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    Google’s emissions continue to climb due to AI buildout

    Despite a 2030 net-zero target, the tech giant’s latest environmental report found its 2025 carbon footprint increased 18% from the year prior and is 81% higher than its 2019 baseline.

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    Analysts expect rising PPA prices as clean energy tax credits phase out

    “That missing money has to come from somewhere to make the project pencil, and that will likely be through PPA prices,” said Josh Price, director of intelligence and research at Crux.

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    Graphic Packaging releases sustainability report as CSO departs

    Michelle Fitzpatrick was GPI’s inaugural chief sustainability officer and exits after nearly five years in the role. Meanwhile, the company’s sustainability report showed small regressions on emissions and product recyclability efforts.

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    KKR to buy EDF power solutions’ North American operations for $4.2B

    The investment firm said the deal with EDF will support the United States’ “broader energy security and affordability goals” at a time when electricity demand is rising.

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    ISS, Glass Lewis score wins against Kansas, Indiana anti-ESG laws

    Federal judges issued preliminary injunctions to stop the implementation of laws targeting the proxy advisers in the two states.

    Updated July 1, 2026
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    EEOC rescinds affirmative action guidelines

    Right in time for America’s 250th birthday, the agency rescinded its interpretation of the law, saying the guidelines ran afoul of Title VII.

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    World Bank to sunset key climate financing goal following US pressure

    The organization is scrapping a target to commit 45% of its annual financing to projects with climate benefits amid increased scrutiny from the Trump administration.

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    CEOs, CIOs clash over AI’s value

    C-suite executives see the technology from different vantage points, but maturity and alignment of objectives could bring them closer together, a Protiviti survey found.

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    MSCI acquires First Street to expand physical climate risk modeling

    The climate risk tech and data company’s acquisition will help financial institutions embed climate risk calculations “directly into how capital is priced and allocated,” First Street founder Matthew Eby said.

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    California to sue Trump administration over offshore wind buybacks

    The lease cancellations “are causing ongoing harm” to California, which has “invested more than $100 million to support the development of wind energy,” the state’s attorney general said.

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    Zillow faces class-action lawsuit over Redfin deal

    An investor filed a class-action lawsuit in June, claiming he was misled about the nature of the apartment listing giants’ partnership. Zillow has also been sued by the FTC and several states over the deal.

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    CARB delays emissions reporting deadline by 3 months

    The agency said it will delay the compliance deadline for California’s SB 253 — the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act — and propose “limited changes.”

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    Conferences ESG and sustainability professionals should attend in 2026

    Sustainability and ESG professionals will continue to convene throughout this year to learn how to navigate regulatory turbulence and the evolving policy landscape.

    Updated June 30, 2026
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    Chemours agrees to $450M PFAS settlement with US government

    The EPA accused the chemical giant of releasing forever chemicals into rivers near the company’s facilities in North Carolina, New Jersey and West Virginia. In some instances, without the required permits.

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    Green economy surpasses $10 trillion in market capitalization: LSEG

    Green companies accounted for 9.9% of market capitalization in 2026, and green mergers represent 13.4% of M&A activity in the past decade, according to the London Stock Exchange Group.

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    Luxury EV-maker Lucid Motors laying off 18% of US workforce, COO resigns

    The layoffs follow a 12% reduction of the company’s workforce in February following the launch of the Gravity SUV, its second model.

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    Microsoft claims 2025 water replenishment milestone

    The tech giant said it replenished more water than its operations used in 2025, as it looks to become “water positive” by 2030.

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    UN secretary general urges AI giants to disclose environmental impact

    António Guterres called on artificial intelligence companies to make 2030 commitments, as part of a plan for achieving global energy independence and reaching net-zero by 2050.

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    17 Republican AGs suing over California packaging EPR law

    Less than a month out from a trial in Oregon, the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors says it’s joining this California lawsuit as the sole business plaintiff.

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    Tesla, Sunrun, Renew Home offer 16.8 GW of distributed energy to utilities, hyperscalers

    An executive for Sunrun said active “distributed power plant” programs like one in Puerto Rico underscore the resource’s potential.

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    Majority of business leaders fear a disorderly climate transition: survey

    With climate-related costs already rising, global CEOs say they prefer early or gradual policy changes rather than delays, according to a new survey by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

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    4 out of 5 companies can’t measure sustainability’s financial impact

    “While science and target setting have moved forward, valuation tools and financial methodologies have lagged behind,” the KPMG report states.

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    A top-down commitment is crucial for inclusion in 2026, SHRM panelists say

    Members of SHRM’s inclusion and diversity council presented a road map for creating diversity and inclusion at work while being mindful of the compliance landscape.

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    Frontier Climate adds Anthropic to buyers group, makes new financing pledge

    The company behind AI tool Claude joins the carbon removal purchasing group, which also announced $915 million in new financing commitments.

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    Companies are struggling to integrate climate resilience enterprise-wide

    Companies are increasingly aware of physical climate risk, but struggling to turn that recognition into climate resilience, according to a new paper.