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EU legislators work to simplify sustainability reporting requirements
The European Union has delayed sustainability reporting for the CSRD and CSDDD while legislators work to simplify the underlying requirements for businesses.
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Google’s emissions still rising, despite data center decarbonization, energy procurement progress
The search engine and tech conglomerate’s overall emissions are up 51% from a 2019 baseline, despite making headway in procuring carbon-free energy last year.
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Senate passes megabill that curbs IRA tax credits, drops wind and solar tax
The amended bill also offers an exception to the onerous “placed in service” deadline of 2027 for projects that begin construction within a year of its passage.
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House committee clears bill to limit retirement fund managers from using ESG factors
The bill, which reverses course on a Biden-era regulation, would issue a variety of documentation requirements for any use of “non-pecuniary” factors by retirement plan managers.
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Federal agencies, including FERC and DOE, revoke environmental review rules
The agencies eliminated all references to consider climate change, environmental justice and other key environmental issues in their permit reviews, Earthjustice said.
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Opinion
As the GHG Protocol eyes the homestretch in its scope 2 revisions, are the right voices being heard?
A requirement for hourly matching and the dramatic narrowing of the geographies in which companies can make clean energy investments could stifle the voluntary market.
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ESG and sustainability conferences to keep watch for in 2025
Agendas for 2025 events show an increased focus on compliance and how to meet climate goals as companies navigate the current U.S. political environment.
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Senate reverses course on IRA cuts, proposing harsh tax on renewables
Former Trump senior adviser Elon Musk on Saturday said the Senate’s latest draft of the bill “gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future.”
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Sierra Club drops BlackRock as asset manager over failure to address climate risk
The environmental group’s charitable arm is shifting its funds to Nia Impact Capital and Xponance, which it described as “more financially responsible” investment firms.
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Companies are recalibrating ESG strategies in response to US policy shifts: report
Executives have decided to expand legal oversight of ESG and refine sustainability communication in response to backlash against ESG, a report from The Conference Board found.
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Retrieved from New York State Energy Research & Development Authority on June 26, 2025
New York offering up to $750K for facility decarbonization projects
The Large-Scale Thermal program is accepting applications through July 31 for heating, cooling and hot water systems in single buildings of at least 100,000 square feet or campuses of 250,000 square feet and up.
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K-leather ban reintroduced in US Senate in effort to curb kangaroo skin trade
The Kangaroo Protection Act prohibits the sale and manufacturing of products made from kangaroo skin and carries fines of up to $10,000.
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Consumers care about climate change and expect businesses to act, new report finds
A study from Getty Images found that the vast majority of consumers believe businesses should use their resources to improve society and the environment.
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Senate negotiating IRA tax credits, aims to vote on budget bill Friday
Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., said there is “work being done” on the residential solar tax credit, which the House and the Senate Finance Committee voted to eliminate.
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‘False solutions’ undermine climate goals at Shein, Lululemon
Five fashion companies strengthened their emission reduction targets but lacked a convincing plan for achieving them, according to NewClimate Institute.
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Over 200 actors call on SAG-AFTRA pension to divest fossil fuels
High-profile actors including Jane Fonda, Don Cheadle and Mark Ruffalo signed onto the campaign urging Hollywood’s pension plan to ditch more than $100 million in fossil fuel investments.
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H&M, Eileen Fisher top fashion environmental scorecard as other brands’ sustainability progress staggers
Climate group Stand.earth graded 42 fashion brands on a scale of “A+” to “F” based on progress they made to decarbonize their supply chains between 2021 and 2023.
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EU Commission nixes proposed anti-greenwashing legislation
The Green Claims Directive is at odds with the Commission’s “simplification agenda,” a spokesperson said.
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$1.4B in new clean energy factories, projects canceled in May: E2
Nearly $15.5 billion in clean energy investments have been canceled since the beginning of the year, representing 30 canceled, closed or downsized projects.
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How ditching Pride now could hurt brands later
Some retailers that once wholeheartedly celebrated and supported the LGBTQ+ community have pulled away. What if they want to rejoin the party?
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US, global cities tout emissions reductions
Local U.S. officials say they’re driving emissions goals from the ground up since the Trump administration’s withdrawal from key international climate events and agreements.
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SBTi calls on companies to pilot new net-zero standard
The two-phase pilot will begin with a broad company survey, as the Science Based Targets initiative looks to further refine “v2” of its Corporate Net-Zero Standard.
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Top ESG and sustainability leadership appointments of 2025 so far
Banks, automotive giants, athleticwear retailers, furniture companies and more announced sustainability role appointments and changes this year.
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Banks reverse course, increase fossil fuel investments in 2024: report
The top four U.S. banks — JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citi and Wells Fargo — represented 21% of the global financing in the latest Banking on Climate Chaos report.
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US electric vehicle sales are slowing amid policy shifts: BNEF
BloombergNEF cut its expectation for cumulative U.S. electric vehicle sales through 2030 by 14 million units.