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• $2 billion in new sustainable loans issued across EVs, farming, and real estate• Part of NAB’s $80 billion environmental financing goal through FY2030• Surge in SME adoption of green finance through simpler, incentive-based products Sydney-based NAB expands sustainable lending reach National Australia Bank (NAB) has delivered over A$2 billion (US $1.3 billion) in new green business lending, driven by demand from companies investing in electric vehicles, sustainable agriculture, and energy-efficient property upgrades. The funding forms part of NAB’s broader commitment to mobilize A$80 billion (US $51 billion) in environmental financing by fiscal year 2030, positioning Australia’s largest business bank…
• $13 million all-share deal strengthens Diginex’s ESG data and analytics portfolio across global markets.• Matter’s AI-powered sustainability datasets and APIs deepen integration with platforms including Nasdaq eVestment.• Acquisition enhances Diginex’s ability to support clients navigating global disclosure standards from GRI to TCFD. Diginex Expands Its ESG Intelligence Platform with Matter Integration Diginex Limited, a sustainability RegTech company known for its AI-enabled ESG reporting solutions, has completed its acquisition of Denmark-based Matter DK ApS, an ESG data analytics firm specializing in sustainability insights for institutional investors. The all-share transaction, valued at $13 million, positions Diginex to deliver more sophisticated, data-driven…
Chart Industries shareholders have approved the company’s $13.6-billion all-cash sale to Baker Hughes, positioning the Houston-based energy technology giant at the center of the expanding markets for both LNG and industrial gases, Reuters reports.The vote, held Monday, follows regulatory filings confirming that Baker Hughes will pay $210 per share in cash, with closing targeted for mid-2026, pending antitrust clearance and other customary conditions, according to Reuters.The acquisition represents one of the largest energy-technology transactions since Baker Hughes’ 2017 merger with GE Oil & Gas. It cements Chief Executive Lorenzo Simonelli’s strategy to diversify beyond traditional oilfield services into growth segments,…
The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve.Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”.“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale,” said Stephen Lezak, a…
2025-10-06T16:17:50Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. MrBeast is on edge about how quickly AI is advancing. The world’s top YouTuber said AI videos could impact how creators make a living. MrBeast earlier tested releasing his own AI tools, but reversed course after facing backlash. MrBeast is feeling uneasy about AI. The world’s top YouTuber thinks…
2025-10-06T15:54:30Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. President Donald Trump posted his first TikTok since the 2024 election. Trump said that he “saved” TikTok, though he once pushed for its ban. The White House approved a group of US buyers to purchase the app, though the deal isn’t complete. President Donald Trump says TikTok users owe…
More crude oil from Russia has become available for Indian refiners as Ukrainian drone attacks have reduced the Russian refining capacity, an Indian government official Reuters on Monday.Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, India has relied on the discounted Russian crude banned in the West to reduce its crude import bill. Indian refiners have significantly increased their purchases of Russian crude, making India the second-largest buyer of Russia’s oil, behind only China.However, the Trump Administration, facing difficult trade negotiations with India and the dragging war in Ukraine, has singled out India as a culprit for buying Russian oil. Indian officials have…
In an EBW Analytics Group report sent to Rigzone by the EBW team on Monday, Eli Rubin, an energy analyst at the company, outlined that “bullish weekend shifts revive[d] upside momentum” in natural gas. “The November natural gas contract retreated to $3.307 [per million British thermal units (MMBtu)] Friday afternoon, down 27.8¢ (-8 percent) off Thursday’s high, as the early-week short squeeze relented,” Rubin said in the report, which highlighted that the November natural gas contract closed at $3.324 per MMBtu on Friday and pointed out that this was down 11.8¢, or 3.4 percent, from Thursday’s close. “Over the weekend,…
Africa’s oil and gas sector could be on the brink of a new exploration renaissance, driven by advances in seismic imaging, frontier data sets and faster permitting, industry leaders said at Africa Energy Week (AEW) 2025. According to Emmanuelle Garinet, VP of Exploration Africa at TotalEnergies, Africa’s frontier basins hold significant volumes. She pointed to Namibia as an example of how seismic and subsurface data can de-risk projects: “When we decided to drill the Venus well, it was frontier, but we had a probability of success of more than 50% because of the seismic data and direct hydrocarbon…
The costs of extreme weather events such as floods, bushfires and storms have nearly tripled in Australia since the 1990s, insurers have warned, with poorer communities disproportionately burdened.The climate crisis, ageing infrastructure and growing populations in increasingly affected regions have left the country more vulnerable, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Insurance Council of Australia.In the 2020s, extreme weather has been responsible for $4.5bn in claims annually on average, the ICA report said. The three events declared as insurance catastrophes in 2025 alone generated nearly $2bn in claims, most of which related to housing.Sign up: AU Breaking…