ESG News

Climate solutions provider Watershed announced the launch of an open and free version of its global emissions database, in a move aimed at enabling organizations and companies to make more accurate decarbonization decisions. Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Watershed provides an enterprise sustainability platform enabling companies to measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, […]

Japanese conglomerate Hitachi announced a series of updates to its long-term environmental targets, including setting a new goal to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across its value chain by 2050.

Microsoft announced that it has signed an agreement with Sublime Systems to buy more than 600,000 tons of low-carbon cement, with the purchase agreement aimed at helping the technology giant address its carbon footprint, as well as to help advance the sustainable materials market.

Starbucks announced the launch of a new version of its flagship takeaway white cup in Europe, replacing the cup’s plastic lining and plastic lids with new materials, allowing the cup to be home compostable and recyclable. The rollout of the cup begins this month in 10 European countries, and is set to come to the […]

The European Council announced today that it has adopted amendments to a regulation on CO2 emissions standards for new passenger cars and vans, giving car manufacturers more time to comply with CO2 targets, avoiding significant penalties that are slated to start this year. The EU adopted a series of clean mobility regulations in 2023, including […]

Italian energy company Eni announced today that it has signed an exclusivity agreement with BlackRock’s infrastructure-focused unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for the potential sale of a co-control stake of 49.99% of Eni’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) business, Eni CCUS Holding.

This week in ESG news: JPMorgan buys carbon removal for under $200/ton; Meta, Google sign large-scale renewable energy deals to power data centers; France joins call to scrap EU’s supply chain sustainability law; Lululemon hires former Nike CSO as new sustainability chief; PepsiCo pushes back climate and sustainable packaging goals; EU Parliament agrees to exempt […]