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56% of global investors expect net-zero momentum to resume after U.S. leadership changes. Investors cite policy inconsistency as a major barrier to decarbonization efforts. European and Asia-Pacific investors remain more committed to climate investing than North American counterparts. Robeco’s 5th Global Climate Investing Survey 2025 reveals that most institutional investors view Donald Trump’s fossil-fuel-forward energy agenda as a short-term disruption to long-term climate goals. “A sobering reality: while many investors remain committed to climate goals, the overall prioritization of climate change in investment strategies is showing signs of decline, particularly at the global level,” said Lucian Peppelenbos, Climate and Biodiversity…
When Karin Stevens became the fifth employee at Overhaul — and the first hire outside the founding team — the company was still in its earliest days. Today, it’s grown to more than 600 people around the world, and Stevens leads a marketing team that’s growing fast. In this edition of Leadership Lessons, she talks about navigating growth, her leadership style, and how a career path that started in the music industry led to the supply chain world. What’s RelatedSupply Chain 24/7: You’ve had a fascinating background — born in Scotland, school in Barcelona, now living in Texas. How did those…
US oil production will likely decline next year, but the scale of the dropoff will be substantially reduced by an old source of new supplies: the Gulf of Mexico. Producers in the body of water – which President Donald Trump renamed the Gulf of America – will bring on 300,000 barrels of new daily output this year and a further 250,000 barrels in 2026 due to projects many years in the making, according to forecaster Wood Mackenzie Ltd. These will increase production in the region to more than 2 million barrels a day, about 40 percent higher than in 2020. The growth comes…
Global food and beverage company Nestlé revealed that its largest coffee brand, Nescafé, sourced nearly a third of its coffee from farmers implementing regenerative agriculture practices in 2024, significantly beating the company’s goal to reach 20% by 2025. The company’s achievement was announced with the release of its Nescafé Plan 2030 Progress Report, detailing the brand’s progress on its strategy to improve the sustainability of coffee farming. Nescafé launched the strategy in 2022, with a commitment to invest over $1 billion in the plan by 2030. Nescafé’s 2030 plan focuses heavily on helping farmers in its supply chain transition to…
Shell expects to add 12 million tons of LNG capacity volumes by the end of the decade from projects currently under construction, a top executive at the world’s largest LNG trader said on Wednesday.“(There is) up to 12 million tons of additional (LNG) capacity that we’re adding between now and the end of the decade,” Cederic Cremers, President Integrated Gas at Shell, said at Wood Mackenzie’s conference Gas, LNG & The Future of Energy 2025, as carried by Reuters.The additional capacity will come from projects in Canada, Qatar, Nigeria, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Shell’s Cremers said at the…
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First Solar is now the “only game in town” thanks to the likely passage of legislation by the Senate designed to disrupt the supply chains of the renewable energy industry, according to Jefferies. Jefferies upgraded First Solar to buy from hold, with a stock price target of $192, up from $157 previously, implying nearly 17% upside from Tuesday’s close of $164.62 shares. The Senate appears likely to pass legislation that would quickly phase out Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for clean energy companies that receive “material assistance” from some foreign suppliers. The provision essentially targets imports of basic materials from…
EnVista is rolling out a new tool called enMotion to help warehouses and distribution centers run smoothly. The platform brings together multiple types of warehouse robots and uses AI to keep everything moving efficiently—orders, inventory, and people. It combines enVista’s own warehouse systems with GreyOrange’s GreyMatter software to make sure robots work well together across the floor. What’s RelatedThe first part of the enMotion lineup includes robotic forklifts designed for full case picking. These cobots come in single—and double-deep pallet versions and are powered by GreyMatter. enVista says the tech can cut travel and search time by nearly 80%. The…
India’s state-owned GAIL (India) Ltd. has completed the first berthing and discharge operation at the Dabhol LNG terminal. The company welcomed the vessel GAIL Bhuwan at the facility following the completion of the breakwater project, GAIL said in a media release. The discharging of GAIL Bhuwan also marks the start of uninterrupted, round-the-year operations at the terminal. Following the breakwater commissioning after receiving all necessary statutory approvals, Dabhol LNG Terminal has been designated an all-weather port. This development ensures safe and reliable LNG operations even during the traditionally challenging Southwest monsoon period for marine logistics on India’s west coast, GAIL…
Duke Energy Corp. said it intends to apply to the Public Service Commission of South Carolina for a 1.4-gigawatt natural gas-fired power plant in Anderson County. It hopes to start construction 2027 and put the facility into operation by 2031. “As part of the company’s responsibility to serve nearly 860,000 retail electric customers across 30 South Carolina counties, Duke Energy needs to build and enable large amounts of new generation quickly to keep up with the success the state is seeing in economic development and population growth”, Duke Energy said in an online statement. The plant is planned to be…