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2025 Global 100 list: World's most sustainable companies are still betting on a greener world

Corporate Knights

But in the coming year, many businesses will have no such luck as they navigate major changes to the global tax and regulatory environment that has been encouraging investment in more sustainable technologies and practices. is in second place this year, while Danish wind manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems S/A is in third. Telus Corp.

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The 25 most sustainable private companies in the world

Corporate Knights

While publicly traded companies often dominate the headlines, private companies are a much larger part of the global economy. Last year, it attracted $575 million in investments to help it roll out its decarbonization plan and announced that all new customers will be powered by 100% renewable energy.

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Morgan Stanley Softens Climate Targets

ESG Today

Morgan Stanley revealed the introduction of a new range-based approach to its financed emissions reduction targets, introducing a new lower band to reflect the fact that the global economy and policy is not currently on track to with the ambition to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5°C C above preindustrial levels.”

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The 25 most sustainable public-sector companies in the world

Corporate Knights

In its deep dive into the worlds most sustainable private- and public-sector companies, Corporate Knights revealed an undeniable fact: public-sector companies are doing essential work when it comes to moving the needle toward a greener global economy. Electricity Supply Board Ireland aims to decarbonize its electricity system by 2040.

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Analysis: Trump’s tariffs could cut just 0.3% from global CO2 emissions in 2025

Eco-Business

8, 2025 While the Trump administration is setting back international climate action through policies such as the “ one big beautiful bill ”, some analysts have argued that his tariffs would inadvertently cut carbon by throwing sand into the engine of the global economy. Education 5. Gender equality 6.

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Roundtable: What the latest UN Finance for Development summit means for the world

Eco-Business

In an increasingly fragmented global economy, China continues to support the role of institutions like the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, while pushing for a shift in emphasis more aligned with Global South priorities. Education 5. Gender equality 6. Their responses have been edited for length and clarity. “

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Electrification gets down to the wire

GreenBiz

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. Pull Quote.