Energy, AI, EVs & Carbon Data: This Weeks Top Five Stories
McCormick has published its 2025 Purpose-led Performance Report.
The flavour manufacturer says it has completed its 2025 commitments and made progress across sourcing practices, climate measures, operational systems and employee support.
The company was founded in 1889 as a Baltimore spice business.
McCormick operates under the purpose to "make life more flavourful" and aims to be the world's most trusted source of flavour.
Tesla has withdrawn a termination notice against Syrah Resources after the company's Vidalia facility in Louisiana began producing conforming Active Anode Material for EV batteries.
The decision could show that supply chain resilience can outweigh short-term cost pressures in the transition to low-carbon transport.
Syrah Resources operates the only large-scale, vertically integrated graphite anode production facility outside China.
The Vidalia plant processes raw graphite from the company's Balama mine in Mozambique into battery-grade material on US soil.
The growing demand for transparency in corporate sustainability has exposed a fundamental flaw in how emissions are reported: a lack of standardisation.
While regulatory frameworks such as the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and California’s SB 253 are accelerating disclosure requirements, they do not fully resolve the inconsistencies in how data is collected, verified and interpreted – particularly across complex global supply chains.
The result is a widening trust deficit in sustainability reporting, where comparable, decision-grade data remains difficult to achieve.
Schneider Electric and Hon Hai Technology Group have announced a manufacturing partnership focused on power and cooling infrastructure for AI data centres.
The collaboration could address energy management requirements as compute density increases across hyperscale facilities.
Production of integrated hardware systems will begin later this year.
Global consumer goods company Unilever is targeting total renewables coverage of its power demand by joining the Climate Group’s 24/7 Coalition.
The announcement was made at the Climate Group’s Opportunity Summit, taking place during London Climate Action Week.
Rianne Buter, Global Head of Sustainability at Unilever, told delegates that the coalition can provide a platform for sharing ideas and collaboration.
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Executives
Brendan Foley
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Dexter Galvin
Climate Ambassador
Kathy Rostkowski
Chief Sustainability Officer
Olivier Blum
Chief Executive Officer
Rianne Buter
Global (VP) Head of Sustainability
Young Liu
CEO (Chairman)
