Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

UK Commits £700 Million to Clean Energy Manufacturing in Landmark Industrial Strategy: Clean energy investment to exceed £30 billion annually by 2035 under new 10-year plan

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The UK government has launched a comprehensive 10-year industrial strategy aimed at transforming the nation into a global leader in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and innovation-driven industries. Central to the plan is a commitment to reduce corporate electricity costs while accelerating the transition to a low-carbon economy. Clean Energy at the Core At the heart […]

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AIIB and Keppel Partner to Mobilize $1.5 Billion for Sustainable Infrastructure in Asia-Pacific

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BEIJING — The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and Keppel Ltd. have announced a strategic partnership to mobilize up to USD 1.5 billion for sustainable infrastructure projects across the Asia-Pacific region by 2030. The agreement was signed during AIIB’s 10th Annual Meeting in Beijing and will be in effect through December 2030. The collaboration aims […]

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Why Knowledge Exchange is the Missing Link for Impact in the Ecology Sector  – The Applied Ecologist

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By Valentine Seymour, Sarah Golding, Melissa Marselle.  Meet Melissa, Sarah and Valentine  Melissa Marselle is a Lecturer in Environmental Psychology at the University of Surrey, with expertise in the application of psychological theory and methods to biodiversity conservation questions.  Melissa Marselle (University of Surrey ©) Sarah Golding is a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University […]

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Performative CSR and Mental Health: Legal and Ethical Lessons from Muir v. AstraZeneca

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*** The escalating crisis of workplace mental health has placed corporate social responsibility (CSR) frameworks under intense scrutiny, raising questions about whether they represent genuine care or performative compliance. This article deconstructs the gap between corporate policy and practice through a detailed legal and ethical analysis of the 2024 UK Employment Tribunal judgment in Muir […]

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Greenbelt Capital Closes Inaugural $1 Billion Fund to Advance Energy Transition

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Austin, Texas | June 25, 2025 –Greenbelt Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in energy and infrastructure transformation, has announced the final close of its debut fund, Greenbelt Capital Partners III L.P., at $1 billion, reaching its hard cap and surpassing its original $750 million target. The fund attracted commitments from a broad base […]

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Making robust projections of species distributions at fine resolution: Go spatially-nested |

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Antoine Guisan, University of Lausanne, Switzerland, discusses his article: Spatially-nested species distribution models (N-SDM): An effective tool to overcome niche truncation for better inference and projections Setting the scene Species distribution models (SDMs) relate species observations to mapped environmental conditions to estimate the ecological niche (i.e., the ensemble of suitable conditions) and predict the spatial distribution […]

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Ireland Commits €1.5 Million to Forestry Promotion Projects for 2025–2026

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Killarney, 24 June 2025 — The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has announced €1.53 million in funding for 48 forestry promotion projects as part of its 2025–2026 Open Call. The initiative, jointly launched by Minister of State Martin Heydon and newly appointed Minister of State Michael Healy-Rae, aims to increase public engagement with […]

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Publication of 2023 emissions data from aerodrome pairs

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The European Commission has published aggregated data from aerodrome pairs within the EEA for 2023 pursuant to Article 14(6) of the EU ETS Directive. In a significant step forward on transparency, more data on aviation emissions is being published, while protecting commercially sensitive data. In line with a statement issued by the European Commission, the data were published already starting […]

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HPCL to Invest $231 Million in 24 Compressed Biogas Plants Across India

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New Delhi — Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) has announced a ₹20 billion (approximately $231 million USD) investment to build 24 compressed biogas (CBG) plants across India over the next two to three years, as part of its strategy to support the country’s clean energy transition and reduce dependence on imported natural gas. The initiative […]

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La Caisse Targets $400 Billion in Climate Investments by 2030 After Cutting Portfolio Emissions Nearly in Half

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Montréal — Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse) has announced a new climate strategy that commits $400 billion toward climate-related investments by 2030, following the fund’s substantial progress in reducing its carbon footprint. The updated 2025–2030 plan builds on La Caisse’s earlier climate commitments and reflects strong results: by 2024, the institutional investor […]

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