Barclays mobilized over $687M in climate tech investments since 2020: report

The British bank’s climate investment arm has a mandate to invest half a billion pounds into equity capital in climate tech startups between 2020 and 2027.

By Zoya Mirza • June 3, 2025

‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset

Pepsi isn’t backing away from sustainability, says Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew. He describes the shifts, from better aligning with global recycling infrastructure efforts to weighing the role of quantitative metrics for reuse.

By Katie Pyzyk • June 3, 2025

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The landscape for ESG continues to shift, as U.S. exits from major climate agreements and organizations are juxtaposed with states forging ahead with their own climate disclosure laws.

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Vanguard to add four more funds to investor proxy choice program

The expansion would make nearly 10 million investors eligible for the program, which will span 12 funds representing nearly $1 trillion in assets under management.

By Lamar Johnson • June 3, 2025

Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes

The port will use Clean Truck Fund revenue to fund charging infrastructure and truck purchase vouchers.

By Alejandra Carranza • June 3, 2025

Congress revokes Advanced Clean Trucks waiver, creating ambiguity for refuse fleets

Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution revoking waivers allowing California to implement several zero-emissions truck policies. The change will ease requirements even as a transition continues.

By Jacob Wallace • June 2, 2025

DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards

Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.

By Ethan Howland • June 2, 2025

Clean power deployments neared record in Q1, but development pipeline growth slowed: ACP

Utility-scale solar and energy storage have made inroads in the Midwest and South, but political uncertainty could quash the momentum, the American Clean Power Association said.

By Brian Martucci • May 30, 2025

Human rights abuse documented in global leather supply chain

A new report from the Fair Labor Association uncovered violations including child labor and discrimination.

By Howard Ruben • May 30, 2025

Sustainability platform Watershed launches free global emissions database

The database aims to help companies “address critical gaps in emissions reporting data to inform more impactful climate action.”

By Zoya Mirza • May 29, 2025

Labor Dept. drops Biden-era ESG fiduciary rule

The agency will no longer defend the rule allowing retirement plan managers to consider ESG factors and intends to work through a new rulemaking process on the topic “as expeditiously as possible.”

By Lamar Johnson • May 29, 2025

Congress votes to rescind California vehicle emissions waiver

Clean vehicle advocates say air quality and public health would suffer while auto and petroleum industry lobbyists support ending California’s authority under the Clean Air Act.

By Dan Zukowski • May 29, 2025

FTC, DOJ weigh in on Republican states’ coal antitrust case against ‘Big Three’ asset managers

The federal agencies urged the court to reject BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Texas AG Ken Paxton and 10 other states.

By Lamar Johnson • May 28, 2025

Walmart, Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé leave the US Plastics Pact

Multiple major members appear to have recently exited the group, which is gearing up to pursue refreshed 2030 sustainability targets. Meanwhile, some other companies have doubled down on participation for the next five years.

By Maria Rachal • May 28, 2025

House-passed budget bill sparks concerns from clean energy industry

While the nuclear industry saw some positive changes from a committee-passed version, further updates to the IRA structure prompted concerns from clean energy and sustainable investing groups.

By Lamar Johnson • May 27, 2025

PepsiCo resets packaging sustainability goals, ditches reuse target

The company discontinued some sustainability goals and revamped others for packaging and emissions. PepsiCo says the goals are still ambitious and reflect external challenges to achieving targets.

By Katie Pyzyk • May 27, 2025

Microsoft tops Google for ‘world’s largest biochar carbon removal’ deal

The tech giant signed a 10-year agreement with Exomad Green for 1.24 million tonnes of biochar removals, surpassing a high-water mark set by Google in January.

By Lamar Johnson • May 22, 2025

Inside glass manufacturer O-I’s sustainability targets

The glass company recently ramped up its 2030 targets. Sustainability Director Sonya Pump discussed the philosophy around goal-setting, including a focus on energy efficiency and assessing opportunity with evolving technologies.

By Maria Rachal • May 22, 2025

Lululemon taps ex-Nike CSO for senior sustainability role

Noel Kinder will oversee the apparel brand’s internal and external green strategies in his role as senior vice president of sustainability.

By Zoya Mirza • May 21, 2025

Reju prepares to commercially expand its polyester recycling

The company expects to open its first large-scale plant and eventually plans to regenerate as many as 300 million articles per year.

By Lara Ewen • May 21, 2025

FedEx buys SAF from Neste for express cargo delivery at LAX

The 3 million gallons of fuel will be used for delivery at Los Angeles International Airport and will account for roughly one-fifth of FedEx’s fuel consumption at the airport.

By Lamar Johnson • Updated May 21, 2025

Stop work order on Empire Wind 1 lifted, Equinor resumes construction

Statements from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum imply that the restart approval was related to conversations about the state’s natural gas pipeline capacity.

By Diana DiGangi • May 21, 2025

Pennsylvania judge dismisses county climate lawsuit against oil majors

A judge ruled that state courts lacked the subject matter jurisdiction to settle Bucks County’s case because its stated claims are “so intertwined with emissions.”

By Lamar Johnson • May 20, 2025

Solar companies compete to advance tandem cell technology

Companies like Qcells, Trinasolar and LONGi are betting on perovskite and silicon tandem technology and achieving recent breakthroughs in stability and efficiency.

By Diana DiGangi • May 20, 2025

Microsoft inks another forestry-based carbon offtake deal

The deal with Rubicon Carbon is “one of the largest single-buyer commitments of its kind” globally and will deliver 18 million tonnes of credits over a 15-20 year period.

By Zoya Mirza • May 20, 2025

GOP supporters of IRA clean energy credits outline reconciliation bill recommendations

Fourteen Republicans asked to maintain the tax credit transferability mechanism through the phase-out period and make two other adjustments to the clean energy tax credit changes.

By Lamar Johnson • May 19, 2025