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Zurich-based Carbon removal solutions provider Climeworks announced a series of performance improvements at its “Mammoth” direct air capture (DAC) and storage facility in Iceland, including revealing technology upgrades that have more than doubled CO2 capture performance under real-world conditions, while cutting operating costs per ton in half. To a report by ESG today. 10.09.2026

Carbon transformation-focused cleantech company Twelve announced that it has secured a credit facility of up to $45 million, with the financing used to refinance the construction facility for its new AirPlant One facility, and supporting additional expansion at the site. To a report by ESG today. 09.09.2026

Climate solutions provider ClimeFi announced that it is working with home appliance manufacturer Whirlpool to secure a diversified portfolio of durable carbon removal, aimed at supporting Whirlpool’s decarbonization targets. To a report by ESG today. 10.09.2026

Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee voted today on its proposed negotiating position on changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the EU’s key legislation setting out how financial market participants have to disclose sustainability information to help investors to identify and compare sustainability-focused investment products and avoid greenwashing. To […]

Germany-based testing, certification, auditing, and advisory services provider TÜV SÜD announced today the launch of its new Global Decarbonisation Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Singapore, designed to provide infrastructure to support carbon market integrity and digital carbon verification. To a report by ESG today. 09.09.2026

Google announced that it has signed a series of clean energy deals, ranging from nuclear and onshore wind to battery and grid optimization, as part of its new plans to invest €13 billion in digital infrastructure in Finland over the next two years, its largest single investment in to date in Europe. To a report […]

Agriculture-focused carbon platform Agreena announced it has secured a seven-year agreement with one of the world’s largest commodity trading houses for the purchase of 4.45 million tonnes of carbon credits over seven years from a project focused on supporting farmers in transitioning to regenerative agriculture. To a report by ESG today. 09.09.2026

Crop nutrition company Yara announced the inauguration of its new carbon capture facility at the company’s Yara Sluiskil ammonia and fertilizer plant in the Netherlands. To a report by ESG today. 08.09.2026

Eine internationale Untersuchung hat erhebliche Schwachstellen bei der Umsetzung von Nachhaltigkeitsstandards in der Wirtschaft aufgedeckt. Laut einer gemeinsamen Studie der University of Hong Kong, der Bentley University und der University of Melbourne verlagern zahlreiche Unternehmen ihre Emissionen gezielt auf Zulieferbetriebe, um die geltenden ESG-Kriterien (Environmental, Social and Governance) zu erfüllen. Nach einem Report von boerse-express. […]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), Hong Kong’s central banking institution, announced the release of its draft “Phase 2A” of the Hong Kong Taxonomy, with proposals to expand its sustainable finance and investment classification system to include a series of new climate mitigation and adaptation categories, and additional activities targeting the low-carbon transition of hard-to-abate […]