The Be Cool! Campaign grew from “I Wanna Be Cool”, an Americana meets Beatles pop anthem bringing more than awareness to the climate crisis. The goal of the Campaign is to inspire meaningful climate action and mobilize global youth to combat the world’s worsening climate crisis. The Campaign was launched
Key Impact Points: Call for Balanced and Inclusive Standards Climate Impact Partners has submitted formal feedback to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as part of its consultation on the Corporate Net-Zero Standard Version 2.0, urging the organization to adopt a more pragmatic, flexible approach. “The SBTi’s work is vital.
Key Impact Points: Schroders Takes First Step in Nature Risk Disclosure Schroders has released its first Group Nature report, marking the asset management firm’s formal alignment with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). The report, published June 2, outlines nature-related risks and dependencies across the firm’s investment activities—both public
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Investment in Soil-Based Carbon Removal Microsoft has committed to purchasing 60,000 soil carbon credits from Indigo Ag’s latest carbon crop—the company’s largest to date—issued by the Climate Action Reserve in April. This builds on Microsoft’s prior purchase of 40,000 credits in June 2023, underscoring the
Key Impact Points: GRESB Rolls Out 2025 Submitted Data Feature for Infrastructure GRESB has expanded its Data Exporter with a powerful new tool—2025 Submitted Data—designed to give infrastructure investors, managers, and assets early access to submitted assessment data, supporting faster decision-making and improved sustainability outcomes. “By providing early access to
Key Impact Points What’s under scrutiny The EU Ombudswoman Teresa Anjinho opened an inquiry on 21 May 2025 into how the European Commission drafted its Omnibus I simplification package. That package proposes to limit the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to companies with over 1,000 employees and €50 million turnover and
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Commitment to Carbon Removals Microsoft has signed a landmark 10-year deal with Bolivia-based Exomad Green to purchase nearly 1.24 million metric tons of biochar carbon removal credits, marking the largest biochar removals agreement ever by volume, according to a joint statement released on May 21.
By Dylan Welch, Chief Correspondent, SDG News The PVBLIC Foundation has officially launched REIN – Resilience, Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Nature – a bold, global initiative designed to rethink how we confront environmental challenges. REIN isn’t just a program. It’s a movement. Built on the foundational belief that the most effective
The ocean economy—sometimes called the blue economy—is vast, undervalued, and under threat. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) estimates the global ocean’s asset value at $24.2 trillion, though that figure is likely conservative, with ecosystem services like carbon sequestration and coastal protection notoriously difficult to quantify. But this liquid goldmine faces
Key Impact Points: TNFD Unveils First Board-Level Nature Governance Guide The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has released its first “Asking Better Questions on Nature” guide to help board directors integrate nature into decision-making processes. Developed in collaboration with Chapter Zero, Competent Boards, the Commonwealth Climate and Law Initiative
