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Brazil-based meat giant JBS Foods, the largest global producer of beef and poultry, revealed that it has retired its goal to achieve net zero emissions across its value chain by 2040, and replaced it with goals that no longer include Scope 3 emissions, which account for the vast majority of its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint. […]

Canadian climate-focused investor initiative Business Future Pathways (BFP) announced the release of a new draft of the methodology underlying the development of Canada’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, its upcoming categorization system aimed at helping investors to identify sustainable investments, and to drive capital into business and projects that reduce emissions in line with Canada’s net zero […]

Aerospace giant Airbus and aircraft engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines announced the launch of a new joint venture focused on the development and commercialization of the first hydrogen-based fuel cell propulsion system for commercial aircraft. To a report by ESG today. 09.07.2026

TenneT Germany, the largest electricity transmission system operator in Germany, announced that it has raised €3.5 billion in its inaugural green bond offering, marking the largest corporate issuance to date under the EU’s European Green Bond (EuGB) standard. To a report by ESG today. 08.07.2026

Singapore-based nature-based solutions project developer Thryve.Earth announced that it has signed a series of long-term offtake deals with Google, McKinsey and Tencent to remove more than 635,000 tonnes of carbon through a new agroforestry project restoring 6,000 hectares of degraded land in Indonesia. To a report by ESG today. 08.07.2026

Lawmakers in the European Parliament’s Environment Committee (ENVI) adopted a position supporting a European Commission proposal to help avoid a shift in production away from EU manufacturers to those in countries with weaker climate policies by expanding the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), the EU’s carbon tax on imported goods, to a series of downstream […]

Deutsche Bank announced a new agreement with Lufthansa group to invest in the deployment of sustainable aviation fuel, as part of its strategy to reduce the climate impact of business travel. To a report by ESG today. 06.07.2026

UK bank Lloyds Banking Group and regenerative agriculture company Wildfarmed announced the launch of the new Food & Nature Resilience Fund, designed to accelerate the transition farmland in the Uk to regenerative agriculture by supporting the adoption by farmers of practices that improve biodiversity, soil health, water quality and reduce carbon. To a report by […]