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.

By Zoya Mirza • July 11, 2025

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.

By Lamar Johnson • July 11, 2025

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This year has shaped up to be a formative one for ESG, from the U.S. pulling out of major climate agreements to federal agencies recalibrating their approach to sustainability under the new administration.

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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.

By Carolyn Crist • July 11, 2025

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.

By Matthew Thibault • July 10, 2025

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.

By Zoya Mirza • July 10, 2025

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.

By Lamar Johnson • July 8, 2025

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.

By Laurel Deppen • July 8, 2025

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.

By Megan Quinn • July 8, 2025

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.

By Lamar Johnson • July 7, 2025

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.

By Diana DiGangi • July 3, 2025

Google’s emissions still rising, despite data center decarbonization, energy procurement progress

The search engine and tech conglomerate’s overall emissions are up 51% from a 2019 baseline, despite making headway in procuring carbon-free energy last year.

By Lamar Johnson • July 2, 2025

Senate passes megabill that curbs IRA tax credits, drops wind and solar tax

The amended bill also offers an exception to the onerous “placed in service” deadline of 2027 for projects that begin construction within a year of its passage.

By Diana DiGangi • July 2, 2025

Federal agencies, including FERC and DOE, revoke environmental review rules

The agencies eliminated all references to consider climate change, environmental justice and other key environmental issues in their permit reviews, Earthjustice said.

By Ethan Howland • July 1, 2025

As the GHG Protocol eyes the homestretch in its scope 2 revisions, are the right voices being heard?

A requirement for hourly matching and the dramatic narrowing of the geographies in which companies can make clean energy investments could stifle the voluntary market.

By Roger S. Ballentine • July 1, 2025

Sierra Club drops BlackRock as asset manager over failure to address climate risk

The environmental group’s charitable arm is shifting its funds to Nia Impact Capital and Xponance, which it described as “more financially responsible” investment firms.

By Zoya Mirza • June 27, 2025

New York offering up to $750K for facility decarbonization projects

The Large-Scale Thermal program is accepting applications through July 31 for heating, cooling and hot water systems in single buildings of at least 100,000 square feet or campuses of 250,000 square feet and up.

By Brian Martucci • June 26, 2025

Consumers care about climate change and expect businesses to act, new report finds

A study from Getty Images found that the vast majority of consumers believe businesses should use their resources to improve society and the environment.

By Lauren Schenkman • June 26, 2025

‘False solutions’ undermine climate goals at Shein, Lululemon

Five fashion companies strengthened their emission reduction targets but lacked a convincing plan for achieving them, according to NewClimate Institute.

By Lauren Schenkman • June 26, 2025

Senate negotiating IRA tax credits, aims to vote on budget bill Friday

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said there is “work being done” on the residential solar tax credit, which the House and the Senate Finance Committee voted to eliminate.

By Diana DiGangi • June 26, 2025

Over 200 actors call on SAG-AFTRA pension to divest fossil fuels

High-profile actors including Jane Fonda, Don Cheadle and Mark Ruffalo signed onto the campaign urging Hollywood’s pension plan to ditch more than $100 million in fossil fuel investments.

By Lamar Johnson • June 25, 2025

EU Commission nixes proposed anti-greenwashing legislation

The Green Claims Directive is at odds with the Commission’s “simplification agenda,” a spokesperson said.

By Laurel Deppen • June 25, 2025

How ditching Pride now could hurt brands later

Some retailers that once wholeheartedly celebrated and supported the LGBTQ+ community have pulled away. What if they want to rejoin the party?

By Daphne Howland • June 25, 2025

$1.4B in new clean energy factories, projects canceled in May: E2

Nearly $15.5 billion in clean energy investments have been canceled since the beginning of the year, representing 30 canceled, closed or downsized projects.

By Lamar Johnson • June 24, 2025

Companies are recalibrating ESG strategies in response to US policy shifts: report

Executives have decided to expand legal oversight of ESG and refine sustainability communication in response to backlash against ESG, a report from The Conference Board found.

By Lauren Schenkman • June 24, 2025

SBTi calls on companies to pilot new net-zero standard

The two-phase pilot will begin with a broad company survey, as the Science Based Targets initiative looks to further refine “v2” of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard.

By Lamar Johnson • June 23, 2025