The Impact Newsfeed

Daily news digest from the world of affordable housing and impact investing

Amazon to suppliers: We will ‘prioritize’ those who tell us their emission reduction plans

The $2.1 trillion e-commerce giant offers its highest-emitting suppliers free tips and guidance, based on its playbook.

Experts in Global North report significant sustainability backlash, survey finds

Leaders in North America and Europe are seeing significant backlash against sustainability and ESG, according to a GlobeScan/ERM survey.

Amazon cut emissions 3% in 2023, enabled by renewable energy purchases

The company’s emissions are up 34.5 percent since 2019.

Circular Fashion Index awards failing grades to apparel brands

Clothes are complicated to make, difficult to recycle and have low resale value — and that’s holding back the industry’s green credentials.

Lego sets stricter emissions reductions requirements for suppliers

The toymaker’s partners will need to share reduction targets starting in 2026.

Measuring the sustainability of agricultural inputs

Sponsored: Syngenta boosts transparency through a new framework to rate how its products impact agricultural sustainability.

Supreme Court ruling on Chevron deference won’t change corporations’ climate obligations, for now

Federal agencies now have less power to drive climate policy.

How governments can strengthen carbon markets and spur long-term success

Governments can play a key role in the success and longevity of carbon markets — specifically by backstopping early investments, according to Verra's founding CEO.

New technologies enable a colorful future for circularity of PET plastic

Sponsored: Colored and opaque PET is a valuable recyclable material with significant benefits for brands. New technologies and end markets are expanding the supply of recycled PET, expanding circularity for one of the most widely recycled plastics.

This week in climate policy: 4 stories you should follow

The EU makes a show of dominance as it battles China for global EV production leadership; Climate policy has created billions of clean energy investments so far in 2024.

AI data centers are undermining climate solutions

The scrutiny of data centers has intensified because of tech company secrecy, energy consumption and societal impacts on customers, policymakers and communities.

Greece national wildfire monitoring system provides a model for other countries — and for companies in fire-ravaged regions

Orbital thermal imaging technology promises to aid not only Greece’s firefighters, but also major U.S. utilities like PG&E.

Responsible Sourcing for Retailers and Their Suppliers

Responsible sourcing is becoming a central focus for retailers as a way to strengthen their appeal to consumers while addressing expectations from investors and regulators. This includes de-linking their supply chains from deforestation, natural ecosystem conversion, and human rights abuses.

Pact including Coca-Cola, Nestlé moves 2025 plastic reduction goals to 2030

The absence of federal standards is hindering the progress of the U.S. Plastics Pact, according to the group.

Inside Microsoft’s Panama tropical forest carbon offtake deal

8 months of due diligence and tens of millions in early-stage financing will help restore 10,000 hectares of tropical forest in Panama.