Sustainability
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Nestlé’s coffee brand surpasses its regenerative agriculture goal for 2025
Nescafé procured 32% of its coffee from farmers that adopted regenerative agriculture practices last year, surpassing a 2025 goal of sourcing 20% of coffee from such methods.
By Zoya Mirza • June 12, 2025 -
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Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind asks to terminate project’s renewable energy credits
The New Jersey OREC termination is “the closing of a chapter, but not the end for Atlantic Shores,” CEO Joris Veldhoven said.
By Diana DiGangi • June 12, 2025 -
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Amazon expands recycled water use at US data centers
The company will use recycled water to cool data centers at 120 of its locations by 2030, as it grapples with the environmental demands of energy intensive operations.
By Lamar Johnson • June 11, 2025 -
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Is climate-responsive paint a future reality?
An inventor used thermochromic pigment to create paint that darkens in cold weather and lightens in warm weather, resulting in interior temperature changes that could curb building energy costs, CNN reports.
By Robert Freedman • June 11, 2025 -
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How packaging giant Sonoco reduced emissions during a year of change
Transportation revamps and process improvements were among Sonoco's impactful, but less-discussed, sustainability work in 2024, said Vice President of Global Sustainability Scott Byrne during a conversation with Packaging Dive.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 11, 2025 -
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Schneider Electric has a new CSO for the second time in 2025
New CSO Esther Finidori takes over from former sustainability chief Chris Leong, who only stepped into the job at the beginning of the year.
By Zoya Mirza • June 10, 2025 -
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Transferability is transforming clean energy project finance, say dealmakers
The ability to transfer tax credits has allowed for new investors, new structures and faster deals, experts say, but is threatened by congressional budget proposals.
By Diana DiGangi • June 10, 2025 -
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Local leaders warn U.S. Senate not to pull the plug on clean energy credits
Bipartisan coalition says proposed cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would threaten jobs and local investments, raise energy costs and create economic uncertainty.
By Robyn Griggs Lawrence • June 10, 2025 -
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Climate change will cost your healthcare plan. Analysts want to know how much.
Extreme weather, rising temperatures and increased air pollution all threaten employee health — but executives and finance teams may not be paying attention.
By Ryan Golden • June 9, 2025 -
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New York bets big on green economy with Brooklyn climate innovation hub
NYC and LA nonprofits expect BATWorks to nurture 150 cleantech startups, generate $2.6B in economic impact and create more than 600 green jobs.
By Danielle McLean • June 6, 2025 -
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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.
By Zoya Mirza • June 6, 2025 -
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Honeywell, Samsung subsidiary, others create SAF Technology Alliance
The SAF Technology Alliance will create an end-to-end integrated solution to turn waste from a feedstock into sustainable aviation fuel to help scale the industry.
By Lamar Johnson • June 6, 2025 -
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Meta, Constellation ink 20-year nuclear power deal to support AI goals
The power purchase agreement will also extend operations at Constellation’s Clinton Clean Energy Center in Illinois for two decades and replace an expiring state tax credit.
By Lamar Johnson • June 5, 2025 -
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Amazon, Google prioritizing net-zero goals, exploring options for rising power needs
“I think we have to be careful that we don't over-generalize the solution to the growth question,” said Will Conkling, Google’s head of data center energy, Americas.
By Diana DiGangi • June 5, 2025 -
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Barclays mobilized over $687M in climate tech investments since 2020: report
The British bank’s climate investment arm has a mandate to invest half a billion pounds into equity capital in climate tech startups between 2020 and 2027.
By Zoya Mirza • June 3, 2025 -
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Q&A‘The world has changed’: PepsiCo CSO explains sustainability goal reset
Pepsi isn’t backing away from sustainability, says Chief Sustainability Officer Jim Andrew. He describes the shifts, from better aligning with global recycling infrastructure efforts to weighing the role of quantitative metrics for reuse.
By Katie Pyzyk • June 3, 2025 -
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Port of Los Angeles presses ahead with EV transition amid regulation changes
The port will use Clean Truck Fund revenue to fund charging infrastructure and truck purchase vouchers.
By Alejandra Carranza • June 3, 2025 -
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Congress revokes Advanced Clean Trucks waiver, creating ambiguity for refuse fleets
Last week, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution revoking waivers allowing California to implement several zero-emissions truck policies. The change will ease requirements even as a transition continues.
By Jacob Wallace • June 2, 2025 -
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Q&AHow Washington D.C.’s first climate week came together
Behind the scenes with DC Climate Week co-founders C’pher Gresham and Vid Mićević on how they, and over 200 volunteers built towards the first weeklong climate event in the nation’s capital.
By Lamar Johnson • June 2, 2025 -
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DOE cancels $3.7B in carbon capture, decarbonization awards
Calpine, PPL Corp., Ørsted and Exxon Mobil are among the companies affected by the decision.
By Ethan Howland • June 2, 2025 -
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Clean power deployments neared record in Q1, but development pipeline growth slowed: ACP
Utility-scale solar and energy storage have made inroads in the Midwest and South, but political uncertainty could quash the momentum, the American Clean Power Association said.
By Brian Martucci • May 30, 2025 -
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Sustainability platform Watershed launches free global emissions database
The database aims to help companies “address critical gaps in emissions reporting data to inform more impactful climate action.”
By Zoya Mirza • May 29, 2025 -
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Walmart, Mondelēz, Mars, Nestlé leave the US Plastics Pact
Multiple major members appear to have recently exited the group, which is gearing up to pursue refreshed 2030 sustainability targets. Meanwhile, some other companies have doubled down on participation for the next five years.
By Maria Rachal • May 28, 2025 -
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BlackRock’s GIP to buy controlling stake in Eni carbon capture business
Global Infrastructure Partners is aiming for a 49.99% controlling stake in the Italian energy major’s carbon capture and storage holdings.
By Zoya Mirza • May 27, 2025 -
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House-passed budget bill sparks concerns from clean energy industry
While the nuclear industry saw some positive changes from a committee-passed version, further updates to the IRA structure prompted concerns from clean energy and sustainable investing groups.
By Lamar Johnson • May 27, 2025
