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    4 trends that will shape ESG in 2026

    After an eventful 2025, the next year holds further regulatory changes and a growing disclosure landscape, as companies quiet on sustainability talks.

    By , • Jan. 8, 2026
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    Blackstone buys environmental services platform ATG from Morgan Stanley

    The private equity giant called Alliance Technical Group a “clear market leader in emissions testing and monitoring” that would help serve a broad range of clients.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    JPMorgan eschews proxy advisers for internal AI tool

    After CEO Jamie Dimon railed against the advisers for years, the bank’s asset management unit cut firms like ISS and Glass Lewis out of U.S. voting decisions.

    By • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Honda buying LG Energy Solution’s stake in Ohio EV battery plant building for $2.85B

    The transaction includes the building and infrastructure assets related to the battery joint venture, but excludes the land and equipment.

    By Eric Walz • Jan. 7, 2026
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    Energy-as-a-service provider Redaptive closes $216M financing for novel securitization

    The company said the deal, which was underwritten and structured by Deutsche Bank, is the first securitization backed by EaaS contracts.

    By • Jan. 6, 2026
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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.”

    By • Jan. 5, 2026
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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.

    By • Dec. 22, 2025
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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. 

    By Diana DiGangi • Dec. 22, 2025
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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.

    By • Dec. 19, 2025
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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.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Dec. 18, 2025
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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.

    By Ginger Christ • Dec. 17, 2025
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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.

    By Eric Walz • Dec. 16, 2025
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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.

    By • Dec. 15, 2025
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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.”

    By • Dec. 12, 2025
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    Amazon taps clean energy, greentech investments to reduce carbon footprint

    The e-commerce giant, which has a goal to reach net-zero status across its operations by 2040, has backed a number of sustainable initiatives this year.

    By , • Dec. 4, 2025
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    NYC comptroller urges city pensions to drop BlackRock, other managers over climate concerns

    New York City outgoing Comptroller Brad Lander recommended the city’s pension plans drop BlackRock, Fidelity and PanAgora as asset managers.

    By • Nov. 26, 2025
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    Carbon project developer Varaha nabs $30M to scale regenerative agriculture

    The funding, provided by sustainable investment firm Mirova, will go toward expanding Varaha’s regenerative farming and soil organic carbon practices across India.

    By • Nov. 21, 2025
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    Philanthropies commit $300M to boost climate, health solutions at COP30

    The Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies and others said the investment will help tackle health risks that arise from extreme heat, air pollution and infectious diseases.

    By • Nov. 20, 2025
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    JPMorgan Chase enhancing due diligence for clients in the Amazon region

    The bank will use a geospatial definition of the region preferred by Indigenous leaders and activists, but the change does not bring any inherent restrictions.

    By • Nov. 19, 2025
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    SEC won’t weigh in on most no-action requests this proxy season, including ESG submissions

    The change “has the potential to end shareholder proposals as we know them,” a former SEC corporation finance division director told ESG Dive.

    By • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Shell to sell ‘substantial portion’ of Volta EV business

    The sale comes less than three years after the oil giant acquired Volta for $169 million to help scale its EV charging capabilities in the U.S.

    By Brett Dworski • Nov. 17, 2025
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    Enviri’s potential sale of Clean Earth moves forward

    The environmental services company is seeing strong interest in its hazardous waste business as it looks to unlock value from the high-performing segment.

    By Jacob Wallace • Nov. 13, 2025
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    HSBC waters down interim targets in updated net-zero transition plan

    The bank scaled back a range of goals it was pursuing for its sector-specific 2030 targets, citing a global transition that “has progressed at an inconsistent pace.”

    By • Nov. 12, 2025
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    Brookfield sees opportunities for nuclear, hydropower

    Strong corporate procurements and U.S. government interest support the company’s “clean firm” investments as renewables remain strong, executives said this week.

    By Brian Martucci • Nov. 10, 2025
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    Shell, Mitsubishi invest $17M in hybrid direct air capture startup

    DAC developer Avnos will use the funding to build its first commercial-scale facility for its technology that pulls CO2 and water from the atmosphere.

    By • Nov. 6, 2025