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Tuesday 28th January 2025
Nothing on Trump today! Northern Trust exits Net-Zero Asset Managers, Moody’s forecasts $1T sustainable bond market, and Sweden backs €1.7B Bio-CCS project—while Heathrow runway stirs UK Net Zero debate, Chipotle invests $50M in emissions cuts, and the City of London sets new sustainable building rules.
24 Hours In Sustainability
Worldwide Highlights
Chicago-based Northern Trust, which manages around $1.6 trillion in assets, has joined Blackrock in departing the United Nations-backed Net-Zero Asset Managers initiative
Moody’s predicts $1 Trillion sustainable bond market in 2025, despite political headwinds, for the 5th year in a row
The Swedish Energy Agency has committed €1.7bn in Exergi’s Bio-CCS project, which will permanently remove 800,000 tonnes of CO2 per year using carbon capture technology
International auditors have been given new guidance on what to check when assessing firms' environmental, social and governance claims
Italian utility firm A2A has become the first company to issue a green bond (worth €500m) compliant with the new European Green Bond Standard, which was implemented in December
Amex GBT launches solution enabling businesses to apply carbon price for travel
Chipotle invests $50mn to reduce emissions from cows, advancing plant-based protein
UK Highlights
Following Rachel Reeves telling MPs there is ‘no easy routes’ to growth and promoting a new runway at Heathrow; Ed Miliband was on the offensive yesterday saying the third runway won’t go ahead if it busts UK carbon budget and that the UK must ‘speed up, not slow down’ in drive to net zero
Italy's Enel and private equity group KKR are among potential bidders for Britain-based Cubico Sustainable Investments, which could be valued at about $6bn
Good Energy, who supply renewable electricity to 275,000 UK customers, has agreed to a £99.4 million takeover offer from Dubai-based Esyasoft
Foresight Group, an investor in global infrastructure, natural capital and growing UK companies, has raised a further £27mn of fresh equity capital from East Riding and West Yorkshire pension funds
The City of London's five new rules for sustainable buildings
The Daily Climate Sceptic
Wall Street Journal Opinion: Why Climate-Change Ideology Is Dying [Paywall Original / Cached Copy]
Long-Read of the Week
This week, we’re spotlighting a game-changing book for anyone driving sustainability in business.
Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive by Giving More Than They Take, by Paul Polman and Andrew Winston, challenges businesses to move beyond harm reduction to actively creating positive impact. Packed with real-world examples and bold insights, it’s a masterclass in leading with purpose and driving systemic change.
For those looking to inspire transformation, lead courageously, and help their organisations truly make a difference, this is an essential read.
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