Environmental Policy News

DAVOS, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business4Land Champions’ Council Launched at Davos to Spur Private Sector Action on Land and Drought...

COURBEVOIE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bureau Veritas, a global leader in Testing, Inspection, and Certification services (TIC), has been named as an Accredited Consulting Partner by EcoVadis, the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains. Accredited Consulting Partners are formally equipped to help businesses complete sustainability assessments, review scores, and improve Environment, Labor and Human Rights, Ethics, and Sustainable Procurement practices. Accredited Consulting Part...

DAVOS, Switzerland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--WEF26: Saudi Arabia leads new global push to protect coral reefs, unlock AI potential...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ecolab Inc. and CDP today announced a strategic partnership to launch the Water Use Efficiency Index, a new benchmark designed to help companies measure, compare and improve operational water performance. Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, the Index will offer sector‑specific ranges for Best‑in‑Class water use efficiency and optimized targets, giving business leaders a clear view of where they stand with water use in their operations...

PARIS & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The ICC and Carbon Measures today announced the first cohort of experts selected to serve on the Technical Expert Panel on Carbon Accounting....

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today in federal court, Judge Carl Nichols granted Empire Wind’s request to resume offshore construction (Case no. 1:26-cv-00004-CJN). Green Oceans, a nonprofit national environmental and public-interest organization, expressed concern that the ruling allows construction to proceed despite unresolved national-security and aviation safety risks associated with large offshore wind installations. Empire Wind, owned by Equinor, consists of 54 turbines, beginning 12 naut...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The UK government yesterday published the results of the highly anticipated Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), highlighting both sustained appetite for UK offshore wind and the growing complexity of delivering competitive, bankable bids. The allocation round awarded a record 8.4 GW of offshore wind capacity across eight projects after the government increased the budget during the process. Almost all capacity (8.2 GW) was allocated to...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Green Oceans comment on federal ruling allowing Revolution Wind offshore construction, citing unresolved radar interference and pending 2024 lawsuit....

MONTERREY, Mexico--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cemex has been named to CDP’s 2025 “A List” for climate action, the highest score awarded by the global environmental disclosure platform for corporate transparency and performance on climate issues. This recognition places Cemex among a select group of companies worldwide that have demonstrated strong environmental leadership by disclosing high-quality data, identifying climate risks and opportunities, and taking measurable action in line with global decarbo...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metropolitan Water District General Manager Shivaji Deshmukh issues the following statement regarding the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s release today of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for post-2026 operations of Lake Powell and Lake Mead. “The release of today’s Draft EIS is yet another wake-up call that we need a consensus agreement supported by all water users that rely on the Colorado River. None of the five alternatives analyzed by the Bureau of Reclamat...