Two colleagues collaborating outdoors with laptop

Sustainability and carbon market news

Stay up to date with the latest sustainability news, carbon market insights, and environmental regulation updates shaping the future of business.

From companies' net zero journeys and ESG reporting to evolving frameworks like CSRD and SBTi, explore the trends and regulatory changes driving corporate sustainability worldwide.

Featured resource

Carbon credits Google Decarbonisation
Google signs its largest rice methane credit deal

Google has agreed to buy 1 million carbon credits from rice methane developer Mitti Labs, the largest publicly announced deal of its kind. The four-year agreement runs through 2030 and funds a shift among smallholder rice farmers in India to alternate wetting and drying (AWD), an irrigation practice that cuts methane emissions from paddies. AWD periodically drains rice fields rather than keeping them continuously flooded. The change reduces methane emissions by around 50% and water use by nearly 40%, and holds yields steady. Continuously...

Popular topics:
Net zero Google Carbon compensation
Google reaffirms 2030 net-zero goal amid AI energy strain

Google has reaffirmed its 2030 net-zero target, while admitting in the same report that artificial intelligence (AI) is making the path to that target "more complex and challenging than ever". Aerial view of a Google data center powered by nearby...

Carbon credits Net zero Nature-based solutions Google
Google’s carbon strategy: over $100m purchased credits in 2024

Google has significantly expanded its commitment to carbon dioxide removals (CDRs), securing nearly 800,000 tonnes of CO2 removals (tCO2e) to date. The company, which has been actively involved in both direct purchases and buyers' coalitions, has...

Zrzut ekranu 2026-05-8 o 14.37.34 1

Never miss a new article

Join thousands of subscribers receiving the latest business sustainability insights, carbon credit market trends, and regulatory updates directly in their inbox.