2. Energy & Climate: Acceleration Mode 3. Circular Economy: No Longer Optional 4. Nature & Biodiversity: On the Balance Sheet 5. Emerging Priorities AI energy tension:Google DeepMind’s AI cuts energy use in data centers by 30%, but global data centers now consume 340 TWh/year—more than the UK.
Key Impact Points: Frontier Backs Early Carbon Removal Innovators Frontier has announced $1.75 million in prepurchase agreements to advance three early-stage carbon removal companies: Karbonetiq (U.S.), Limenet (Italy), and pHathom (Canada). The deals were made on behalf of Stripe, Shopify, and Google. The funding targets two high-potential, underdeveloped pathways: ocean
Key Impact Points: Pacific Nations Unite for Biodiversity Finance Breakthrough Government representatives from 15 Pacific Island Countries and Territories have officially launched the Pacific Biodiversity Finance (BIOFIN) Umbrella Programme at a four-day inception workshop in Pacific Harbour, Fiji. Funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF-8), the programme marks a major
Key Impact Points Gender Equality Key to Achieving 2030 Agenda With only five years left to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, UN Women is calling for urgent and collective global action on gender equality. At the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) on Sustainable Development, held from 14 to 23 July
Key Impact Points: EU Lawmakers Vote Down Country Risk Classification in EUDR The European Parliament has voted to reject the EU Deforestation Regulation’s (EUDR) benchmarking system that categorizes countries by deforestation risk, dealing a significant setback to the bloc’s effort to eliminate deforestation-linked products from EU supply chains. The EUDR,
Key Impact Points: Mars Doubles Down on Sustainability with $250M Innovation Fund Mars, Incorporated has launched the Mars Sustainability Investment Fund (MSIF), committing up to $250 million to accelerate innovation in climate and sustainability solutions. The fund will focus on advanced agriculture, low-emission ingredients, and next-generation packaging, targeting scalable solutions
Key Impact Points: Europe Introduces Nature Credits to Put Ecosystems on the Balance Sheet The European Commission has unveiled a new ‘Roadmap towards Nature Credits’, designed to channel private investment into biodiversity and ecosystem restoration. This innovative tool allows businesses, financial institutions, landowners, and even citizens to fund and benefit
Key Impact Points: TIME and Statista spotlight global corporate climate leadership TIME and Statista have released the 2025 list of the World’s 500 Most Sustainable Companies, recognizing top firms based on 2023 data measuring public commitments and progress toward sustainability goals. Schneider Electric, headquartered in France, took the top spot
Key Points: HLPF 2025 to Review Five Key SDGs Under Theme of Inclusive, Evidence-Based Action The 2025 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will be held in New York from 14 to 23 July, under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The forum will
Key Impact Points: New Bond Program Targets Amazonia’s Climate and Development Goals The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank have jointly launched a new bond issuance program aimed at attracting private capital for sustainable development in the Amazon region. Grounded in newly released Amazonia Bond Issuance Guidelines, the
