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Grocers press soy traders to reaffirm commitment to no Amazon deforestation.

#SoyMoratorium #FoodSystem

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Grocers press soy traders to reaffirm commitment to no Amazon deforestation
"Our own commitments remain clear."
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January 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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Nestlé launches partnerships to attract more people to regenerative agriculture.

#RegenAg #FoodSystem

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Nestlé launches partnerships to attract more people to regenerative agriculture
"Regenerative agriculture is essential to the long-term resilience of our business and the global food system."
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January 29, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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UK’s National Wealth Fund to drive more than £100bn into clean energy sectors.

#CleanEnergy #EnergyTransition

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UK’s National Wealth Fund to drive more than £100bn into clean energy sectors
"Accelerate the transition to clean energy, transform communities and strengthen our self-sufficiency."
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January 28, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Persefoni Chief Sustainability Officer Kristina Wyatt leaves role.

#PeopleMoves #SustainabilityLeaders

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Persefoni Chief Sustainability Officer Kristina Wyatt leaves role
Persefoni is assessing candidates to become its new CSO.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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UK and EU sign deal to develop 100 GW of offshore wind energy in the North Sea.

#OffshoreWind #EnergyTransition #Renewables

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UK and EU sign deal to develop 100 GW of offshore wind power
"This is Europe’s path to true independence.”
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January 27, 2026 at 9:33 AM
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Sustainability leaders voice concern over Exxon-backed carbon accounting initiative.

#CarbonAccounting #GHGProtocol #ESGReporting

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Sustainability leaders voice concern over Exxon-backed carbon accounting initiative
"Fragmentation into parallel accounting systems would increase costs, reduce comparability and weaken investor confidence."
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January 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM
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Number of companies with SBTi-validated climate targets reaches 10,000.

@sciencebasedtargets.org #ClimateTargets

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Number of companies with SBTi-validated climate targets reaches 10,000
“The world is making progress towards a net zero future despite set-backs and strong political headwinds."
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January 26, 2026 at 8:28 AM
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For the first time, renewables generate more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU.

#EnergyTransition #Renewables @ember-energy.org

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Renewables generate more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU
“The next priority for the EU should be to put a serious dent in reliance on expensive, imported gas."
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January 23, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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World invests 30 times more to destroy nature than to protect it.

#NatureCapital #NbS

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World invests 30 times more to destroy nature than to protect it
Investment in nature-based solutions needs to grow by 2.5 times to US$571 billion per year by 2030.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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US accelerates permitting process for deep sea mining projects.

#DeepSeaMining #CriticalMinerals #Oceans

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US accelerates permitting process for deep sea mining projects
“Deep seabed mining is key to unlocking a domestic source of critical minerals for the United States."
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January 22, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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World entering ‘water bankruptcy’ era – adaptation necessary.

#WaterBankruptcy #WaterCrisis

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World entering ‘water bankruptcy’ era – adaptation necessary
"Water bankruptcy is not a series of isolated local crises, but a shared global risk that demands a new type of response."
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January 21, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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Report warns of supply chain tensions threatening EV boom, pushes for battery circularity.

#EVs #Batteries #Circularity @ellenmacarthurfdn.bsky.social

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Report warns of supply chain tensions threatening EV boom
"This is our window of opportunity to turn mineral risk into a competitive advantage."
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January 20, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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Sustainable Markets Initiative unveils plan to create marine protected area in Antarctica.

#Oceans #MarineConservation

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Sustainable Markets Initiative unveils plan to create marine protected area in Antarctica
“The real question is whether industry chooses to engage constructively, and be part of the solution, or remain on the sidelines."
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January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Microsoft inks large deal with soil carbon credit firm Indigo.

#CarbonCredits #SoilCarbon #RegenAg

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Microsoft inks large deal with soil carbon credit firm Indigo
This is one of the first soil carbon deals to feature credits approved under the ICVCM's Core Carbon Principles.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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Rolls Royce appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer.

#PeopleMoves #SustainabilityLeaders

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Rolls Royce appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer
Sustainability at Rolls Royce was previously led by Rachael Everard from 2019 to 2025.
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January 16, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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Carbon market hit US$1bn in 2025 – with higher prices offsetting lower volumes.

#CarbonMarket #CarbonCredits

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Carbon market hit US$1bn in 2025 – with higher prices offsetting lower volumes
"Forward markets show buyers are already pricing future supply very differently."
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January 15, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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Ørsted names new Head of Global Sustainability.

#PeopleMoves #SustainabilityLeaders

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Ørsted names new Head of Global Sustainability
Ida Krabek stepped down in December after 13 years at Ørsted.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Report highlights financial value unlocked by companies embedding climate and nature.

#CDP #Governance #Growth

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Report highlights financial value unlocked by companies embedding climate and nature
All climate leaders now link executive pay directly to environmental outcomes.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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World’s ‘most influential’ companies could unlock over US$1tn for net zero transition: study

#ClimateInvestment #NetZero

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World’s ‘most influential’ companies could unlock over US$1tn for net zero transition
Only 18% of companies are reducing emissions at the pace required for a 1.5ºC pathway.
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January 13, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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Availability of hourly matching tariffs rises ahead of GHG Protocol update.

#GHGProtocol #RenewableEnergy #Power

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Availability of hourly matching tariffs rises ahead of GHG Protocol update
This has “major implications” for the feasibility of implementing hourly matching for companies.
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January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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US car manufacturers are hitting the brakes on EVs – and paying a hefty price.

#EVs #ElectricVehicles #GM #Ford

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US car manufacturers are hitting the brakes on EVs – and paying a hefty price
"The business case has eroded due to lower-than-expected demand, high costs and regulatory changes.”
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January 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
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Standard Chartered issues first green bond for €1bn.

#GreenBond #SustainableFinance

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Standard Chartered issues first green bond for €1bn
Investor demand was particularly strong, with “orderbooks peaking at over €3.9 billion”.
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January 9, 2026 at 9:57 AM
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Efficiency measures could cut aviation emissions by half.

#Aviation #NetZero

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Efficiency measures could cut aviation emissions by half
Using the efficient aircraft they already have on routes they already fly would help airlines cut as much as 11% of emissions today.
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January 8, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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US withdraws from IPCC and other major climate organisations.

@ipcc.bsky.social #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #Trump

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US withdraws from IPCC and other major climate organisations
"A strategic blunder that gives away American advantage for nothing in return."
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January 8, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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Why CSOs should 'anchor high' and set the tone this January.

#ChiefSustainabilityOfficer #Strategy

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Why CSOs should 'anchor high' and set the tone this January
Sustainability is one of the few corporate disciplines that begins by compromising with itself.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:57 AM