Impact News

The LEGO Group announced today that it plans to build an 80-acre solar park at its new $1.5 billion U.S. factory, LEGO Manufacturing Virginia, supporting the company’s ambition to source 100% renewable energy for the facility’s annual needs. To a report by ESG today. 18.03.2026

BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM) announced an investment in FarmCarbon, a newly established vehicle by biogas technology company Sistema.bio, aimed at deploying climate finance solutions to scale methane reduction across smallholder farming systems. To a report by ESG today. 18.03.2026

Germany is preparing a major expansion of its digital backbone, aiming to double domestic data centre capacity and increase artificial intelligence processing power at least fourfold by the end of the decade. To a report by ESG News. 18.03.2026

The Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF), an expert group mandated by the European Commission to advise it on the development of sustainable finance policies, announced the publication of its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the revised European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). To a report by ESG toady. 18.03.2026

Google announced that it has signed a new multi-year agreement with AI-powered recycling technology provider AMP Robotics to purchase 200,000 tonnes of carbon removal credits generated through a project that will avoid emissions from organic landfill waste by converting it into biochar. To a report by ESG today. 18.03.2026

Nest, the largest workplace pension scheme in the UK by membership, announced that it has strengthened its voting policy in order to address backtracking on corporate climate commitments, stating that it may now vote against board chairs at companies that have materially scaled back their climate strategies. To a report by ESG today. 16.03.2026

Renewable energy investor Octopus Energy Generation announced the expansion of its carbon removal partnership with nature-based solutions provider Cultivo, with an agreement to deploy an additional $60 million to support grasslands regeneration and carbon removal projects, bringing the partnership to $100 million. To a report by ESG today. 13.03.2026

Global Renewables Alliance launches a five point action plan urging governments to accelerate renewable deployment within the next 36 months. Plan targets permitting reform, grid expansion, financing mobilization, electrification, and supply chain scale up. Industry leaders warn fossil fuel dependence is driving recurring energy crises and economic volatility worldwide. To a report by ESG News. […]

2026 will be an inflection year: disclosure becomes mandatory for thousands of companies in the US and globally; the supply chain remains a significant source and solution for corporate sustainability challenges; and adaptation is set to have its moment as climate risks hit profits. To a report by esgnews. 13.01.2026