How retail energy suppliers can navigate the new federal energy policies

Key strategies include buying renewable energy certificates now, leveraging data and predictive analytics and growing market share.

BlackRock integrates RepRisk’s ESG data into portfolio management software

The deal will give global asset managers and owners access to RepRisk’s data on material ESG risks to companies through the Aladdin platform and expand BlackRock’s company coverage.

DOE to drop accessibility requirement for buildings receiving federal funds

Federal accessibility standards won’t apply to buildings using U.S. Energy Department funds for energy efficiency or other uses under a rule rescission taking effect soon.

DEI trainings remain under the microscope as companies respond to scrutiny

Joint guidance from federal agencies has changed the DEI landscape, according to a management-side attorney.

US companies quietly maintaining, boosting sustainability investments in 2025: report

EcoVadis found companies are less likely to publicize their sustainability efforts this year, but have largely maintained or increased their ESG investments amid shifts and backlash.

Google to buy up to 3 GW of hydro power from Brookfield

The technology company will begin by buying power from dams totaling 670 MW in the PJM Interconnection, where power supplies are tight.

Microsoft, Carbon Direct release updated carbon dioxide removal criteria

The tech giant and the carbon management firm said utilizing high-quality removal pathways to achieve global climate goals will require rapidly scaling the market.

Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant

The move was an internal decision and “not a specific reaction to policy changes,” a spokesperson said.

How to protect employees from heat and other climate extremes

Basics like shade, water and rest can help, but HR should involve workers in the planning process, sources told HR Dive.

The often-overlooked shelter from the storm: green buildings

In the 2008-09 economic downturn, green buildings were a bright spot. They could be again as remote work, tariffs and inflation hang over the economy.

CARB publishes compliance guidance, update on California’s climate disclosure laws

The agency said it is in the “informal, information-gathering stage” for implementing SB 253 and SB 261, and aims to develop a regulation by the end of the year.

California’s 2026 climate-risk reporting deadlines are here to stay: KPMG

Despite regulatory uncertainty at the U.S. federal level and internationally, California’s forging ahead and expecting companies to disclose their climate risks starting next year.

Cities can decarbonize buildings while cutting costs, new road map says

The guide from Climate Mayors and Veolia aims to help cities tackle one of their biggest greenhouse gas emissions challenges, even as federal support for energy efficiency and decarbonization shrinks.

HSBC departs Net-Zero Banking Alliance, following US banks

The U.K.-based bank became the latest to exit the United Nations-backed NZBA, following in the footsteps of Wall Street's exodus from climate alliances.

Flexible work is ‘non-negotiable’ for gender equality, UN Women report says

“For the first time, gender equality ranks alongside healthcare and climate change as a top global concern,” according to the report.

Mars unveils emissions reduction progress, launches $250M green investment fund

The confectionery giant has reduced its emissions by over 16% from a 2015 baseline, while scaling growth by 69% in the same time frame.

Trump seeks tighter restrictions on wind and solar with executive order

The order seeks to “ensure that policies concerning the ‘beginning of construction’ are not circumvented” by wind and solar projects.

California walks back environmental law for housing, advanced manufacturing

The changes to the California Environmental Quality Act could greatly speed up the issuance of building permits.

Microsoft signs offtake deal for waste-to-energy facility CCS retrofit

The deal with Gaia, a Denmark-based carbon removal venture, will deliver the tech giant 2.95 million carbon removal credits with delivery beginning in 2029.

European Commission proposes simplifying sustainability taxonomy

The changes would reduce the number of reported data points by 89% for financial institutions and 64% for non-financial companies.

Coach’s leather could pose deforestation threat: report

An investigation by environmental nonprofit Earthsight said the Tapestry-owned brand is at risk of sourcing leather linked to illegal cattle ranching in Brazil.

Amazon releases waste diversion metrics as part of larger sustainability plan

The company says it reached an 85% waste diversion rate in 2024. Amazon’s waste and biodiversity director, Justine Mahler, says that’s driven partly by organics diversion programs and ongoing data collection investments.

Allianz launches platform to help businesses assess, mitigate climate risks

The group’s commercial insurance unit unveiled CAReS last week, which aims to help companies better understand climate-associated risks and the impact they have on company assets.

JPMorgan launches carbon market blockchain app

In a bid to boost data standardization and transparency, the bank is working with three global carbon registries to test the viability of tokenizing the voluntary carbon market.

House passes Senate version of Trump’s megabill, altering clean energy economy

President Donald Trump promised additional executive branch restrictions on wind, solar and EV subsidies in exchange for Freedom Caucus members' support of the bill, Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., said.