H&M to source renewable electricity from Sweden’s largest solar farm

The fast-fashion retailer will procure 95% of the renewable energy produced at Hultsfred Solar Farm, according to a 2022 agreement it signed with energy companies Neoen and Alight.

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 10, 2025

This 4-GW renewables joint venture aims to outlast Trump administration

Two European renewable energy firms are teaming up to develop a significant portfolio of wind, solar and energy storage projects in the Western United States.

By Brian Martucci • Sept. 10, 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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Netflix inks carbon credit deal to boost afforestation across southern US

The streaming giant’s 15-year contract with the American Forest Foundation supports a project that will help landowners convert underused fields into working forests.

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 9, 2025

Most firms aim to boost budgets for worker safety in next three years: EY

Work-related accidents and diseases annually take the lives of 3 million people worldwide, according to the International Labor Organization.

By Jim Tyson • Sept. 9, 2025

PepsiCo issues first progress report on revamped packaging sustainability targets

The company surpassed the annual virgin plastic reduction goal it set in May, while inching toward a reworked long-term recycled content target.

By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 9, 2025

SBTi issues draft power sector net-zero standard

The Science Based Targets initiative said the power sector standards are interoperable with its revised Corporate Net-Zero Standard and is seeking feedback.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 8, 2025

3 takeaways on monitoring for greenwashing

Risks around sustainability messaging are real, with greenwashing-related legal settlements regularly reaching “the millions to tens of millions of dollars,” said a Ropes & Gray attorney during a recent webinar.

By Maria Rachal • Sept. 8, 2025

Deutsche Bank doubles down on net-zero commitment in updated transition plan

The German bank said it will uphold its climate targets as they are “part of a prudent risk management practice as well as a business opportunity.”

By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 5, 2025

Trump escalates war against offshore wind as Danish developer strikes back

The administration moved to revoke another offshore wind permit as the developer of a different blocked project filed a lawsuit.

By Meris Lutz • Sept. 5, 2025

How soil accounting software can help improve carbon offsetting’s credibility: Perennial CEO

The company’s new mapping software quantifies how much carbon is captured by regenerative agricultural projects, with fewer soil samples and lower costs, said CEO Jack Roswell.

By Lauren Schenkman • Updated Sept. 11, 2025

Vanguard supports no environmental, social proposals for second straight year

The world’s second-largest asset manager also reported witnessing declines in environmental and social submissions, and shareholder proposals more broadly, while anti-ESG filings increased.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 4, 2025

With tax credits expiring, a home electrification nonprofit is racing against the clock

Rewiring America has launched a national campaign to help homeowners take advantage of clean energy and efficiency incentives that will expire soon.

By Robert Walton • Sept. 4, 2025

Uber Eats settles Seattle labor claims for $15M

The delivery aggregator denied allegations by city authorities that it misled workers about potential earnings and paid them less than required.

By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Sept. 4, 2025

BlackRock calls out state officials for ‘politicization’ of public pensions

After Republican and Democrat state and local finance officials offered dueling views on fiduciary duty, the asset manager said such “politicization of pension fund management” costs retirees.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 3, 2025

Preliminary injunction halts enforcement of Texas’ latest anti-ESG law

A federal judge stopped the state from enforcing its law targeting proxy advisers, which was set to go into effect Sept. 1, in a win for plaintiffs Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis.

By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 2, 2025

‘Carbon neutral’ Apple Watch not actually carbon neutral, says German court

The court’s decision rested on the short-term nature of the reforestation projects Apple said it used to offset the product’s emissions.

By Lauren Schenkman • Sept. 2, 2025

The ‘EPR era’ brings new opportunities for packaging sustainability

Sustainability leaders from Amcor, Stonyfield and MegaFood shared some of their experiences and outlooks for redesigns during a virtual event Tuesday.

By Maria Rachal • Aug. 28, 2025

The language of carbon — why words are now the frontline of climate credibility

As political scrutiny of climate commitments intensifies, how businesses communicate their decarbonization strategy and goals has emerged as central to how they are assessed.

By Ben Carr • Aug. 28, 2025

NZBA will vote to abandon membership model after industry exodus

After waves of exits by U.S., Canadian and European banks, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance said it would vote on forgoing a membership-based model and focus on establishing industry guidance.

By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 27, 2025

FTA seeks to eliminate environmental criteria from capital investment grant guidelines

The Federal Transit Administration requests public comment on updated guidelines that would remove the “social cost of carbon” calculation and make broader changes to the multibillion-dollar program.

By Dan Zukowski • Aug. 27, 2025

Packaging manufacturer PCA launches carbon capture and storage study

A ‘promising’ pilot that Packaging Corporation of America began last year ended this summer. Now, the company works toward building a full-scale facility by 2028 and expanding the technology to other sites.

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 27, 2025

EU promises to ‘reduce administrative burden’ of sustainability laws on US companies

A joint statement on the new trade agreement between the U.S. and the European Union also promised “flexibility” regarding import fees tied to carbon emissions.

By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 26, 2025

Trump administration halts work on 700-MW Revolution Wind

Developer Ørsted said the project, located in federal waters about 15 miles off the coast of Rhode Island, is about 80% complete. The company’s shares tumbled to an all-time low following the news.

By Diana DiGangi • Aug. 26, 2025

CARB to propose California’s long-awaited climate-risk disclosure regulations this fall

The California Air Resources Board, tasked with implementing the rules, said at its latest public workshop that it would issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the laws on Oct. 14.

By Lamar Johnson • Aug. 25, 2025

Collection, not public disclosure, may doom Illinois demographic data law

Anti-DEI collective American Alliance for Equal Rights alleged that SB2930 violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

By Caroline Colvin • Aug. 25, 2025