Private Sector Sustainability News | ESG & Sustainability

Bain Study Finds Consumers Acting More Sustainably While Talking About It Less

Turning sustainability into financial value: lessons from the evidence

Most companies believe sustainability creates commercial value, yet few can measure its financial impact. Drawing on more than 2,000 verified projects, this article explains why proving ROI depends less on advanced modelling and more on how initiatives are designed, benchmarked and measured from the start, using discovery-driven planning and real-world precedents.

Mars Impact Fund Awards $13M Across Six Global Grants

Auxxo Raises €33.3 Million to Back Female-Led Startups Across Europe

South Africa Signs $405 Million in NDB Loans for Hospital and Water Infrastructure

Viridi Energy Funds Tornado Recovery Grant for Wisconsin Community

Why Carbon Footprints Mislead and What Investors Should Measure Instead

David Russell, Chair of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), discusses why a company’s historical carbon footprint is a poor guide for investors, and why credible, financed transition plans matter more than backward-looking emissions data.

AccessHolding Sets First GHG Baseline, Disburses $3.2M in Green Loans

Standard Chartered Closes $721 Million Social Loan for Vietnam's HDBank, 60% Above Target

MSCI Upgraded Williams to AAA. Its Scope 1 and 2 Emissions Are Back at 2023 Levels.

Williams cut methane for a second straight year while moving 60 per cent more energy than in 2018. Its absolute operational emissions have not followed the same downward path.

Citi Impact Fund Commits $25 Million to Housing Innovation Startups

Temasek's Pragmatic Ambition on Sustainability

Temasek invested S$5 billion in sustainable assets this year, taking that portfolio to S$49 billion. Emissions held at 21 million tonnes for a third year, and 19 companies account for 88% of them.