy Project Limited, an advisory and research company specializing in labor and human rights in global supply chains. According to Diginex, the acquisition comes as demand growing global demand for human rights due diligence in supply chains, driven by increasingly stringent regulations, such as the EU’s Corporate…
Business sustainability ratings and solutions provider EcoVadis and Amazon announced a new feature on the Amazon Business B2B marketplace, allowing sellers to display their EcoVadis medals or badges on their profiles as a key search criteria for buyers. According to the companies, the new feature is being launched in response to growing buyer demand for supply chain transparency and to…