Climate Week NYC & Carbon Capture: Top 5 Stories This Week
22 September
"If we look past the noise, the facts show a world aligning with the Paris Agreement," says Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change, at Climate Week NYC 2025.
"But this boom is uneven. Its vast benefits are not shared by all."
Simon explained: "To succeed in a fast-changing world, we must harness the force-multipliers."
AI, clean energy, finance and COP30 were all topics on the table, and Simon gave advice for leaders around the world to continue making progress on sustainability.
Fundamentally, Simon expresses that leaders must continue to stand behind sustainability progress and continue working together: "Let’s Recognise. Reaffirm. Respond. This is the pathway to, through and beyond Belém."
24 September
Schneider Electric, a global leader in digital energy management and automation, has entered into a landmark agreement with Climeworks, a leading carbon removal company, to eliminate more than 28,000 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere by 2039.
The agreement is Schneider’s first purchase of high-durability carbon removal and Climeworks’ largest-ever portfolio agreement to date, aligning with the energy management company’s emission reduction efforts.
Climeworks’ role in the deal involves removing more than 28,000 tonnes of CO₂ through three high-durability solutions:
- Direct air capture (DAC) and storage - technology that removes the carbon directly from the atmosphere and stores it underground in geological formations
- Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage - CDR tech that generates renewable energy and captures the emissions for permanent underground storage
- Enhanced rock weathering - accelerating natural weathering of silicate rocks to remove the CO₂ from the atmosphere and store permanently.
23 September
Nestlé is one of the global market leaders in the food and beverage industry with brands including Nescafé, San Pellegrino and Rowntree’s.
The company distinguishes itself from rivals through its dedication to delivering on its sustainability pledges.
Nestlé has developed a Net Zero Roadmap which outlines its goal to reach net zero by 2050 at the latest.
It aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to its baseline levels from 2018.
As a result of this commitment, Nestlé has been named the most sustainable food and beverage company and seventh overall in Sustainability Magazine’s Top 250 World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2025.
23 September
HH Global has been named winner of both the Partnership Award and the Sustainable Supply Chain Award at the Global Sustainability Awards 2025.
Croda Beauty and DuPont Water Solution were highly commented for the Partnership Award and Princess Polly was highly commended for the Sustainable Supply Chain Award.
“The sustainable procurement framework is a supply chain enablement program for our suppliers that helps uplift our supply chain and help graduate them to greater levels of sustainability," says Sean Carr, Director of Sustainability at HH Global.
"It's an absolute honour to have won the supply chain sustainability award.
"We've been working on this project for three and a half years and it's nice to receive the external recognition.”
24 September
Colgate-Palmolive is the producer of many household products, covering oral health, cleaning products and pet care.
Its products are sold in over 200 countries and territories and it operates large-scale manufacturing facilities.
Colgate-Palmolive’s Sustainability and Social Impact 2024 report outlines the company’s plans to create more sustainable business practices.
It aims to innovate its products to help consumers live more sustainable lives and provide information to help build sustainable habits.
Its target is to achieve net zero carbon by 2040 and to use 100% renewable electricity for global operations by 2030.
Colgate-Palmolive has been ranked eighth in Sustainability Magazine’s Top 250 World’s Most Sustainable Companies 2025.
