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  Microsoft buys first carbon credits since reportedly pausing purchases

  The tech giant will purchase 650,000 metric tons of removals over seven years from biogas producer BioCirc, after reports last month that it had paused carbon removal purchasing.

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  Think you know what regulatory monitoring costs your organisation? Think again.

  How much is manual regulatory monitoring really costing your organisation? The number may surprise you.

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  Meta, Enbridge to build solar, storage for Wyoming data centers

  Enbridge expects to invest $1.2 billion into the project's construction, with 365 megawatts of solar and 200 MW of battery capacity it anticipates will enter service by the end of 2027.

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  Target leadership under fire over ‘strategic missteps’ on DEI, ICE

  Investors Trillium Asset Management, SOC Investment Group and Mercy Investment Services asked shareholders to oppose the reelection of Brian Cornell and Christine Leahy at Target’s annual shareholder meeting.

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  FASB finalizes new environmental credit rules

  Previously generally accepted accounting principles provided no specific guidance to help companies account for carbon offsets and emissions allowances related to cap-and-trade programs.

  Updated May 22, 2026

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  Hawaiian Airlines electrifies Honolulu ground fleet to cut emissions

  The airline will replace 116 diesel and propane-powered ground support vehicles with lithium battery-powered baggage tractors, belt loaders and aircraft pushback tractors.

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  Wells Fargo agrees to $110M lending, hiring discrimination settlement

  The agreement settles a suit that alleged the bank approved less than 50% of Black homeowners’ refinancing applications in 2020 and participated in discriminatory hiring practices.

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  Google, Blackstone back AI infrastructure venture to support data center demand

  The private equity firm will invest $5 billion in a new AI-focused company offering data center capacity. The venture expects to bring 500 MW of capacity online by 2027.

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  Environmental performance a ‘core pillar’ of business strategy: report

  Most companies say environmental planning delivers competitive advantage, increased investment, and cost savings, according to a survey conducted by sustainable solutions provider Onterris.

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  PayPal settles with DOJ over DEI

  The digital payments company agreed last week to a settlement with the Department of Justice over a 2020 diversity investment fund.

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  Q1 saw net loss of 5,900 renewable energy manufacturing jobs: EDF report

  The Environmental Defense Fund cited $1.4 billion in canceled renewable energy investments stemming from federal policy shifts around EVs, renewable energy and tailpipe emissions. 

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  ADM partners with pet food brand to scale regenerative agriculture

  The program with Hill’s Pet Nutrition targets 16,000 acres of U.S. corn and soybean fields for regenerative practices to expand the practice into the pet food supply chain.

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  DOJ may intervene in NAACP lawsuit over xAI’s data center gas turbines

  It is “the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance,” a deputy assistant attorney general at the Department of Justice wrote in a court notice suggesting it might intervene.

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  NY’s 2027 budget includes climate, emissions reduction rollbacks: Gov. Hochul

  The state plans to scrap a 2030 goal that sought a 40% reduction in emissions and replace it with a 2040 goal that aims for a 60% reduction.

  Updated May 14, 2026

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  Florida AG subpoenas NFL over inclusive hiring practices, ‘Rooney Rule’

  James Uthmeier is questioning whether the National Football League’s inclusive hiring policies are legal under state law, and whether alterations to how such policies are represented are misleading.

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  Smurfit Westrock introduces 2030 sustainability goals

  In its first sustainability report covering the integrated company, Smurfit Westrock laid out targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, water use and waste. It also teased that more goals could be coming.

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  Crux gets $500M debt facility for clean energy investments

  The company said it plans to use the funding to finance “tax-driven investments,” including “hybrid tax equity, accelerating the deployment of clean energy.”

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  Bill Gates-backed geothermal developer Fervo raises $1.89B in IPO

  Fervo Energy CEO Tim Latimer rang Nasdaq’s opening bell Wednesday and said the company has “proven that geothermal deserves a spot among the major energy players.”

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  Corporate clean energy demand remains ‘extremely strong’: CEBA CEO

  Despite tax incentive rollbacks in 2025, the pace of new clean energy procurement is “accelerating,” the Corporate Energy Buyers Association’s CEO told ESG Dive.

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  Coal-based steelmaking outpaces the industry’s low-emissions transition

  Electric arc furnaces grew by 1% over the past year to comprise 34% of global capacity, as steelmakers invest in existing blast furnaces, the Global Energy Monitor found.

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  6 ways to reduce DEI programs’ legal risk

  Despite claims to the contrary, diversity, equity and inclusion are very much alive, even if employers have tweaked their language and content, Epstein Becker Green attorneys said.

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  SEC works to rescind Biden-era climate disclosure rule

  The agency’s staff is working on a recommendation to retract its 2024 climate rule at the direction of Chair Paul Atkins, an agency spokesperson said.

  Updated May 11, 2026

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  Iran war inflation crimps profits, plans for investment, hiring: NABE

  Half of the respondents to a National Association for Business Economics survey put the odds of a U.S. recession in the next 12 months at 26% or higher.

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  SBTi promotes deputy director to lead climate target validation subsidiary

  McKenna Smith will become managing director for SBTi Services. She was formerly a deputy director for the subsidiary and a target validation manager for SBTi.

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  Pandora to add carbon footprint labeling for lab-grown diamonds

  The jewelry brand’s CEO Berta de Pablos-Barbier said the new labeling is a response to increased consumer demand for sustainability.

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  AI helps firms with efficiency, but most don’t trust it to drive growth

  Overcoming today’s weighty business challenges demands a re-assessment of automation’s cutting edge, EY counsels.

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