Key Impact Points: Microsoft Backs Norway’s First Waste-to-Energy CCS Project Hafslund Celsio has signed a landmark agreement to sell 1.1 million tonnes of permanent carbon removals to Microsoft over a 10-year period. The deal is a major boost for the company’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, part of Norway’s
Key Impact Points Google has released its 10th annual Environmental Report, detailing how the company is navigating the energy-intensive rise of AI while scaling real-world environmental solutions. The 2025 report is centered on three core themes: energy, AI, and resilience—each tied to Google’s “climate moonshots” of achieving 24/7 carbon-free energy
Key Impact Points: Landmark Coalition to Scale Voluntary Carbon Markets The Governments of Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom have launched the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets—the first government-led initiative aimed at restoring and scaling private sector demand for high-integrity carbon credits. Announced during London Climate Action Week, the coalition
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Climate Commitment Through Landmark Forest Carbon Deal Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands have entered into a 10-year agreement with Microsoft to deliver 4.8 million nature-based carbon removal credits—a major investment in U.S. forest conservation and carbon sequestration. “This agreement sets a new standard for
Key Impact Points: 1PointFive Secures Long-Term Carbon Removal Deal with JPMorganChase 1PointFive, the carbon removal and storage subsidiary of Occidental, has announced a 10-year agreement with JPMorganChase for the purchase of 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits. The credits will be generated using Direct Air Capture (DAC)
Key Impact Points: UN Launches Regional Hub to Drive Private-Sector Sustainability The UN Global Compact has officially launched its Country Network for Central Asia, a new regional hub based in Kazakhstan that will serve five countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. This milestone aims to integrate over 140
Key Impact Points: Syre Partners with Major Retailers to Accelerate Circular Textile Shift Syre, the textile impact company focused on scaling textile-to-textile recycling, has announced Gap Inc., Houdini Sportswear, and Target as strategic Launch Partners. These partners will help commercialize Syre’s circular polyester at scale and drive a major shift
Key Impact Points: UN Unveils Action Plan to Put CMOs at the Center of Sustainable Business Transformation At the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the UN Global Compact launched its first-ever CMO Blueprint for Sustainable Growth, a guide designed to empower Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) to lead business transformation
Key Impact Points: Meta’s Former ESG Head to Lead U.S. Sustainability Network Amanda Gardiner has been appointed Executive Director of the UN Global Compact Network USA, the American arm of the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. The announcement was made by the Network USA Board of Directors on June 16,
Key Impact Points: UN Launches Global Procurement Coalition to Advance SDGs The UN Global Compact has launched the Coalition for Sustainable Procurement, a landmark initiative designed to elevate procurement as a strategic lever for advancing sustainability, competitiveness, and business value. Anchored in the UN Global Compact’s Sustainable Supply Chains &
