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    BCG appoints new global climate, sustainability leader

    Boston Consulting Group promoted Jan Philipp Bender, a managing director and senior partner at the consulting firm, to the role this week.

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    BofA, King Charles’ sustainability initiative back $40M nature investment strategy

    The Lighthouse Initiative seeks to develop and scale nature and biodiversity solutions and direct private capital towards projects that remain underfunded. 

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    Logitech launches supply chain decarbonization program

    The computer peripheral manufacturer’s Chain Reaction initiative will start with 17 suppliers pooling purchasing power to collectively buy renewable electricity.

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    Corporate boards add fewer new members in 2026: The Conference Board

    A new report found that fewer new directors were elected to corporate boards at Russell 3000 and S&P 500 companies, while the number of first-time directors also dropped.

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    O-I Glass served with class action lawsuit alleging securities fraud

    CEO Gordon Hardie and CFO John Haudrich are also named in the lawsuit. Among the allegations, a shareholder said defendants concealed “material adverse facts concerning the true state of O-I Glass’ Fit to Win program.”

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    Florida AG sues climate analytics provider First Street over home risk scores

    James Uthmeier is suing the company over its assessment of climate risk factors that were used by Zillow, RedFin and Realtor.com.

    Updated Nov. 2, 2026
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    Companies are not saving money with AI, Gartner finds

    Although many organizations have invested significantly in artificial intelligence, workforce productivity gains have not kept up, a recent study found.

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    Meta backs low-carbon cement with new Fortera deal

    The deal will give the social media conglomerate access to 200,000 environmental attribute credits and provide low-carbon cement for building its projects.

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    Xcel Energy rolls out $70B, 5-year capital plan focused on renewables

    “We believe that we can, in fact, protect the planet” while serving growing demand, CEO Bob Frenzel said. The spending plan includes 9.2 gigawatts of renewables and 2.3 GW of storage.

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    AI finds its place in sustainable investment strategies: Morgan Stanley

    A new survey from the bank found that most asset owners and asset managers view responsible use of AI as part of their sustainable investment strategy, rather than a separate topic.

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    Amazon CEO flags AI costs as barrier to wider adoption

    AI demand is driving AWS growth, but lowering the cost of running models will be key to broader business adoption, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said.

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    Salesforce’s new carbon credit deal gives sustainable rice farming a boost

    The cloud-based software company will purchase 500,000 methane reduction credits from climate startup Mitti Labs while also helping scale sustainable rice farming practices.

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    CEOs say they’re not yet seeing transformational change from AI

    But more than 6 in 10 U.S. leaders said they were confident their firms were moving at the right pace or ahead of the curve in terms of AI development, per a KPMG report.

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    Energy transition-linked industries face surge in greenwashing: RepRisk

    The number of companies linked to greenwashing incidents rose 28% last year, with companies related to the energy transition sector making up a considerable portion of such incidents.

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    Sustainable conversions require thoughtful material reuse: experts

    A project in Midtown Manhattan highlights one way to turn an underperforming office building into housing using sustainable adaptive reuse.

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    Danone joins Nestlé, Coca-Cola in revising recycling labels after EU greenwashing probe

    The food and beverage giant has committed to specify what parts of its water bottles are made from 100% recycled plastics and refrain from misleading marketing claims.

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    ISSB seeks feedback nature-related disclosure proposal

    The standard-setting body released an exposure draft of a nonmandatory disclosure for biodiversity risks and related disclosures. Some institutions are calling for firm requirements.

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    AI regulation push gains steam ahead of midterms

    Reports of AI agents accessing bank accounts mark the latest in a string of developments putting pressure on lawmakers to act.

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    For the majority of companies, risk management still resides in siloes

    A new Grant Thornton study makes the case for more integration of risk functions, especially cybersecurity.

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    Citi closes ‘first-of-its-kind’ $72M bond for biochar project

    A bond linked to issued and delivered carbon removals will help fund carbon removal startup Applied Carbon’s Texas biochar project. Investors will forgo traditional payments under the structure.

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    Data center sustainability presents an opportunity, USGBC official says

    Community pushback against data centers might be alleviated by sustainable construction and operations, a U.S. Green Building Council executive says at the 2026 Greenbuild conference.

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    ESG has matured from crisis response to operational discipline

    As regulations shift and risks abound, companies have to move their ESG programs from a reactive to a proactive stance, according to an Avetta executive.

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    CSOs optimistic about direction of global sustainability progress: WEF

    Policy may be more hindrance than help, but a stronger business case, increased private investment and AI and other tech is expected to give sustainability efforts a boost, the World Economic Forum found.

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    Ikea accused of harmful wood sourcing in Europe’s forests

    Greenpeace International alleges the furniture maker — which has long faced backlash over its sourcing — is falling short in its efforts to protect biodiversity.

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    B Lab names first CEO to lead B Corp Certification

    Peter Williams, who has led the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction since 2019, will become the nonprofit’s first CEO. He’ll take the helm on Nov. 2.