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Deep DiveSustainable fast fashion: paradox or possibility?
Fast fashion brands like H&M, Zara and Shein are loud about their sustainability goals and achievements. But their business models pose an inherent contradiction, experts say.
By Lauren Schenkman • Sept. 24, 2026 -
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ISO draft net-zero standard doesn’t pass initial vote
The draft was sent back to the organization for revisions after it “did not receive the level of approval required to advance in its current form,” an ISO spokesperson told ESG Dive.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 24, 2026 -
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The ESG landscape in the U.S. continues to shift, as federal agencies' efforts to recalibrate their approach to sustainability are juxtaposed with states forging ahead with their own climate disclosure laws.
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How manufacturers can improve factory sustainability through AI
Experts at Climate Week NYC 2026 discussed how to leverage technologies to drive energy efficiencies, including predictive maintenance and machine-learning models for critical minerals recovery.
By Nathan Owens • Sept. 24, 2026 -
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Utility giant Exelon’s climate arm backs grid-planning firm Continuum
“Technologies that help the utility be more efficient in terms of building infrastructure … is a space that we're looking at,” Exelon’s Climate Change Investment Initiative lead told ESG Dive.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 23, 2026 -
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Meta, Apex Clean Energy agree to 144-MW Texas solar PPA
Meta will receive “exclusive rights to all environmental attributes associated with energy” from the project, including all renewable energy credits, according to Apex.
By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 23, 2026 -
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ADM to enter the voluntary carbon market
Archer Daniels Midland announced it is using carbon capture at one of its Nebraska corn processing facilities, which has an annual capacity of over 800,000 tons, to generate carbon credits.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 22, 2026 -
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EPA unlawfully canceled $7B Solar for All program, judge rules
The ruling could revive grants awarded to states, cities and nonprofits for low-income solar projects.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Sept. 22, 2026 -
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Vaulted Deep gets $35M debt deal to expand bio-waste CDR
The financing was secured on the backs of its long-term purchase commitments — including those with Frontier Climate buyers like Google and Stripe — to expand its carbon removal solution nationwide.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 21, 2026 -
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Google, NASA launch AI model to map methane emissions from space
The MAPL-EMIT model, which the tech giant and space agency introduced in a scientific journal, was found to detect 50% more methane leaks than human experts.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 17, 2026 -
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FedEx procures over 20M gallons of SAF for US airport operations
The global shipping giant is expanding its procurement of sustainable aviation fuel across its U.S. air network to cut emissions.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 16, 2026 -
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EPA scraps Biden-era power plant carbon rules, moves to eliminate all power-sector GHG standards
“While mayors continue to advance local initiatives to protect residents, the EPA is moving backwards,” Climate Mayors Executive Director Kate Wright says.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • Updated Sept. 15, 2026 -
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9/11 portal reveals NYC officials concealed air quality, health risks
New York City has launched a public portal containing nearly 170,000 pages of documents detailing what city officials allegedly knew about post-9/11 environmental and health hazards.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 15, 2026 -
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Google deal to generate 1M carbon credits from cutting methane emissions
The deal with Mitti Labs is designed to cut the methane equivalent of 3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide over 20 years by transitioning rice farmers to alternative agricultural practices.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 14, 2026 -
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Chemours, DuPont, Corteva reach $455M PFAS settlement with North Carolina
The agreement resolves contaminant claims that Chemours’ Fayetteville Works facility released into the water and air. The three chemical giants also established a $135 million reserve fund.
By Sara Samora • Sept. 14, 2026 -
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Standard Chartered unveils platform to manage, decarbonize supply chain
The bank’s “Supply Net Zero” platform will provide suppliers with resources and guidance to better understand where their emissions originate from and what they can do to reduce them.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 10, 2026 -
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Google commits over $15B to AI infrastructure in Finland
The investments include long term deals to keep a Finnish nuclear power plant online along with other clean energy investments planned for 2027-28.
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NextEra secures $1.9B DOE loan for Duane Arnold nuclear restart
The U.S. Department of Energy under the Trump administration has financed three plant restarts and made other conditional commitments to bring nuclear power online.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 9, 2026 -
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Federal judge blocks New York’s $75B Climate Change Superfund Act
New York can no longer enforce a state law that requires fossil fuel companies to financially compensate it in billions of dollars for their role in generating greenhouse gas emissions.
By Zoya Mirza • Sept. 8, 2026 -
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Sponsored by Rural Investment to Protect Our Environment (RIPE)Farmland conservation and ESG: Building sustainable and resilient agricultural systems
The benefits created by conservation practices on agricultural land don’t end at the farm gate.
By Melissa Willhouse-Chase / RIPE • Sept. 8, 2026 -
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Microsoft inks long-term PPA for Washington solar project
Cypress Creek Energy said Microsoft will receive electricity and environmental products from its Ostrea Solar project, which is now ready to begin operating commercially.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 4, 2026 -
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Google-Fervo geothermal deal underscores baseload power scarcity, analysts say
Key risks remain, however, including “first-of-a-kind execution,” interconnection bottlenecks, capital intensity and competing technology paths, according to a research note from financial services company William Blair.
By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 4, 2026 -
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Consumers increasingly prioritize sustainability for e-commerce packaging: Ryder
While consumers still seek value amid economic uncertainty, it’s a lower priority than last year, the logistics company found in a survey. Boxes remained consumers’ preferred e-commerce packaging format, but the reasons shifted.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 3, 2026 -
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OpinionThree legal challenges to building a global carbon market for companies
As the global carbon market enters a critical stage, companies should prepare for a changing environment, a Morgan Lewis partner says.
By Levi McAllister • Sept. 3, 2026 -
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California sues Trump administration over offshore wind ‘extortion racket’
The state alleges the Trump administration “abuses its authority” by diminishing the value of offshore wind energy leases before it makes an “unrefusable offer” to developers.
By Diana DiGangi • Sept. 2, 2026 -
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Republican AGs press Big 4 firms over climate-related financial reporting
Sixteen GOP state attorneys general are probing KPMG, EY, PwC and Deloitte over their membership to organizations that pushed to advance climate-related financial reporting.
By Lamar Johnson • Sept. 1, 2026
