Weekly ESG Update 06/2025

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It is our pleasure to share the Sustainable Finance Daily Newsletter 06/2025?covering?events from February, 03 until February, 09 with you.

BNP Paribas Directs Over 75% of Energy Financing to Low-Carbon Sources

BNP Paribas announced that 76% of its energy financing in 2024 was directed toward low-carbon energy, up from 65% in 2023 and 54% in 2022. The bank aims to reach 80% by 2028 and 90% by 2030, supporting renewables, biofuels, and nuclear energy. The bank’s credit exposure to low-carbon energy reached nearly €37 billion in 2024, approaching its €40 billion by 2030 goal. Read more here.

Resale Tech Startup Archive Secures $30M to Expand Sustainable Retail Solutions

Circularity tech startup Archive has raised $30 million in Series B funding to enhance its platform, which helps brands develop and manage resale programs. Founded in 2021, the California-based company enables brands to resell secondhand items at higher margins while reclaiming supply through returns, past inventory, and consumer trade-ins. Archive currently partners with over 50 brands, including The North Face, New Balance, and Dr. Martens. Read more here.

Clarity AI Launches Tool to Help Fund Managers Navigate ESG Naming Rules

Clarity AI has introduced a new solution to assist fund managers in complying with evolving sustainable investment naming rules across Europe. The tool comes as regulators, including ESMA, FCA, and national authorities in France and Germany, tighten standards to combat greenwashing. ESMA’s new guidelines, for example, require ESG funds to allocate at least 80% of assets to sustainable investments and adhere to exclusion criteria. Read more here.

EU Proposes Cutting Taxonomy Reporting Burden by a Third

The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has released a report proposing a one-third reduction in the reporting burden under the EU Taxonomy. The recommendations align with the EU Commission’s broader effort to ease sustainability reporting requirements. The EU Taxonomy, launched in 2022, classifies economic activities based on their contribution to six environmental objectives and requires companies to meet strict disclosure criteria. Read more here.

UK Court Halts Shell, Equinor Oil Projects Over Climate Concerns

A Scottish court has blocked UK approval for Shell and Equinor’s major North Sea oil and gas projects, ruling that the government failed to consider the climate impact of burning the extracted fuels. While project development can continue, extraction is prohibited until the approvals are reassessed, with downstream emissions taken into account. The decision follows legal action by Greenpeace and Uplift, which argued that the environmental assessments for the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields ignored their full climate impact. Read more here.

€6.6 Trillion Investor Group Warns Against EU Sustainability Reporting Rollbacks

A coalition of over 200 financial firms, representing €6.6 trillion in assets, has urged the European Commission not to weaken key sustainability reporting regulations in its upcoming “Omnibus package.” The group warns that easing Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), and Taxonomy Regulation requirements could create policy uncertainty and hinder capital flows toward EU climate goals. Read more here.

Greentown Labs Appoints Georgina Campbell Flatter as CEO

Greentown Labs, North America’s largest climatetech startup incubator, has appointed Georgina Campbell Flatter as its new CEO. Flatter, co-founder of TomorrowNow.org and former MIT lecturer, brings extensive climate, energy, and nonprofit leadership experience. Founded in 2011, Greentown Labs supports nearly 600 climatetech startups, fostering innovation and collaboration. Read more here.

LEGO Expands Solar Energy: 72% Growth Planned for 2025

LEGO Group is set to increase its global solar energy capacity by 72% in 2025 as part of its sustainability strategy, aiming for net zero emissions by 2050. The company will expand solar installations across its production sites, including tripling capacity at its Nyíregyháza facility in Hungary and installing 12,400 solar panels at its new factory in Vietnam. Additionally, LEGO is working on an 80 MWp solar park near its headquarters in Billund, Denmark, expected to be completed by 2028. Read more here.

DHL to Purchase 375M Liters of Sustainable Aviation Fuel Annually from Neste

DHL Group has expanded its partnership with renewable fuels producer Neste, agreeing to purchase 300,000 tons (375 million liters) of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) per year by 2030. The collaboration also includes exploring the use of renewable diesel in DHL’s road transport operations. This initiative aligns with DHL’s Sustainability Roadmap, which includes a €7 billion investment to cut CO? emissions, aiming for net-zero logistics by 2050. Read more here.

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