EU companies pursue sustainability reporting despite CSRD rollbacks: report

Reporting, while no longer mandatory for some companies, has already become integrated with financial strategy and risk management, findings from a recent survey suggest.

By Lauren Schenkman • March 19, 2026

Google aims to remove 200,000 tons of carbon by converting waste from landfills

Google’s partnership with AMP Robotics has a two-fold purpose: to cut the tech giant’s carbon footprint and curb methane emissions generated by landfill waste.

By Zoya Mirza • March 18, 2026

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The landscape for ESG continues to shift, as U.S. exits from major climate agreements and organizations are juxtaposed with states forging ahead with their own climate disclosure laws.

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Reliance Industries, Samsung subsidiary sign $3B deal for green ammonia

The India-based energy giant signed a 15-year deal with Samsung’s construction and trading business, marking “one of the largest binding long-term green ammonia” agreements globally.

By Lamar Johnson • Updated March 19, 2026

Chanel unveils first climate transition plan, outlines net-zero strategy

The plan outlines how the global luxury brand plans to meet its sustainability targets and reach net-zero by 2040.

By Zoya Mirza • March 17, 2026

Inside FedEx’s reusable shipper rollout

Years in the making, Returnity collaborated with the logistics giant on a specialized design that’s meant to be durable, tamper-resistant, collapsible, automation-friendly, and easy to scan and unpack.

By Maria Rachal • March 17, 2026

Net-Zero Asset Owners Alliance updates guidance, unveils transition targets

The latest guidance includes quantitative climate solutions investment targets and introduces a target category to support companies in high-emitting sectors with credible transition plans.

By Lamar Johnson • March 16, 2026

BP threatened with court action for not distributing shareholder proposal

The disagreement centers on the legality of a submission from Follow This, which requests that the oil major disclose strategies for creating shareholder value.

By Lamar Johnson • March 13, 2026

JPMorgan backs clean iron startup Electra with $30M in new capital

The new funding will help the startup accelerate progress toward its first commercial facility and scale its overall business.

By Zoya Mirza • March 13, 2026

New York needs more time to meet climate goals, Gov. Hochul says

“We just need some breathing room,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul, noting high cost estimates for compliance with the 2030 goal. “My job is dealing in reality. This is the reality I have.”

By Diana DiGangi • March 13, 2026

Energy Star is moving to DOE. Industry groups are hopeful.

Both the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency, which currently runs the program, had big staff cuts last year. At least one group has questions about DOE’s plans.

By Robert Freedman • March 12, 2026

Nation’s first ‘green’ stock exchange hires veteran exec as CFO

The Green Impact Exchange hired a former Prudential Financial corporate finance and treasury executive to serve as its inaugural chief finance officer.

By Lamar Johnson • March 11, 2026

Vaulted Deep bets carbon storage can enable a waste solution

The company is using injection well technology developed in oilfields for long-term disposal of organic waste. With roughly $56 million raised, it’s looking to pitch its services around the country.

By Jacob Wallace • March 11, 2026

Building blocks: The green investments, initiatives that make up Lego’s sustainability strategy

The retailer behind the popular children’s plastic bricks has a goal to reach net-zero status by mid-century and cut absolute carbon emissions by 37% by 2032.

By Zoya Mirza • March 10, 2026

Arizona’s lead utility regulator ends state’s renewable energy standard

“The mandates are no longer needed and the costs are no longer justified,” the Arizona Corporation Commission said.

By Diana DiGangi • March 10, 2026

HSBC hires sustainable finance veteran to lead transition in Europe, Americas

The British bank has appointed Denise Odaro to help clients in the region decarbonize and accelerate the transition to clean energy. 

By Zoya Mirza • March 9, 2026

EPA properly awarded $1.5B of now-terminated grants, inspector general says

A report released by the U.S. EPA’s Office of the Inspector General validated the process used to award $1.5 billion in grant funding. Environmental groups say it’s further evidence they should not have been terminated.

By Jacob Wallace • March 9, 2026

Vanguard’s antitrust coal settlement and what it signals for ESG litigation

The asset manager’s move to settle litigation with 11 Republican-led states represents “a significant development,” according to a Shinder Cantor Lerner attorney, but “is hard to interpret.”

By Lamar Johnson • March 6, 2026

How beverage company Waiākea is pioneering sustainable packaging in bottled water

The Hawaii-based brand said it is the first company in the world to print labels with algae-based inks, adding its climate values help it stand out.

By Laurel Deppen • March 6, 2026

Washington, California and Québec collaborate on linking carbon markets

The three jurisdictions released a draft agreement this week that would add Washington to the largest carbon emissions trading market in North America.

By Zoya Mirza • March 5, 2026

Real estate firm hit with class-action lawsuit over climate risk in retirement plan

A former employee at Cushman & Wakefield alleged in her suit the firm failed to properly monitor and protect its employee 401(k) plan from “material climate-related financial risks.”

By Lamar Johnson • Updated March 5, 2026

How Mars, Meta, Patagonia and L’Oréal are tackling scope 3 emissions: GreenBiz26

As companies look to understand their supply chain emissions, a panel at last month’s annual sustainable business conference detailed differing approaches to decarbonizing value chains.

By Lamar Johnson • March 4, 2026

EPA delays greenhouse gas reporting as it moves to shut down program

Covered entities for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program will not be required to submit 2025 emissions data until October. By then, the agency may have already repealed the requirement.

By Jacob Wallace • March 4, 2026

Lego invests around $2.8M in new carbon removal projects

The Denmark-based toy manufacturer has partnered with Climate Impact Partners and ClimeFi to back four projects focused on nature and technology-based carbon removal solutions.

By Zoya Mirza • March 3, 2026

Solar and wind PPA prices up 9% in 2025, set to continue rising with energy demand

Meanwhile, energy storage agreements have emerged as a fast-growing new product category.

By Emma Penrod • March 3, 2026

CARB approves California’s climate disclosure regulations

The California Air Resources Board, tasked with enforcing the state’s climate disclosure laws, will require companies to report scope 1 and scope 2 emissions by August this year.

By Lamar Johnson • Feb. 27, 2026