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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 -
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House committee clears bill to limit retirement fund managers from using ESG factors
The bill, which reverses course on a Biden-era regulation, would issue a variety of documentation requirements for any use of “non-pecuniary” factors by retirement plan managers.
By Lamar Johnson • July 1, 2025 -
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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 -
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OpinionAs 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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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US, global cities tout emissions reductions
Local U.S. officials say they’re driving emissions goals from the ground up since the Trump administration’s withdrawal from key international climate events and agreements.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • June 24, 2025 -
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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 -
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US senators call on EPA to study reuse, refill
Recycling policy advocates Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., are teaming up again, this time on the REUSE Act, to assess opportunities in consumer packaging, food service and more.
By Maria Rachal • June 23, 2025 -
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US electric vehicle sales are slowing amid policy shifts: BNEF
BloombergNEF cut its expectation for cumulative U.S. electric vehicle sales through 2030 by 14 million units.
By Robert Walton • June 23, 2025 -
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Datamaran launches product for ESG risk, compliance management
The company's Core product will use AI-powered workflows to help corporate sustainability, legal and risk management teams comply with global climate and ESG disclosure regulations.
By Lamar Johnson • June 20, 2025 -
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Q&ACompanies are ‘very struck’ by SBTi’s net-zero standard draft changes: Sustainability Roundtable Inc.
James Boyle, CEO of the strategic sustainability advisory firm, said his clients are “definitely concerned” by the “high integrity, challenging standard” SBTi has put forward in its draft.
By Lamar Johnson • June 13, 2025 -
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Q&A‘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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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 -
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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 -
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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 -
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Why Giant Eagle pushed back its sustainability deadlines
The grocer adjusted two of its three sustainability strategy cornerstones by updating the benchmarks and moving the completion dates back by five years.
By Peyton Bigora • May 14, 2025 -
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NOAA stops tracking cost of extreme weather and climate disasters
The data can't be replicated by city and state governments, scientists say.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • May 12, 2025 -
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OpinionTackling ESG: 3 keys to getting internal audits in order
CFOs should keep these priority areas in mind as they undergo internal audits and look to set themselves up for long-term ESG reporting success.
By Jack Reagan • May 9, 2025 -
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Q&AHow CSOs should use AI for sustainability: KPMG’s US ESG lead
KPMG’s Maura Hodge outlines some business opportunities for how companies can use artificial intelligence to aid their sustainability goals.
By Lamar Johnson • May 8, 2025 -
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OpinionWhat the SBTi’s draft corporate net-zero standard revision means for businesses
The United Nations-backed group’s plan to update its corporate net-zero standard is a “shift toward a more inclusive, globally relevant framework,” says EcoAct’s Ruaridh Welsh.
By Ruaridh Welsh • May 7, 2025 -
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DOT repeals highway GHG emissions reporting rule
The Biden-era rule, which required states and metropolitan planning organizations to monitor and set targets to reduce CO2 emissions, faced political opposition and lawsuits.
By Dan Zukowski • April 30, 2025 -
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ISSB proposes easing corporate scope 3 reporting requirements
The global standard setter has suggested changes to its IFRS S2 framework aimed at providing companies relief from reporting scope 3 emissions related to certain financial activities.
By Zoya Mirza • April 29, 2025 -
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More anti-DEI shareholder proposals fail at Goldman Sachs, Levi’s
Proposals aimed at overturning or altering companies’ DEI practices have been unpopular with shareholders. Submissions to the financial institution and clothing company received less than 2% support.
By Lamar Johnson • April 28, 2025 -
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Mondelēz sustainability report shows challenges in lowering virgin plastic
The snack foods manufacturer detailed gaps between its 2024 virgin and recycled plastic trends and its 2025 targets in an annual report.
By Maria Rachal • April 23, 2025
