Sustainability


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    Mexico’s avocado industry pledges deforestation-free exports by 2026

    The move comes after investigations found illegal deforestation and water sourcing, along with violent coercion, in Mexico’s avocado region.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 28, 2025
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    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
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    Top 5 stories from ESG Dive

    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.

    By ESG Dive staff
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    Opinion

    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
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    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 Aug. 27, 2025
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    Daimler, Greenlane announce second EV charging corridor

    The joint venture between BlackRock, Daimler Truck and NextEra Energy will enable long-haul electric trucking from Southern California.

    By Alejandra Carranza • Aug. 26, 2025
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    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 Aug. 25, 2025
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    Ann Arbor’s all-electric community offers a new model for net-zero living

    Veridian at County Farm stands out for its rooftop solar, heat pumps and potential community battery network. Will the local utility’s hesitation and loss of federal tax credits prevent other developers from following its lead?

    By Brian Martucci • Aug. 25, 2025
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    Democrat finance officials push asset managers to reaffirm commitment to manage climate risks

    A letter from 17 finance officials to BlackRock, Vanguard and 16 other firms seeks to counter a Republican-led letter urging firms to eschew viewing climate change as a long-term risk.

    By Aug. 22, 2025
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    Nestlé’s ‘groundbreaking’ process boosts cocoa output as climate change cuts yields

    The discovery would increase the supply of the popular commodity by using 30% more of the cocoa fruit, reducing waste.

    By Christopher Doering • Aug. 22, 2025
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    Allbirds ‘remixes’ textile waste and foam scraps into new footwear collection

    The brand has released two new sneakers based on reclaimed footwear foam scraps and recycled polycotton waste.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 22, 2025
  • Two large hyperboloid cooling towers rise above a green tree-covered landscape. One tower emits a thick plume of white steam into a clear blue sky, while the other stands still. The towers are cylindrical at the base and narrow in the middle with a wider top.
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    Google, Kairos Power deal aims for Tennessee nuclear reactor by 2030

    The agreement will provide Google with renewable energy attributes to decarbonize its data centers served by the Tennessee Valley Authority in Tennessee and Alabama.

    By Aug. 21, 2025
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    Rivian moving forward on $5B Georgia EV plant

    The battery electric vehicle maker will host two events next month to mark the restart of construction in 2026. 

    By Larry Avila • Aug. 21, 2025
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    Companies with climate targets have more than tripled since 2023: SBTi

    A total of 10,949 companies worldwide now either have near-term targets or near-term and net-zero targets, or have committed to set them, according to a report by the Science-Based Targets initiative.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Aug. 21, 2025
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    California’s climate disclosure laws survive preliminary injunction request

    The ruling means companies won’t see a reprieve from the coming deadlines in California Senate Bills 253 and 261, says Juge Gregg, partner at the law firm Crowell & Moring.

    By Aug. 20, 2025
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    Waste and recycling groups ‘disappointed’ by lack of plastics treaty

    Recycling groups will monitor the next round of talks for clues on infrastructure and end-market impacts. Plastics groups will push recycling over environmentalists’ calls for plastic production caps.

    By Megan Quinn • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Energy demand, permitting top of mind at Congressional renewables expo

    Speakers from industry and national labs warned of obstacles to meeting the surge in energy demand expected in the next five to 10 years at July’s Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Expo.

    By Lauren Schenkman • Updated Aug. 22, 2025
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    Meta, Silicon Ranch partner on solar farm for South Carolina data center

    Silicon Ranch will invest $100 million to bring the 100MW facility online by 2027, and Meta will receive all of the renewable energy credits from the deal to help power its first data center in the state.

    By Aug. 19, 2025
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    Wind, solar must show ‘significant’ work but ‘no fixed minimum’ under new Treasury rules

    To qualify for tax credits, projects will need to meet less cut-and-dried physical construction requirements instead of spending at least 5% of project costs to prove construction had commenced.

    By Diana DiGangi • Aug. 19, 2025
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    PepsiCo, Bold Reuse partner on NFL stadium cups

    The collaboration follows PepsiCo doing away with a formal reuse target earlier this year. It’s also Bold Reuse’s first implementation in California.

    By Maria Rachal • Aug. 19, 2025
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    DOT relaunches EV charging fund with stripped-down guidance

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he does not "agree with subsidizing green energy," but he will run the NEVI program "efficiently." Critics said all he did was delay implementation.

    By Robert Walton • Aug. 18, 2025
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    Opinion

    Navigating sustainability in business in the era of regulatory fatigue

    Companies aren’t asking for less scrutiny from regulators — they’re asking for rules that make sense, and that help them focus on real results, says an EcoVadis executive.

    By Pierre-Francois Thaler • Aug. 18, 2025