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    HSBC taps BNP Paribas exec to lead sustainable finance, transition in Asia

    The London-based bank said Chaoni Huang would help its clients in the region “decarbonize and invest in new growth.”

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    Transportation company Trimac begins Hyundai hydrogen truck pilot

    The data collected will aid carriers in building knowledge of hydrogen systems.

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    Mercedes settles emissions-cheating lawsuits for nearly $150M

    The total value of the multi-state settlement could reach $347 million, according to one state attorney general.

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    Ford cancels $6.5B battery supply contract with LG Energy Solution

    Last week, the automaker also dissolved its BlueOval SK battery joint venture with SK On as it shifts away from EVs.

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    NYC pension delays vote to drop BlackRock, Fidelity

    Outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander has urged the New York City Employees Retirement System’s trustees to replace BlackRock and Fidelity over climate policy deficiencies.

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    Trump administration halts all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in US

    The action affects five major offshore wind farms under development in federal waters, including the 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. The administration cited classified “national security risks” for the move.

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    Court agrees to rehear $14B climate funding freeze case

    The nonprofit recipients of $14 billion in Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grants frozen by the EPA are scheduled to have their case reheard by the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in February. 

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    Frontier inks $44.2M deal with biowaste carbon removal company

    Biomass carbon removal and storage platform Nulife GreenTech will remove 122,000 tons of CO2 for Frontier’s buyers, including Google, Stripe and Shopify.

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    US sustainable investing hangs on against strong headwinds: report

    Sustainable assets rose slightly in 2025 — though its market share shrank — and most asset managers expect to increase sustainable investments next year.

  • DOJ Sues To Block Penguin Random House's Acquisition Of Rival Simon And Schuster
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    Anti-DEI legal group asks EEOC to investigate Penguin Random House

    While it is not clear that any previous appeal to EEOC has resulted in action from the agency, shifting priorities under the Trump administration may result in a different outcome.

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    Whole Foods to launch in-store food waste infrastructure

    The Amazon-owned specialty grocer will be the first to deploy Mill Industries’ automated, on-site food recycling technology.

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    Despite political backtracking, net-zero commitments rise in 2025: Accenture

    The number of the world’s largest companies setting net-zero targets has increased for the fourth year in a row.

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    Hybrid heating: A bridge to decarbonization or a road to obsolescence for gas utilities?

    Combining heat pumps with gas furnaces can help manage winter peaks, lower energy costs and cut carbon emissions. But this approach requires well-structured regulatory frameworks and cost-recovery mechanisms, West Monroe experts write.

  • Doug Field, Ford's chief EV, digital and design officer, speaks at a presentation in August 2025 announcing the automaker's new Universal EV Platform.
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    Ford scraps EV plans, shifts to stationary energy storage

    The automaker will focus its North American EV development on a new family of smaller, highly efficient and less expensive models.

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    EU Parliament approves pact to alter sustainability reporting laws

    The bloc now awaits final approval from the European Council to substantially simplify the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.

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    JPMorgan conducted ‘fake’ interviews of Black candidates, lawsuit alleges

    The bank’s treatment of the plaintiff is part of a decades-long “unbroken pattern of systemic race discrimination against African Americans,” per the lawsuit.

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    SBTi opens pilot for power sector net-zero standard

    The Science Based Targets initiative is looking for companies in the energy industry to test the practicality and usefulness of the draft framework.

  • President Donald Trump at the White House on Dec. 8, 2025, in Washington, D.C.
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    Trump issues EO targeting proxy advisers, including ISS, Glass Lewis

    The order is directed at the SEC, FTC and DOL with the aim of stymieing the reach of the two proxy advisers, particularly on ESG and DEI-related issues.

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    Ford, EV battery manufacturer dissolve joint venture

    The automaker’s planned investment in the joint venture announced in 2021 was the largest-ever manufacturing commitment in company history, Ford said at the time.

  • Flags of member states of the European Union stand in an atrium of the European Parliament building on May 21, 2024 in Strasbourg, France.
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    EU legislators work to simplify sustainability reporting requirements

    The European Union has delayed sustainability reporting for the CSRD and CSDDD while legislators work to simplify the underlying requirements for businesses.

    Updated Dec. 17, 2025
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    Starbucks’ ‘illegal race-based’ DEI at center of Florida AG’s lawsuit

    Starbucks said its hiring practices are “inclusive, fair and competitive, and designed to ensure the strongest candidate for every job, every time.”

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    Google, CalSTRS, others back $462M funding round for geothermal plant

    The funding will support Fervo’s 500-megawatt geothermal power plant in Utah, expected to be the “world’s largest next-generation geothermal development.”

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    New York targets power sector carbon allowances in proposed climate regulations

    The amendments would reduce the annual budget of CO2 allowances through 2037, including the number of voluntary renewable energy purchases. 

  • The Apple logo is displayed on a storefront in Berlin, Germany, on April 23, 2025.
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    Apple’s environmental, social chief to retire next month

    Lisa Jackson, the tech company’s vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives, will depart in late January 2026 without a direct replacement.

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    CARB releases draft text for California’s climate disclosure regulations

    The proposed text of the rules comes before the holiday season, and the agency expects a hearing on final adoption of SB 253 and 261 in late February.